Finding a car you once owned.
 

I know that this subject has probably already been covered in the past but maby someone has already been through it.

I am trying to track down a hot rod 1955 Chevy that my father owned in 1968&1969. He has nothing with the vin # on it that he can find. Is their any way possiable to find out the vin# of a car a particular person owned? Could it be done by the persons name, s.s.#, D.L.#, through the DMV?

Any help or suggestions would be helpful since I know this is a long shot...... [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

Re: Finding a car you once owned.
 

Frank,
If the Car was local to the Chicago area cruise spots or raced locally you can try to post info about it as there are quite a few longtime hot rodders lurking here in cyberspace.

I recently sold a 210 V8 sedan that was still on a title from 1969.

Re: Finding a car you once owned.
 

My father grew up on the West Side of Chicago, 26th st(The Little Village) He bought the car from a guy who was from Alabama that brought the car with him. It was a 150 post 2 door. He bought the car for $200 and over the next 2 years put $2500 into it.(in 1968 that could have bought you a new car!) It was light blue with a hi-po 283 with solids and a cam, 4 speed, big gear, buckets, sport steering wheel, sun tach, ladder bars, A.R. torque thrusts, and a bubble hood. The car resembeled the American Grafitti 55. I have all the old polaroids of the car all done up from 68&69. He ended up trading the car to a local guy for a 1963 Impala SS and $400 dollars after he spun a bearing and "lunched the mill"

Since my father is police officer could that help him obtain the info?