Searching for past history of my car , If at all possible

[gtx6970]

1966 Satellite, Hemi auto, factory black with red interior.
Per the IBM card , the Car sold new in the Columbus Ohio area. at George Byers and Sons
Ive talked to the general MGR of said dealership and They said they are not allowed to divulge owners name , and thats IF by some shear chance happen to have it


I bought it from a good friend of mine Oct 2020,
He bought it out of Texas about 1998 I think as a major project. I've talked to said TX owner and he thinks it came from the above southern Ohio area back early to MAYBE later 80s timeframe

Per the Texas owner it was bought / listed in Hemmings back in the later 80s timeframe and bought down closer to the river. Maybe Ripley , Portsmouth Ohio area maybe ?

Anyone by some off chance remember it ?

 

[Hilljack68]

You might be able to get some information (for a small fee) from the Ohio BMV. I did that some years ago with a 69 Charger I had - contacted the BMV in PA. Worth a shot.

 

[Nxcoupe]

Lol, Byers is one of my dealers currently.

 

[gtx6970]

Lol, Byers is one of my dealers currently.

Know anyone upper food chain they might be interested in getting me a name of original owner IF they even have records back that far

Would also be interested in an original diecast license plate frame or keychain etc etc etc

 

[gtx6970]

You might be able to get some information (for a small fee) from the Ohio BMV. I did that some years ago with a 69 Charger I had - contacted the BMV in PA. Worth a shot.

Tried that , Only thing on Ohio DMV is the owner I bought it from

 

[Some Car Guy]

Call Hardyman Lumber in Maysville, KY. Ask for Jerry the owner. Explain you have a Hemi car he may have raced back in the day. That should get him interested and maybe he will recall it. He had a Max Wedge car he class raced. Taught me a lot about how to tune on these things.

 

[Some Car Guy]

Darrell Alderman might remember it. Try him at his construction company. He did some racing back in the day. Jerry was supposed to run Darrells 427 chevelle and the cops kept busting it up.

You could also contact Jack Roush. Certainly a car he might’ve encountered.

 

[Some Car Guy]

I just thought of another guy that did a lot of street racing in that area. I talk to him every month or so. Will bring it up.

 

[Dennis H]

Not gonna find it. Let it go.

 

[Some Car Guy]

Roger Manly or Manley

Ripley, OH

 

[gtx6970]

Not gonna find it. Let it go.

Negative nelly

Sure wont if I dont try

 

[Cojohnso1]

It's going to be tough being a '66. But you gotta try.

I gave up on my '69 GTX. It's so out of numbers matching whack that I can't even confirm it's always been a GTX. I bought 8 years ago. From Chevy guys up by the Canadian border. Knowing full well its non numbers matching. They had it for 20 years. The person they bought sold because of health issues and passed away now more than 20 years ago.

It was very clear the owner, and the neighbor he bought from were not Mopar savvy to say the least. In fact tried to sell me a 71 cloned Nova SS. Instead for same price. I of course was "Only interested in the Plymouth sir."

I wish I could have spoke with the guy that they bought so many years ago. Somebody knew their way around a Mopar!

Be prepared that the rabbit hole sometimes comes up dead and buried.

Good luck on your hunt.

 

[Some Car Guy]

Negative nelly

Sure wont if I dont try

No reason not to try. If we don’t outright have it, I think we have plenty of leads. I sent the extra little bit I got on him. My buddy thinks the guy is still around and the reason he would’ve sold the car around then makes sense. A guy I knew in Portsmouth died and he was best contact for the area by far.

As soon as I described the car I got this hit and also immediately said Jerry is one that would know. He actually had ties at Chrysler corporate when he was racing and is super well known in the area.