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Coming up with a Vin of a car I used to own #3161743 07/21/23 07:25 PM 07/21/23 07:25 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,428 It's a dry heat gtx6970 OP Too Many Posts
gtx6970 OP Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,428 It's a dry heat	I'm trying to locate a car I used to have. I have the license plate number but not the Vin. Anyone know of a way to trace it back.

Re: Coming up with a Vin of a car I used to own [Re: gtx6970] #3161752 07/21/23 08:05 PM 07/21/23 08:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,645 Stuttgart, Arkansas rickseeman master
rickseeman master Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,645 Stuttgart, Arkansas	You might be amazed what happens when you type the vin into google 2011 Drag Pak Challenger

Re: Coming up with a Vin of a car I used to own [Re: rickseeman] #3161755 07/21/23 08:51 PM 07/21/23 08:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,930 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,930 Grand Prairie,Texas	He is looking for the VIN. Reading is necessary.

Re: Coming up with a Vin of a car I used to own [Re: gtx6970] #3161765 07/21/23 09:25 PM 07/21/23 09:25 PM
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67vertman master 6 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,748 Star Idaho	Do you have any old insurance records or DMV records from when you owned the car? They usually contain the VIN # Or remember who you insured it through. My old State Farm Agent is still in business and at his same location, and probably has old records on cars I used to own. My Monster are real! Living within your means makes life pretty easy.

Re: Coming up with a Vin of a car I used to own [Re: rickseeman] #3161772 07/21/23 09:53 PM 07/21/23 09:53 PM
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TJP I Live Here T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,355 Omaha Ne	Originally Posted by rickseeman You might be amazed what happens when you type the vin into google he doesn't have the VIN, just the old plate What state is the plate from and how old is it? www.tandmautomotive-omaha.com

Re: Coming up with a Vin of a car I used to own [Re: 67vertman] #3161773 07/21/23 09:56 PM 07/21/23 09:56 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,428 It's a dry heat gtx6970 OP Too Many Posts
gtx6970 OP Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,428 It's a dry heat	Originally Posted by 67vertman Do you have any old insurance records or DMV records from when you owned the car? They usually contain the VIN # Or remember who you insured it through. My old State Farm Agent is still in business and at his same location, and probably has old records on cars I used to own. Ive looked at looked and found nuttin on the car. I have a model of I built many years ago and it has a copy of the license plate on it. So I have that but no vin. And that was almost 30 years ago I sold it and have NO idea who I had it insured with 1969 GTX hardtop, F5 green, green vinyl top, black interior console auto. Factory air car

Re: Coming up with a Vin of a car I used to own [Re: TJP] #3161774 07/21/23 09:59 PM 07/21/23 09:59 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,428 It's a dry heat gtx6970 OP Too Many Posts
gtx6970 OP Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,428 It's a dry heat	Originally Posted by TJP Originally Posted by rickseeman You might be amazed what happens when you type the vin into google he doesn't have the VIN, just the old plate What state is the plate from and how old is it? Ky plate. I sold it in 1991 I think , maybe early 1992

Re: Coming up with a Vin of a car I used to own [Re: gtx6970] #3161787 07/21/23 10:45 PM 07/21/23 10:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,559 Freeport IL USA poorboy I Live Here
poorboy I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,559 Freeport IL USA	Good luck with that. Most states don't keep records of non-registered vehicles much more then 7 years, maybe not even that long. Did the plates follow the car in KY back then? In IL, the plate was with the person, when you sold the car, the new owner had to get new plates. Once the old plates were not reregistered when they expired, after 7 years IL cleared the plate number to be reissued to someone else. Then none of that old info concerning that plate would be available.

Re: Coming up with a Vin of a car I used to own [Re: poorboy] #3162001 07/22/23 03:01 PM 07/22/23 03:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,544 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy Rhinodart Rhinotruck
Rhinodart Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,544 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	I have records from when I started driving, all the insurance documents since then had the VIN on them. I think it is time to purge before I move later this year... The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: Coming up with a Vin of a car I used to own [Re: gtx6970] #3162297 07/23/23 11:24 AM 07/23/23 11:24 AM
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JDMopar master J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,485 Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC	Get a licensed Private Investigator to check the plate number. They should be able to find all the info currently available on the vehicle. They have access to pretty much the same info law enforcement does but won't get in trouble for looking it up like a cop buddy would. I had a PI look up a long expired plate number from a 65 Barracuda that I bought out of GA and he found the registered owner of the car when the plate was valid. That led me to being able to get paperwork from that person to get a valid NC title. Hope it works for you.

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