Tommy:
You don't say what jurisdiction you are in, but most vehicle registration
authorities will be able to do a search on the car's VIN number. A problem
could arise in your situation where the car has not been registered for many
years - old records get purged, computer systems are changed and they don't
transfer all the files, etc. etc.
My 63 had been unregistered for 15 years or so (judging by the year on the
old front licence plate), the VIN search came up empty (files purged), so I
had to pay for a manual search in some dusty archive, which also came to
nothing. In the end, I got it registered, but it took a while........
Every jurisdiction will have a process to deal with your situation.
Good luck with the bureaucrats!
Doug Ingram
Victoria BC
1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
----- Original Message -----
From <Tommy_Samuels at markivauto.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 12:28 PM
Subject: "67 sprite
>
>
> I recently purchased a '67 sprite out of a barn where it had been sitting
for
> 12+ years and 3 homeowners.
> How do I go about tracing down the owner who left this little car behind
to get
> a "clear" title? The sheetmetal is excellent on this car and I don't want
to
> get a "salvage" title if I can avoid it.
>
> Also I'm new to spridgets. What are some unique features about the '67
>
> The ID plate show this as an M series car
>
> Any help is appreciated
>
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