Fathers Lost Yenko Chevelle #358034 Butternut

[Cworkman2]

Yes, matter of fact it's been restored. Many members of this site helped me find it... even reached out via phone to guide me to people who were reputable and "in the know".
Now I am just hoping the current owner will speak with me.

[69hurstSC]

Congrats. You came to the right place to get help. The people on this site are collector car fans first, and most, if not all have a deep respect for past owners and the history of their cars and the cars of others.

I'm guessing this won't be the end of it though. If the car was stolen at one time I'm guessing there will be more to this story. Curious as to who retitled the car?

[427.060]

Wasn't there a thread about a Butternut Yellow Yenko Chevelle on here several years ago? Is it the same car?
James

[tom999q]

Geez, I hope Cworkman2 fills us in on the final outcome of the story. It would stink if he left us all hanging with a dead end thread [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

[Cworkman2]

I've been trying to contact the person who is supposedly in possession of the car to no avail. I've decided to also try and research the title history through a couple states the car may have been titled in before landing in it's current residence. From the information I gathered, the car remained in Colorado for quite a few years after my fathers passing, but suffered being stripped of any markings and even the original color. The DMV of Colorado only keeps certain records on file for 10 years then expunges them, I'm still trying to utilize possible police reports from Security, Colorado, Leadville, Colorado and Colorado Springs to verify information. Thats where it stands currently. sorta in a holding pattern until the wheels of redtape decide to turn....SLOWLY...
If anyone has any information they think pertinent..I can be contacted via PM on here. I check it daily. If anyone remembers the car in the late 70's or early 80's in the Colorado Springs vicinity...I would love to hear from you.
Thank you.
Chris

[Bill Pritchard]

You've made a lot of progress in a relatively short amount of time here, Chris....keep up the great work, and best of luck to you!

[resto4u]

I would guess the current owner may not want to talk, for fear of the cops coming to get the car until things get sorted out. This has the potential to go south for the current owner.

[Cworkman2]

I would like to know how the car came into the persons possession, perhaps they dont know of it's history. What I've read about it online has led me to believe that either the history of the car was unclear, but the opportunity was too good to pass up or the car was purchased with the idea that no one would come looking for it with enough information to prove anything. Either way, my attempts to contact have gone unanswered. Just a quick vin verification on their part would either confirm or dismiss any more inquires. I know this is a very, very delicate situation and I'm trying to approach it with the up most professionalism and respect. Things are starting to become a little more clear in regards to the time after 1975 regarding the time the car was in Colorado Springs, where I'm researching a lead that it was stored in Leadville for a time. I'm trying to find the person(s) responsible for taking possession of it at that time and why they had it. Once things start to gel I will be happy to share my findings on here. As always, if anyone has any information on the car, which was reportedly spray painted black etc, that would have been around the Colorado Springs area from 1976-1984 please feel free to contact me on here with a PM.
Thank you
Chris

[tom999q]

Well you could report it stolen to the police and give them all the information you know, as long as the paperwork shows that you legally own the car. I would think that whomever became the executor of your father's estate would be able to claim possession of the car.... The worst that could happen is that the police could say it's not in their database, or that someone else legally owns the car... I live in Colorado and have purchased vehicles without titles, and had to go through the long process of getting it titled in my name; it's a real hassle, but it can be done legally like that...

If that doesn't work, you can go through the process yourself, to get the title transferred to your name. The titling protocol dictates that the state does a background check on the vehicle to make sure it's not stolen or not actively in the database under someone elses name. If it is, the paperwork will get kicked back to you as unable to title in your name....

[Cworkman2]

Well at the current time my mother is still alive, in fact she may still have the original keys, I have all the documentation between her and the Army regarding the car, and ultimately dismissing her all together. I am hoping to make a contact at Fort Carson to research any records they have there, but it is doubtful anyone or anything is going to happen on that front. I sincerely wrestle with what exactly to do with the information at hand, but I will not fall prey to any gimme gimme gimme mentality. If anything does happen it will be from a foundation of legality, not one of accusations. I will update as I know more and hope to learn as much as I can.