How to track down muscle car from HS

Bizall · 01-19-2018, 03:41 PM

Over the years, I have thought about my first car, a 1972 Chevy Nova, that I bought in 1999. I sold it in 2001, biggest regret, and am now looking to track it down. It was registered in Texas when I sold it and I believe the buyer was from Louisiana. I do have the VIN available and am looking for suggestions on the best way to track down the car and potentially buy it back. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

mojobmw_e90 · 01-19-2018, 04:07 PM

It's been turned into a full race car.. Don't even bother

RickFLM4 · 01-19-2018, 04:28 PM

Call Wayne Carini.

qba335i · 01-19-2018, 04:43 PM

A friendly police officer should be able to locate the owner by VIN.

kevin @ eas · 01-19-2018, 04:47 PM

Its been 17 years since you have sold so it chances are its been through a few different owners. Easiest way would be to look up the guy you sold it to on if you still have the bill of sale for their info. Have you tried searching for it on forums? I know some of them has a lost and found section of people trying to find their cars.

ItsGary · 01-19-2018, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by qba335i

A friendly police officer should be able to locate the owner by VIN.

The paperwork and risk of being fired if said officer gets caught might not be worth it

P1 · 01-20-2018, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by qba335i

A friendly police officer should be able to locate the owner by VIN.

Can't car dealerships do the same?

eluded · 01-21-2018, 02:31 AM

Would Carfax shows the change of ownership?

1MOREMOD · 01-21-2018, 02:48 AM

I own, 1 million dollars

Maynard · 01-21-2018, 11:04 AM

I think this info is available publicly from the state DMV, isn't it? But slow b/c I think you need to go state by state - even if they can't give you the name, they may be able to confirm that the VIN is still in service, vs. a crusher. If you are willing to spend some $, try calling a local private investigator to see what they can do for this - they can sometimes get scary levels of details and history for fairly cheap if it is just desktop sleuthing.

Maestro · 01-21-2018, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mojobmw_e90

It's been turned into a full race car.. Don't even bother

Yeah it could be goliath from street outlaws

upstatedoc · 01-22-2018, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

I own, 1 million dollars

definitely a drunk post

1MOREMOD · 01-22-2018, 10:45 AM

Possible

Never_Enough · 01-24-2018, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Maestro

Yeah it could be goliath from street outlaws

That's not a '72

01-19-2018, 03:41 PM	#1
Bizall Captain 132 Rep 905 Posts Drives: 2019 Honda Accord Touring 2.0 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (0)	How to track down muscle car from HS Over the years, I have thought about my first car, a 1972 Chevy Nova, that I bought in 1999. I sold it in 2001, biggest regret, and am now looking to track it down. It was registered in Texas when I sold it and I believe the buyer was from Louisiana. I do have the VIN available and am looking for suggestions on the best way to track down the car and potentially buy it back. Any help would be greatly appreciated. __________________ 2018 BMW M3 - 12.1 @ 121mph 2014 BMW 335i M-Sport (Sold) 12.4 @ 113mph 2008 BMW 135i (Sold) 12.8 @ 106mph
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kevin @ eas General 3114 Rep 22,449 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW M4 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Anaheim iTrader: (22)	Its been 17 years since you have sold so it chances are its been through a few different owners. Easiest way would be to look up the guy you sold it to on if you still have the bill of sale for their info. Have you tried searching for it on forums? I know some of them has a lost and found section of people trying to find their cars. __________________ Kevin S. \| european auto source (eas) email: kevin@europeanautosource.com · web: https://europeanautosource.com· tel 866.669.0705 · ca: 714.369.8524 x31 GET DAILY UPDATES ON OUR BLOG · FACEBOOK · YOUTUBE · FLICKR · INSTAGRAM
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Maynard Brigadier General 4495 Rep 3,017 Posts Drives: 228iX & M2C Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (1)	I think this info is available publicly from the state DMV, isn't it? But slow b/c I think you need to go state by state - even if they can't give you the name, they may be able to confirm that the VIN is still in service, vs. a crusher. If you are willing to spend some $, try calling a local private investigator to see what they can do for this - they can sometimes get scary levels of details and history for fairly cheap if it is just desktop sleuthing.
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