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02-06-2011, 12:26 PM
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V8's for ever
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Gday all.
Im trying to locate an old car i owned about 12 years ago. I just dug up the chassis engine numbers but i dont know how to use them to find the current owners or have my details passed on to them saying i want to buy it. Has anyone had any success tracking down a car. I know there are freedom of information laws and also privacy laws but if anyone has an idea id love to hear it. Cheers Shepi |
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02-06-2011, 12:47 PM
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Za Dom spremni
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 1,759
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I tracked down my old apollo blue XBGT in perth, and actually just paid a deposit on it last night
 I knew someone in reg dept that pulled up all the info from the plate number and gave me a name which I used to tracked down the brother of the guy who passed on my info on. Several years later he contacted me but said he was not selling. Jump ahead a few years I randomly punched in apollo blue xbgt in google and a gumtree ad popped up first on the list and when I opened it i instantly recognized the chassis number, huzzah my old car....talk about timing. It was the brother in law of the guy I sold it to and after chatting a bit, to his credit he really wanted me to have the car back and even accomodated me on the price...there are still some decent blokes around. Its been a bit of a journey since then but the deal is finaly done. Funny thing is I knew I would get it back someday, just had that feeling of inevitability. I still had the original engine that I pulled from the car when i fitted a tougher one some 16 yearss ago . I was kind of lucky in a way as the guy had a unique surname that made it a little easier to find him or someone related...
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02-06-2011, 01:00 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2011
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I want my old 1977 black trans am back, sold on me without my permission 3 year ago in qld had GB 11 AD NSW plates on it.
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02-06-2011, 01:15 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,769
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The Registry people will not give it to you, it breaks all the confidentailitly rules, other than that there is no real way to track it down.
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Tracking down an old car
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