Fl.? 1971 corvette conv., Eckler Body kit,w/wing

[71 can am]

A member of the corvette club of the Palm Beaches called, Was looking to purchase a vette, saw the 71 Silver & Red Can Am on ebay in the fall of 05. Anyone else out there happen to see this, Offered with Phrase ," Other Vehicles Avalable". Anyone have a connection to run a full DMV ck in Fl? Car was said t be in Fl. VIN # 194671S119231 , Thanks

[70Z]

You might want to try www.ustrace.com. I've heard very good things about this service. From what I understand, if you have the vin they can tell you who the current owner is. Cost is $45 if I remember correctly.

[Pantera]

Just a word of warning so those who are like me and want and need to find the prior owner of one of their cars all the way back to when it was sold to the first buyer. You need to be aware that they have this notice on their website

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Classic Car Search/VIN Trace: This search will trace a vin number to find the current owner of the automobile. This search can be used to locate an old car or classic car that you would like to find. Search available throughout the United States on all vehicles no matter how old. This search will give you current owners name, address and phone number if available. We are unable to trace a vehicle back to its original owner, states or auto companies do not have a database with this info available. $45


With a Vin Check Report you can tell!

Cost $45.00 Results returned within an hour, Monday through Friday if ordered during normal business hours during the day. All orders placed in the evening will be processed the next morning.

The Vin Check report is accumulated from over 4000 automotive dealers, state regulatory agencies, Department of Motor Vehicle Records, and from over 990 million vehicles. It is available on all vehicles made from 1982 to the present. Not available on motorcycles.

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I spent an entire year trying to find out who bought the Hugger orange/black #1 BM SS427 Phase III GT Vette that Joel owned and must have sold to someone at the NY auto show where it is pictured on the cover and inside of Cars magazine in Nov of 69. So far I can only trace it back as far as Dallas in 72 when a dealer from Tulsa bought it and then sold it to me.

So don't let yourself get too excited about finding anything that far back. Most states Records of older cars are not kept prior to 1982 when they went to the longer vin #'s which makes them easier to trace.

Good luck and if you find anything please be sure to share it with everybody here.


Pantera

[71 can am]

Thanks Tom, Have done all the DMV , INS, Stolen, Wrecked, cks, Talked with last Registered Owner, Still no car.

[71 can am]

Thanks Pantera, A friend of mine who worked @ FoMoCo with me drove the can am & said the can am out proformed his Pantera, nice compliment. Thanks for the info on the search co. I have been able to gather more info than any of them so far. Will advise everyone when car is found, Thanks to All

[Pantera]

I was in a auto-x that had a 100 ft skid pad and my 69 motion with the auto tranny pulled 1g where as the Pantera was just behind it as second fastest at .96 Before someone says that is not much just remember, this was back in 1978 when we could not get the quality of tires that are out there today.

Pantera

[71 can am]

The Tires were a problem, I was running the BFG 50 TA, with great results. John Greenwood was under contract with BFG in the 70's running a different size on front & rear, with good results. Ck articles on greenwoodcorvettes.com Thanks for the info.