Title searches in Texas

[YenkoChevelle69]

Gentleman,
I was curious if anyone knew how I may track down my Chevelle's original owner...

I have a xerox of the front side of a TEXAS CERTIFICATE OF TITLE. It says "original", has my vin, a plate number "B71RHT" and the owner name...

MARTHA STANFIELD of AMARILLO TEXAS...I believe this to be the original owner, but am not sure. She is unaccounted for on the people searches I have done.

This owner trasferred the title to
Michael Schoenenberger of Happy Texas. I have contacted this gentleman, but he says he had the car briefly and does not know of the previous owner because the car changed hands and the title did not do so.... who knows. The title was then transferred to Mike Hepler of Elizabethtown Kentucky for about 30 seconds, and then to me. He doesn't have any information, as I've pestered him endlessly about it.


So, I turn the the experts.... Any ideas

Humbly,
S Shafei.

[BBIGG BLOCK 396]

Texas can and will only go back to 1984.I had my chevelle tracked and that was as far as they would or could go back.Did not do me any good because it came back showing the guy I bought the car from!

Bobby Dodson

[Belair62]

Try calling these folks...you may get some help... http://phone.people.yahoo.com/py/psPhone...+Address+Search (http://phone.people.yahoo.com/py/psPhoneSearch.py?srch=bas&D=1&FirstName=&LastName= stanfield&City=amarillo&State=TX&Phone=&Search=Pho ne+and+Address+Search)

[YenkoChevelle69]

Mr. Dodson, that's no good... hopefully the original owner kept it for 15 years. The xerox shows the trasfer to have been done in 1999 with 78,000 miles on the clock.

Thanks Belair, will do!

[BBIGG BLOCK 396]

Try it with them and see what they can come up with.You can get the form on line I do not remember the site address but try under Texas Government.I alos just bought a 69 Dart swinger.I have the original title and wanted to keep it.So I had the previous owner fill out the paper work for a lost title.I go the the Texas Dept of Transportation to get a new title.Well they do not show any records of the car at all!Figure that one out.So I either have the option to get a bonded title and keep the original or turn the original in when I transfer the car.Going to cost about $500.00 for a bonded title! I don't know if it is worth spending that much just to keep the original title.I wish you luck in your search and will try to help if I can I am only about 25 miles from the DOT office. Try looking for Texas Department of Transportation web site to have them search,I think it cost me like $15.00 and it took about 3 weeks.They will not go through the microfiche to look just as far as there computers go back.I even offered to pay someone $100.00 to do a search after hours or whatever.I was told This"I would not go down there for a $1000.00 to look it is a dungeon! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Bobby Dodson

[YenkoChevelle69]

Well, I tried every name on the list with no luck. Back to the drawing board.

[Belair62]

Keep doing Yahoo People searches...I used the town and the name...now try the whole state !

[YenkoChevelle69]

OK, so I tried 411 and had them look her up, she was on there, but her number was not public. Anyone have any ideas?Her address was shown, but they couldn't give it to me....

Thanks.

[realcopoman]

Do a google search for a look up service. You can pay like 19.99 for an unlisted number for the number. I did it 2 years ago. I have the same thing with 411....IT said he was there, but no number.

[Chevy454]

Or call a neighbor, and have them take a message over...

[Mr70]

Remind me to never get either of you Mad at me. http://venetopia.com/images/afraid.gif

[JQ]

I've had success with www.411.com (http://www.411.com) and it was free. I wonder if the library or phone company would have old phone books? Good luck in your search....John Q. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif