lost a part last night

I'm trying to think of what could fall off without really noticing it. Here's my list :

Pinion Snubber piece that's welded to the floor
Splash Shields (either the fender splash shields, or the ones on the k-frame)
Fender to Bumper Bracket mounts
Core Support to K-Frame Bracket
Dust Cover/Shield off the transmission


possibly a piece of road debris that your car picked up (maybe stuck in the k-frame) and then it fell out at a later time.

I once lost the starter on one of my old trucks. Poor thing had 4.65 gears and I had it spun 500 rpm over redline for over an hour on the highway... I pulled over to make a phone call, and when I went to start my truck again, the starter spun like it was connected to nothing...

I crawled under the truck and my starter was laying on the front axle. fortunately I always carried bolts and stuff, so I bolted my starter back in and continued my trip