Nugi
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2/10/20 5:39 p.m.
I recently came to terms with the fact that I have still not gotten over my father selling my favorite childhood family car, and want to try to track it down. Does anyone have any suggested resources for finding where it may be now?
So far, I have the california tag number, circa 1988, the make, model, and general description of the major modifications done. I might know the 2 first colors it was painted. No registration, insurance or vin located yet. It should be distinctive, but might be scrap by now so who knows.
Lets clearly separate free vs paid services. While I don't mind paying, the internet bait-and-switch seems to be the norm these days.
Thanks in advance for any help.
If you had the VIN, then VINWiki would help. The info you do have is so vague and possibly impossible to verify today that it might be a lost cause. Post up what you have and GRM can try at least.
If we were in the UK, it would be fairly straightforward because tags stay with the car. But only knowing a 32-year-old plate number that has changed? That's tough.
With a current plate number or a VIN, you could run a CarFax and might get an idea of where it lives, then follow up with the state to see if you can get owner info. If it's a really special sort of car, owners groups might have a registry and you could get lucky. If it's distinctive looking, then posting to the owner forums might also find someone who recognizes it.
If it's a 1985 Accord that was wrecked and repainted twice before it was sold, well, that's going to be tough :)
did you put the Vin number in Google search ? OOPs I see you do not even have that , OUCH
is it rare enough that it would be remembered by people that follow that mark ?
I am trying to find the first 5 years history on an old car I have (1953-58} , google searches have not helped yet !
In California tags stay with the car, too, unless they are replaced because one was lost or stolen.
