NC NC - Leila, 36, & Mary Rachel Bryan, 4, Carolina Beach, 10 May 1941

[Souhradaj360]

I searched/scanned every body of water I could easily access along the path she would’ve taken back to her hometown between Carolina Beach and her hometown of Bladenboro, NC. It’s taken some time but I found what looks to be a very old car on sonar. Tomorrow, 6/18/25, the diver who helped me in the first case I solved in Washington, NC has offered to dive it and see if it’s the car I’m looking for.

 

[moslym3]

I searched/scanned every body of water I could easily access along the path she would’ve taken back to her hometown between Carolina Beach and her hometown of Bladenboro, NC. It’s taken some time but I found what looks to be a very old car on sonar. Tomorrow, 6/18/25, the diver who helped me in the first case I solved in Washington, NC has offered to dive it and see if it’s the car I’m looking for.

Plugged the last photo in chatgpt for some analysis and ... see below. wow.

What you're looking at appears to be a very heavily rusted old spark plug, partially embedded in some corroded material—possibly engine debris or soil. The ceramic insulator has the marking "TT8", which is a clue.

Here's what I can tell you:​

Spark Plug Marking: "TT8"​

• This marking style is consistent with Champion spark plugs, which used codes like "J-8", "W-18", "TT-8", etc.
• The "TT8" plug is not standard today but was used historically, often found in pre-1950s engines, and especially Ford V8 flatheads and similar engines from the 1930s–40s.

1935 Ford Coupe Compatibility​

• 1935 Ford coupes (Model 48) used flathead V8 engines.
• These engines did use Champion plugs similar to the one you’ve found.
• So: this plug could plausibly have come from a 1935 Ford V8 engine, especially if it was sitting in an environment where it rusted in place over many decades.

Conclusion:​

• This item could plausibly be from a 1935 Ford V8 engine or something in that era.
• It is not specific to a Model A (which predates 1932 and had a 4-cylinder engine), but it may well fit a Model 48 coupe from 1935, especially if that coupe had the standard flathead V8.

 

[Souhradaj360]

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Plugged the last photo in chatgpt for some analysis and ... see below. wow.

What you're looking at appears to be a very heavily rusted old spark plug, partially embedded in some corroded material—possibly engine debris or soil. The ceramic insulator has the marking "TT8", which is a clue.

Here's what I can tell you:​

Spark Plug Marking: "TT8"​

• This marking style is consistent with Champion spark plugs, which used codes like "J-8", "W-18", "TT-8", etc.
• The "TT8" plug is not standard today but was used historically, often found in pre-1950s engines, and especially Ford V8 flatheads and similar engines from the 1930s–40s.

1935 Ford Coupe Compatibility​

• 1935 Ford coupes (Model 48) used flathead V8 engines.
• These engines did use Champion plugs similar to the one you’ve found.
• So: this plug could plausibly have come from a 1935 Ford V8 engine, especially if it was sitting in an environment where it rusted in place over many decades.

Conclusion:​

• This item could plausibly be from a 1935 Ford V8 engine or something in that era.
• It is not specific to a Model A (which predates 1932 and had a 4-cylinder engine), but it may well fit a Model 48 coupe from 1935, especially if that coupe had the standard flathead V8.

it’s an Auto-lite BT8 plug.

 

[moslym3]

it’s an Auto-lite BT8 plug.

according to chat gpt, still an appropriate plug that would have been used in the type of vehicle you are searching for. Happy to post the full write up if that helps.

 

[Souhradaj360]

according to chat gpt, still an appropriate plug that would have been used in the type of vehicle you are searching for. Happy to post the full write up if that helps.

I looked into it. The manufacture date was spot on. And it was definitely a possibility it was used in the old ford flatheads V8 engines.

 

[Traymar]

I searched/scanned every body of water I could easily access along the path she would’ve taken back to her hometown between Carolina Beach and her hometown of Bladenboro, NC. It’s taken some time but I found what looks to be a very old car on sonar. Tomorrow, 6/18/25, the diver who helped me in the first case I solved in Washington, NC has offered to dive it and see if it’s the car I’m looking for.

Any update? Hoping for good news!

 

[Souhradaj360]

Any update? Hoping for good news!

Divers weren’t able to locate it. Going back with a magnet to mark it soon.

 

[Richard]

1935 Ford Coupe

 

[teeby]

Divers weren’t able to locate it. Going back with a magnet to mark it soon.

Any update on this project?