Identifying a car
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You should be aware they made more '79s than any other year, before the C4s.
Are you saying you have the VIN to your parents' car, or to the FS car? If it's the parents' VIN, just compare it to the windshield post VIN on the FS car.
If you don't have the parents' VIN, it's gonna get a lot harder.
Are you saying you have the VIN to your parents' car, or to the FS car? If it's the parents' VIN, just compare it to the windshield post VIN on the FS car.
If you don't have the parents' VIN, it's gonna get a lot harder.
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Ask your parents whether they have any documentation for their 79. All you need is an old record of some type with the VIN on it. Window sticker, license receipts, title, tax record, service record, insurance record, etc.
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you owned a car 25 years ago, tell me what its VIN was.....no way to find out, these are not public records you are asking about. if the docs are not available from the estate then there is no way short of hiring a private investigator and probably a 4 figure bill from him.
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I'm not sure GM has the records, but you can order a build sheet for a '79 and it will tell you where the car was originally sold, but you still need the VIN to get that.
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That will work. I can order a build sheet on the FS car and see if it came from the same dealership. Can you get a build sheet on a pre-BG plant car? If so, how?
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http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...x.php?cmd=area
http://www.gmmediaarchive.com/
It cost $50 per invoice though. That's a lot of money to spend on a shot in the dark. and even if it did come from the same dealer, there's still no way to know if it's the same car without the VIN
http://www.gmmediaarchive.com/
It cost $50 per invoice though. That's a lot of money to spend on a shot in the dark. and even if it did come from the same dealer, there's still no way to know if it's the same car without the VIN
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http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...x.php?cmd=area
http://www.gmmediaarchive.com/
It cost $50 per invoice though. That's a lot of money to spend on a shot in the dark...
http://www.gmmediaarchive.com/
It cost $50 per invoice though. That's a lot of money to spend on a shot in the dark...
There is no charge if they do not have your VIN.