finding car history ,info needed.

[NCGuy68]

Good advice Pantera. As you said, Carfax is a joke and most states don't keep owner history after seven years.

I've tried to trace the history of my Van Nuys built 68 Z28. Even got a NC State Trooper to run the VIN thru Sacramento. I was informed that unless the car was in court litigation, or in a contested Estate settlement, I was out of luck.

[Pantera]

Both of my Motions came from the Dallas area. I had Texas run a trace on them but they could not find them by the vin #.

If I can find a prior owners name or a old tag # then they might be able to narrow them down on the tape records they have archived. If I had a name then I would have what I need to find.

Oh well??

[All American Racer]

My next step is a NCIB report. NJ DMV had no record of my car. Seven years and gone is correct. Marc

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Again, it depends on the state, nothing is ever completely 'gone' it's simply archived. The standard request will not always get you a search of the archived records, some states do it automatically others do not. Don't lose hope, just start the journey - they all start with a single step. Start with the DMV of the state it was sold new in, and go from there. Send me a PM if you need help.

[All American Racer]

Thanks Marlin, your explanation does sound better than mine and I agree 100% with the "archive" statement.

[resto4u]

Marlin, did you get my PM? Roger