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A Michigan autoworker’s wallet is found under a hood in Minnesota — 151,000 miles later

The wallet contained $275 in gift cards and was found under a 2015 Ford Edge's hood with 151,000 miles after being lost for 11 years, a rare recovery noted by Ford.

  • Richard Guilford, a retired Michigan autoworker, had his tri-fold leather wallet found in June under the hood of a 2015 Ford Edge in Lake Crystal, Minnesota.
  • Guilford lost the wallet around late 2014 while working at a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan, when it fell out of his shirt pocket during car assembly.
  • Mechanic Chad Volk discovered the wallet sandwiched between the transmission and air filter box of the car, which had 151,000 miles, and contacted Guilford on Facebook.
  • Inside the wallet were $15, identification cards for work and driving, several gift cards totaling $275, and some lottery tickets. Guilford stated that he plans to keep the wallet displayed in a china cabinet at home as a keepsake for his children.
  • Guilford called the recovery faith-restoring and plans to preserve the wallet as a family keepsake, while a Ford spokesperson called the find “a repair that’s right on the money.
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Michigan autoworker's wallet is found under a hood in Minnesota after 11 years and 151,000 miles

Lost during a Ford assembly job in Michigan in 2014, this wallet survived snow, rain, and heat before being returned to its stunned owner 11 years later. Here's where it was found and how it was reunited with its owner.

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WBAL broke the news in Baltimore, United States on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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