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Car background(history) #141631 04/22/09 01:09 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 17 new york, usa impalabob58 OP Grease Monkey
OP impalabob58 Grease Monkey Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 17 new york, usa	I have a '58 Impala. I would like to find out the past ownership(how many), dealer from where it was purchased, etc. I know it's a east coast car from the cowl tag(Tarrytown, NY). Vin # is the short version used back then, so carfax, which I think started in the '70's, is of no help. There must be some outfit out there that can research the car through the vin #. Any ideas or thoughts out there??? impalabob

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Re: Car background(history) impalabob58 #141685 04/23/09 12:07 AM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 19,758 Likes: 64 The Great State of TEXAS Chipper ChatMaster - 15,000
Chipper ChatMaster - 15,000 Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 19,758 Likes: 64 The Great State of TEXAS	Unless you are phenomenally lucky you will not be able to trace your vehicle's history. Most states only keep 7-10 years of records on registered vehicles and then only the immediately past owner documents. Some counties keep records back many more years that the states but as you can imagine finding the correct county can be difficult. The most successful searches involve tracing from previous owner to previous owner. How Sweet the roar of a Chevy four!

Re: Car background(history) Chipper #141729 04/23/09 12:31 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 17 new york, usa impalabob58 OP Grease Monkey
OP impalabob58 Grease Monkey Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 17 new york, usa	Thanks for the reply. Guess I'll keep plugging away even if I have to pay to find out.

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