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Title: Best way to research an old car VIN prior to purchase
Post by: cudavic on August 11, 2023, 07:08:34 AM
Can anyone share the best way or resource to research an old cars VIN for ownership history and other potential issues prior to making a purchase? I realize that Carfax is there for newer vehicles, however I do not believe they can provide much help for an older classic car or maybe I am wrong?
Title: Re: Best way to research an old car VIN prior to purchase
Post by: Alaskan_TA on August 11, 2023, 07:48:18 AM
Post the VIN here, some have recorded lots of history.
Title: Re: Best way to research an old car VIN prior to purchase
Post by: 70 sublime on August 11, 2023, 11:42:57 AM
Guess it will depend where you live but around here in Ontario we can take a VIN to our local MTO and for $20 get a title history on a car back to about 1973 when the MTO switched over to a computer system from paper
Title: Re: Best way to research an old car VIN prior to purchase
Post by: cudavic on August 17, 2023, 06:03:10 AM
Quote from: Alaskan_TA on August 11, 2023, 07:48:18 AMPost the VIN here, some have recorded lots of history.

Okay, can anyone come up with anything on this one RM23V0A167948?
Title: Re: Best way to research an old car VIN prior to purchase
Post by: held1823 on August 17, 2023, 03:16:00 PM
numerous before and after photos are in this February 2019 ad for the car

https://www.daveschultz.com/2019/02/1970-plymouth-superbird-v-code-4-speed-for-sale/
Title: Re: Best way to research an old car VIN prior to purchase
Post by: cudavic on August 17, 2023, 03:44:47 PM
Quote from: held1823 on August 17, 2023, 03:16:00 PMnumerous before and after photos are in this February 2019 ad for the car

https://www.daveschultz.com/2019/02/1970-plymouth-superbird-v-code-4-speed-for-sale/

Thanks for your response.
I would imagine that he did the restoration top notch.
However I cannot understand why the owner would try to auction the car off without addressing the missing bump strip on the nosecone?  :shruggy:
Title: Re: Best way to research an old car VIN prior to purchase
Post by: Mopar Nut on August 17, 2023, 04:41:56 PM
Before I bought mine, I called the DMV.
Title: Re: Best way to research an old car VIN prior to purchase
Post by: WINGIN IT on August 18, 2023, 05:40:27 PM
Quote from: cudavic on August 17, 2023, 03:44:47 PM
Quote from: held1823 on August 17, 2023, 03:16:00 PMnumerous before and after photos are in this February 2019 ad for the car

https://www.daveschultz.com/2019/02/1970-plymouth-superbird-v-code-4-speed-for-sale/

Thanks for your response.
I would imagine that he did the restoration top notch.
However I cannot understand why the owner would try to auction the car off without addressing the missing bump strip on the nosecone?  :shruggy:

There's a number of things the current owner did that I'm scratching my head about. That strip is one of them but minor compared to the others.