Vehicle History
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Does anyone know of a way to check your vehicle history based on the vin from before the car was sold? My 98 convertible is signed by David Hill and Jim Cafaro on 3-28-98. I'm wondering if this car might have been in some shows or exhibitions or presentations before it was sold. Thanks
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CarFax will show how many times it has been sold and will show in which State and city. Contact the DMV in that state and request information. Also try googling the VIN number. Low serial number?
May try contacting the NCRS and see if they can contact David Hill or Jim Cafaro. I attended a group meeting with David Hill in July, in Denver, when David attended the NCRS National Convention. The NCRS has his contact information. He may remember the date or have a notebook that would refresh his memory as to what he was doing on 032898.
Or/and try contacting the GM Heritage Center https://www.gmheritagecenter.com and see if they can contact these two gentlemen for you.
Or try the National Corvette Museum http://www.corvettemuseum.org/. David Hill was to have an appearance this month at the museum. They should have his contact information. Have them forward your question to him when he appears or before.
Let's see pictures of the signatures.
May try contacting the NCRS and see if they can contact David Hill or Jim Cafaro. I attended a group meeting with David Hill in July, in Denver, when David attended the NCRS National Convention. The NCRS has his contact information. He may remember the date or have a notebook that would refresh his memory as to what he was doing on 032898.
Or/and try contacting the GM Heritage Center https://www.gmheritagecenter.com and see if they can contact these two gentlemen for you.
Or try the National Corvette Museum http://www.corvettemuseum.org/. David Hill was to have an appearance this month at the museum. They should have his contact information. Have them forward your question to him when he appears or before.
Let's see pictures of the signatures.
Last edited by phoneman91; Sep 4, 2015 at 01:52 AM.
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CarFax will show how many times it has been sold and will show in which State and city. Contact the DMV in that state and request information. Also try googling the VIN number. Low serial number?
May try contacting the NCRS and see if they can contact David Hill or Jim Cafaro. I attended a group meeting with David Hill in July, in Denver, when David attended the NCRS National Convention. The NCRS has his contact information. He may remember the date or have a notebook that would refresh his memory as to what he was doing on 032898.
Or/and try contacting the GM Heritage Center https://www.gmheritagecenter.com and see if they can contact these two gentlemen for you.
Or try the National Corvette Museum http://www.corvettemuseum.org/. David Hill was to have an appearance this month at the museum. They should have his contact information. Have them forward your question to him when he appears or before.
Let's see pictures of the signatures.
May try contacting the NCRS and see if they can contact David Hill or Jim Cafaro. I attended a group meeting with David Hill in July, in Denver, when David attended the NCRS National Convention. The NCRS has his contact information. He may remember the date or have a notebook that would refresh his memory as to what he was doing on 032898.
Or/and try contacting the GM Heritage Center https://www.gmheritagecenter.com and see if they can contact these two gentlemen for you.
Or try the National Corvette Museum http://www.corvettemuseum.org/. David Hill was to have an appearance this month at the museum. They should have his contact information. Have them forward your question to him when he appears or before.
Let's see pictures of the signatures.
Try contacting Betty Hardison (Library) or Gary Cockriel at the NCM. Good chance the car might have been at an event there when both Hill and Cafaro were in attendance.Here is the NCM contact link
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/email/index.shtml
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That's a fairly early '98 but those last five numbers are a sequential production number (there were 31,069 1998 Corvettes produced) and doesn't reflect how many convertibles were made prior to that or how many manual trans cars were built up till then.
CarFax may be the best source to finding out how many times the car was sold. That wil show up as when new titles were issued. It will also show any problems or collision repairs handled thru an insurance company. Most state DMV's will no longer provide details of vehicle sales such as seller/buyer names or even locations.
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car was probably signed during an event at the NCM.......Dave Hill used to hang out with us at some CF Cruise In's and sign hoods, gloveboxes...etc.
my money says....http://www.c5registry.com/newsrl/BirthDay.htm
The C5 Registry Birthday Weekend will be held March 27-29, 1998, with the announcement by Chevrolet of an all-new feature for the Corvette. Chevrolet engineers and representatives will be on-hand to present seminars
my money says....http://www.c5registry.com/newsrl/BirthDay.htm
The C5 Registry Birthday Weekend will be held March 27-29, 1998, with the announcement by Chevrolet of an all-new feature for the Corvette. Chevrolet engineers and representatives will be on-hand to present seminars
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car was probably signed during an event at the NCM.......Dave Hill used to hang out with us at some CF Cruise In's and sign hoods, gloveboxes...etc.
my money says....http://www.c5registry.com/newsrl/BirthDay.htm
The C5 Registry Birthday Weekend will be held March 27-29, 1998, with the announcement by Chevrolet of an all-new feature for the Corvette. Chevrolet engineers and representatives will be on-hand to present seminars
my money says....http://www.c5registry.com/newsrl/BirthDay.htm
The C5 Registry Birthday Weekend will be held March 27-29, 1998, with the announcement by Chevrolet of an all-new feature for the Corvette. Chevrolet engineers and representatives will be on-hand to present seminars
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Edit: I just noticed that RPO code R8C first appeared for model year 2001.
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The sticker on my 98's on the backside of the rear cargo area cover, it has the R8C code included.
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RBC is the code for NCM Delivery
R8C is the RPO code for Museum Delivery where a Corvette is diverted from the ordering dealer and delivered to the Museum. Once their new Corvette arrives at the Museum, the new owner journeys to Bowling Green where they will enjoy the VIP treatment for a full day with private tours of the Assembly Plant and the Museum.
R8C is the RPO code for Museum Delivery where a Corvette is diverted from the ordering dealer and delivered to the Museum. Once their new Corvette arrives at the Museum, the new owner journeys to Bowling Green where they will enjoy the VIP treatment for a full day with private tours of the Assembly Plant and the Museum.
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perhaps you can find out more here....http://www.c5registry.com/members/ncm_a/r8cdelivery.htm
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RBC is the code for NCM Delivery
R8C is the RPO code for Museum Delivery where a Corvette is diverted from the ordering dealer and delivered to the Museum. Once their new Corvette arrives at the Museum, the new owner journeys to Bowling Green where they will enjoy the VIP treatment for a full day with private tours of the Assembly Plant and the Museum.
R8C is the RPO code for Museum Delivery where a Corvette is diverted from the ordering dealer and delivered to the Museum. Once their new Corvette arrives at the Museum, the new owner journeys to Bowling Green where they will enjoy the VIP treatment for a full day with private tours of the Assembly Plant and the Museum.
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I was going to do it with my 07Z but I had an option to get what I wanted sooner and a few other things weighed into the decision to buy sooner rather than wait
hopefully the C5 Registry can answer some questions for the OP
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When did NCM delivery first start?