[C2] Help finding a C2
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Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08
Help finding a C2
What site or source is the best for finding vehicle or title history?
I used instavin in the past but for some reason i cant find their site.
Im trying to track down a car that i have a block for.
Block Info:
T0303IR 7114202
427/390 HP - AIR, Automatic
1967 Corvette Convertible VIN - 194677S114202
Im assuming it is a California car.
Thanks!
I used instavin in the past but for some reason i cant find their site.
Im trying to track down a car that i have a block for.
Block Info:
T0303IR 7114202
427/390 HP - AIR, Automatic
1967 Corvette Convertible VIN - 194677S114202
Im assuming it is a California car.
Thanks!
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And if you do a google search of the VIN, you only come up with this thread.
Team Owner
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Your best hope is now that you have put the Vin on the internet, someone will search for it and see your thread. No service is available to trace history. Good chance the engine survived a crash and the car doesn't exist anymore, but good luck.
Instructor
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From: Sioux Falls
I would love if it there was a way to scrape some DMV records only by state and year to see if cars are still on the road and in what state. This would protect owner identities. You can hire a PI to do this for you and broker the comms if its still on the road.
Instructor
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From: Sioux Falls
If you find a PI in your local area or maybe in the state you are seeking they will know best if they can request records you cannot. I would get the form for the state you are seeking and check out its options first and then contact a PI only if you cannot request the info yourself.
I requested from 2 states so far where my car has been titled. One responded back with an email that my request is in process. Excited to see what comes.
I talked to a local PI but he suggested I try on my own first. Its a lot easier if you are trying to get modern records.
Last edited by 17outs; Jul 19, 2020 at 03:35 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08
i know the car is still around as the previous owner of the block told me he tracked the owner of the car down about 10 years ago but he was not interested.
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I had that experience about 10 years ago when I tried to contact the then current owner of a 67 that I used to own and I still have the tank sticker for the car and planned to give it to him . It was a originally built a 400hp 427 and the car was currently advertised as an oriiginal 435 hp. Not too surprisingly the owner was not interested in the original documentation.
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Probably because its now a 435 hp numbers matching car.
I had that experience about 10 years ago when I tried to contact the then current owner of a 67 that I used to own and I still have the tank sticker for the car and planned to give it to him . It was a originally built a 400hp 427 and the car was currently advertised as an oriiginal 435 hp. Not too surprisingly the owner was not interested in the original documentation.
I had that experience about 10 years ago when I tried to contact the then current owner of a 67 that I used to own and I still have the tank sticker for the car and planned to give it to him . It was a originally built a 400hp 427 and the car was currently advertised as an oriiginal 435 hp. Not too surprisingly the owner was not interested in the original documentation.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08
sorry this is an old post, but no luck finding the original owner. In memory of the person i bought the block and crank from, i want to build the motor. Any one know where I can find a set of heads for this to be correct? How do i know they are correct numbers? Thanks