Collectors love to find a classic that’s hiding in plain sight. Go to Goodwill and maybe you’ll discover that random 1-of-100 private-press LP that you ordinarily couldn’t afford. Perhaps that yard sale may be the place you find a long-lost Whistler painting. Or maybe Grandpa left some items in the garage that harken to a previous era before jobs (and quality) were shipped elsewhere.

Steven Siegel finds himself in the last group. If you’re a Mopar fan, you’ll recognize him as his claim to fame is selling several million-dollar cars before they were worth a million — cars such as 1971 ‘Cuda convertibles powered by the 440 6bbl. and 426 Hemi (among others, including several Hemi Charger R/Ts and even a Super Duty-powered 1973 Firebird Formula 455). His automotive proclivities led to him being the technical editor for Mopar Muscle magazine in a previous life.

Steve’s grandfather also had an interesting history, though not in the automotive world: Simon Siegel modestly began his career in broadcasting in what would become Paramount Pictures and its spinoff, American Broadcasting Company (ABC). He retired as an ABC executive in the early 1970s before passing away in 1991. At the time, he still owned the 1971 Lincoln Continental he bought as a company car. It wasn’t just any Lincoln, but a Golden Anniversary Town Car, a special edition created to celebrate the brand’s 50^th anniversary — only 1,575 were built according to Marti Auto Works. “I remember sliding across the back seat with my siblings when he’d drive us around back in the 1970s,” says Steve. “The thing was like a luxury liner. It had the neatest speedometer I ever saw — it was like a tube of liquid that would roll from left to right to show you the speed.”

In 2013, Steve’s father — the Lincoln’s caretaker at the time — gave him a call and told him to pick up the golden chariot. As Steve had Grandma’s 1975 Firebird at the time, it only made sense to reunite the vehicles. Currently, the Lincoln’s odometer reads 85,000 miles.

Grandpa Siegel was a tinkerer who had a shop full of items he acquired over the years. Steve was cleaning out Grandpa’s stuff when he stumbled upon boxes with Art Deco labeling from 1935. It ended up being a horde of Lamson & Sessions nuts and bolts that had been sitting in his workshop for more than half a century. Lamson & Sessions was formed in 1866 as the Mt. Carmel Bolt Company in Connecticut, but three years later, the company moved its operations to Cleveland. After incorporating in 1883, it was renamed Lamson & Sessions Company, followed by going public in 1928 and becoming a leader in nuts, bolts, and other fasteners. “During World War II, Lamson & Sessions was one of the largest single manufacturer of nuts and bolts in the United States,” says Steve. “All of its output went to military supply for the war effort.” Today, Lamson & Sessions Company is a subsidiary of Thomas & Betts Corporation, focusing on thermoplastic electrical conduit and construction products.

Steve says almost all of the boxes are intact and have the full number of nuts and bolts inside. They are carbon steel grade 1035, which means they’re a water-resistant medium-duty steel that “balances strength, ductility, and machinability,” so it’s a desirable choice for shafts, bolts, gears, and general mechanical components.

In his zeal for trying to heal himself of his family’s hereditary hoarding proclivities, Steve would love to see this entire 83-pound albatross go to good use with someone who might actually employ the original, date-coded hardware in a vintage vehicle, or even just for display in a museum somewhere. Jay Leno, are you listening?