Help finding my Dad's car!!

[A12pilot]

Just to update the thread......I got nothin'......

No reply from my letter, so either it's not the right person or she sold it a while ago and no clue as to where it is, so no reply. Might have to get a Private Eye involved. I believe the car is still in NJ so maybe I need to befriend a State Trooper to do a search. Wonder if the NJ DMV can help? BWAAAHAHAHAHA DMV....help.... boy....I sure is funny today!

Cheers

Dave

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

The NJ DMV will not help, even law enforcement is unable to pull the info for you without a legit case file - my BIL is a NJ officer and could never get a thing....

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

I would still visit and look for the brightest and best DMV Person to ask if they can support your search in some way.

I have learned with 100% confidence that if you do not ask (or share your story) you will not receive.

I don't know how to say this politically correctly..... so I will just say it..... you could lie:-) report the car stolen and see what happens..... I will put a smiley face at the end so you know I am joking :-)

Ryan

For example Al and I were refused the option to keep his 1973-1976 ownership card for my car so I could have it.... we went to my hometown MTO and told her the whole story and she says, go next door get an appraisal for $15 and give that document to me and you can keep the ownership:-) MTOWTSAC

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

All good advice, until you see the stare of a NJ Officer....

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Originally Posted by YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY

All good advice, until you see the stare of a NJ Officer....

You won't believe me.... but in Ontario Canada I can take a VIN number to the Ministry of Transportation and get the history of a car all the way back to 1973 for $20.00 CAD.

Ryan

[PeteLeathersac]

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Sorry to hear your lead was a no-go but keep trying.
As mentioned earlier, best may be lay the whole Vin out here so this thread becomes the result for anyone ever Googling the Vin.
Again, it could be years from now so consider including a # to reach you at that will stay the same.
Best of luck!

~ Pete

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[A12pilot]

I'll keep trying. The Car's number is 237177P182159. I just got the PHS on it too. As remembered by my Dad and backed up by the docs , its Mariner Turquoise, Ivory Vinyl Top, Turquoise (greenish) bucket seat interior, console, Ralley gauges, 326-H.O., 4-speed, H.D. suspension, A/C, 3.23 Safe-T-Trac. Pontiac made 2,032 of them. A sharp color combo, and I'd love to find it. Might have to do the P.I. thing if I don't hear anything from the first lead.

The hunt continues.....

Cheers

Dave

[442w30]

Originally Posted by A12pilot

I'll keep trying. The Car's number is 237177P182159. I just got the PHS on it too. As remembered by my Dad and backed up by the docs , its Mariner Turquoise, Ivory Vinyl Top, Turquoise (greenish) bucket seat interior, console, Ralley gauges, 326-H.O., 4-speed, H.D. suspension, A/C, 3.23 Safe-T-Trac. Pontiac made 2,032 of them.

I don't know where the 2,032 comes from, but I have numbers from the GM Heritage Center that show 395 LeMans ragtops were built with the 326 HO. 234 of those had a manual tranny, which includes 3-speeds.

[A12pilot]

Originally Posted by 442w30

I don't know where the 2,032 comes from, but I have numbers from the GM Heritage Center that show 395 LeMans ragtops were built with the 326 HO. 234 of those had a manual tranny, which includes 3-speeds.

Carr is a hardtop, not a ragtop. And the numbers are from PHS for 326HO Lemans, manual cars is 2035 (whoops! ). Are these not right?

Cheers
Dave

[442w30]

Oh, duh, a hardtop!

In that case, I show 2,709 LeMans hardtops with the 326 HO. Of those 1,415 had a manual tranny.

The 2,035 is from the number of cars built with the WR engine code, which is for all A-bodies.