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

A wallet lost in 2014 was found intact after 151,000 miles in a 2015 Ford Edge, with gift cards still valid and discovered by a Minnesota mechanic.

  • After more than a decade adrift, the wallet was found in June by mechanic Chad Volk in a 2015 Ford Edge with 151,000 miles in Lake Crystal, Minnesota.
  • Losing the wallet prompted Richard Guilford, retired Ford autoworker, to search 30 to 40 cars at a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan, in late 2014.
  • Inside the wallet, Guilford’s tri-fold leather item held $15, a driver’s license, work ID, gift cards worth $275 and lottery tickets.
  • Guilford plans to preserve the wallet in a china cabinet for his kids, after Cabela’s confirmed the $250 gift cards remain valid and offered replacements.
  • Reflecting on the ordeal, Guilford said it endured 11 years of rain, snow and engine heat across 151,000 miles, restoring faith in humanity.
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A Michigan autoworker's wallet is found under a hood in Minnesota — 151,000 miles later

A retired Michigan autoworker got a Facebook message this summer from a stranger: Did you lose your wallet?

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Detroit Free Press broke the news in Detroit, United States on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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