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History on a car

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Hello everyone.
How do I go by looking up history on a Car? Like trying to find out what dealer it came from or the first owner and such . I do know that it originally a north Carolina car. Any help would be great
Thanks Billy
 
I've wondered that myself. You might want to look at a Carfax report (if it's even possible for a car that old) or maybe just a DMV title search? If you can find the title history, it will list all the names of previous owners, including the dealer that sold it.
 
usually the only way to find that information is that the original owners of the car has passed that information along with the car when it was sold to the next guy and so on. My car came with a big folder with the sales sheet, build sheet and a bunch of papers about the cars history over the years. I'm the forth owner and each owner of the car has added to the history information collection. You can pay to get some information on the car from Galen Govier. (http://galengovier.com/)
 
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I've been looking online and can't find anything. I have the certi card what is that meant for?
 
I bought my car in Texas. I sent the Texas DMV form for a title search and they replied that they would not release personal information.
 
Hello everyone.
How do I go by looking up history on a Car? Like trying to find out what dealer it came from or the first owner and such . I do know that it originally a north Carolina car. Any help would be great
Thanks Billy

After 9/11, Privacy Act information got much, much harder to obtain. Most states will provide ownership history of a vehicle, but only for the time it was registered in your state AND only if the car is titled/registered to the person making the inquiry. Exceptions are made for insurance companies, law enforcement and courts. If you can't show you own the car, you're not gonna get it, period.

There is no such thing as Carfax for cars built before MY1981; this is when the standardized 17-digit VIN became mandatory. A CertiCard will provide the name of the original buyer, and a five-digit dealer code. That is the selling dealer. Correlating that number to the selling dealer is very difficult, as dealer IDs changed over the years.

The CertiCard also shows the VIN, trim code, paint code, transmission, rear axle (SA or SG) & scheduled build date.
This was the warranty card.

So, if you have a previous ownership string to research, you have a good start. If not, your task is nearly impossible. There is NO database of any kind where you can do a Carfax-style (or any other style!) VIN research for prior ownership history. Ain't gonna happen.
 
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I gave up on mine. Not gonna happen. Tried everything including bribing the previous owner.
Export Plate and unconfirmed folklore is what it is.
 
It's hit or miss with info . If the previous owners kept it your good if not I'm told that's basically it your not getting it! I got lucky my charger has everything including the order form from the dealership to special order my car. Then the receipt for the $500 deposit ,then the paper work when it came in (check off sheet) and another receipt for paying the car off in full! Plus window sticker ,copy of window sticker and all the warranty papers . I can't wait to restore the car and display all of paperwork I think that's one of the cooler parts
 
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