In a remarkable turn of events, a 2015 Ford Edge recently revealed a hidden surprise—an assembly line worker’s wallet lost during production over a decade ago. The Ford Edge, built at the Oakville Assembly plant in Canada, ended its North American run in 2024 after more than two million units were produced. While the Edge name continues in China, one Minnesota vehicle brought new life to the model’s legacy with a heartwarming story of reunion.

Chad Volk, an auto repair shop owner in Lake Crystal, Minnesota, discovered the wallet while performing routine maintenance on a customer’s Edge. During the replacement of the cooling fans, Volk noticed that the air box wouldn’t seat properly. Upon further inspection, he found a leather wallet lodged atop the transmission—a find that stunned him and piqued his curiosity.

Inside the wallet was a Ford employee ID belonging to retired assembly worker Richard Guilford. With some quick research, Volk tracked Guilford down on Facebook. Guilford recalled the exact day he lost his wallet while working on electrical repairs for Edge models. Despite enlisting coworkers to help search, the wallet remained lost—until now. “There were 2,000 cars out there,” Guilford said, reflecting on the slim odds of ever recovering it.

Even more surprising? The wallet and its contents—some gift cards and $15 in cash—were returned completely intact after 11 years and 150,000 miles of driving. This unexpected reunion offers a nostalgic and uplifting footnote to the Ford Edge’s production history and a reminder of the human stories behind every vehicle on the road.