I'm wondering if this is possible, but with the internet being as it is I figure there might be somewhere (or someone) that has this kind of information.
I'm looking for my mom's old car...
thanks.
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Nov. 21, 2011 8:19 a.m. stan SuperDork
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Nov. 21, 2011 8:27 a.m. mndsm SuperDork
Used to be you could track it through the DMV. I don't know that it's still possible.
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Nov. 21, 2011 8:28 a.m. Adrian_Thompson Dork
It's possible, I'm not sure how, but it can be done. A friend of mine bought a new 88 Mustang GT with T tops, had it a couple of years and sold it. He always regretted selling the car and would bring it up constantly. He knew the VIN and his wife used that to track the car from Mi to Ca, then via the CA DOT she contacted the owner. They then purchased the car back, luckily it had lived most of it's life in CA so it wasn't rusty and he's spent the last 5 years bring it back to showroom condition, including converting back from mass air to speed density etc. It's going to be 100% stock 100 point concourse when finished.
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Nov. 21, 2011 8:41 a.m. itsarebuild HalfDork
isnt that how carfax works? not that i dont advocate a cheaper way.....
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Nov. 21, 2011 8:52 a.m. integraguy SuperDork
Carfax would tell you what area of the country it has moved to, but no personnal info about owners. Carfax doesn't tell you much if the car has been un-registered/registration lapsed.
The police can (somehow) do this, not sure how John Q. Public could do it, tho.
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Nov. 21, 2011 8:58 a.m. 16vCorey SuperDork
And I don't think Carfax works for pre-17 digit VINs.
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Nov. 21, 2011 9:14 a.m. Raze SuperDork
16vCorey wrote:
And I don't think Carfax works for pre-17 digit VINs.
You sir are correct...
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Nov. 21, 2011 10:46 a.m. stan SuperDork
Raze wrote:
16vCorey wrote:
And I don't think Carfax works for pre-17 digit VINs.
You sir are correct...
...and this is for a 1972 MY car...
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Nov. 21, 2011 12:30 p.m. bidaci
Not sure if this will do what you need but give it a try. Replace the x's with the VIN and it should give you the history of the vehicle. I haven't tried it but saw it on another forum somewhere
http://classic.gmpsdealer.com/milwaukee/experian.cgi?SID=5030859&VIN=XXXXXXXX
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Nov. 21, 2011 10:48 p.m. Derick Freese Dork
In reply to bidaci:
In the interest of seeing if it were that easy to get a free auto check that easily, I tried this with the title from one of the cars I crushed for scrap years ago. Wanna know what I found out? It doesn't work.
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Nov. 22, 2011 12:04 a.m. pimpm3 Reader
What state are you or the car in.
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Nov. 22, 2011 12:11 a.m. EvanB SuperDork
He is in Ohio.
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Nov. 22, 2011 12:14 a.m. pimpm3 Reader
Get me the VIN I will see what I can come up with....
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Nov. 22, 2011 6:11 a.m. stan SuperDork
bidaci, it didnt' work for me either.
thanks pimp, I'm sending you the VIN now...
Stan
