Richard Guilford, a retired autoworker from Michigan, received a Facebook message from a Minnesota man informing him that his wallet had been found in the engine bay of a car. The wallet, lost 11 years ago, contained various personal items and had been discovered by mechanic Chad Volk while repairing a vehicle. Guilford expressed his delight upon the wallet's return, reflecting on the kindness of strangers and the unexpected restoration of faith in humanity.
The wallet was discovered in June by mechanic Chad Volk, sandwiched between the transmission and the air filter box of a 2015 Ford Edge with 151,000 miles on it.
Guilford realized later that his wallet had fallen out of his shirt pocket. He was certain he had lost it in a car, but figured it was on the floor of a Ford Flex, not an Edge, and certainly not in the engine.
Guilford's tri-fold leather wallet - stuffed with $15, a driver's license, work ID, gift cards worth $275 and lottery tickets - had turned up under the hood of a car in a repair shop in Lake Crystal, Minnesota.
Richard Guilford poses for a portrait with an ID card from his recently recovered wallet that he lost 11 years ago Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Petersburg, Mich.
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