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RLETNER@CHARTER.NET - 22 Mar 2005 05:40 GMT

Does anyone know of a website or method of documenting a pre 1981
corvette? Something like Car Fax for antique cars? I'm trying to sort
the history of my '73 and having some difficulty.

Thanks,
Rick

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Tom in Missouri - 23 Mar 2005 15:28 GMT

Finding the history of your Corvette is a lot of detective work on your
part. Much of it is gone, as the states often delete files older than 10
years.

Good luck.

> Does anyone know of a website or method of documenting a pre 1981
> corvette? Something like Car Fax for antique cars? I'm trying to sort
> the history of my '73 and having some difficulty.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick

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Tom in Missouri - 23 Mar 2005 15:40 GMT

I forgot to include, there are no quick fixes on finding it. CarFax doesn't
work on those VINs, no one has records, rumors of Chevy finding all the
build sheets are just that - rumors, and you are on the old path of check
with the previous owner, hope he knows the one before. If it was in an area
for a long time, ask at Corvette club meetings and events, as maybe someone
remembers it.

You can do title searches with the states you think it was in, but most only
keep 10 years back now. If you have an in with the NICB, you can get a lot,
but it doesn't do that for 99.99% of the people and if you are in law
enforcement, you can jeopardize your job and your department's standing by
using it for non-crime related business.

Ain't it a drag?

> Finding the history of your Corvette is a lot of detective work on your
> part. Much of it is gone, as the states often delete files older than 10
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> > Thanks,
> > Rick

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RLETNER@CHARTER.NET - 24 Mar 2005 03:20 GMT

Thanks for the response. I was holding out hope for a different answer
but this is what I expected. I am doing the inspector thing and trying
to track all the pieces down. Unfortunately, I live in Alabama and the
car spent its whole life in California. A military guy brought it
over. I contacted the dealer that sold it originally and they as
expected had long destroyed the records from 30 years ago. I'll keep
trying.

>I forgot to include, there are no quick fixes on finding it. CarFax doesn't
>work on those VINs, no one has records, rumors of Chevy finding all the
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>> > Thanks,
>> > Rick

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