Well, last week I ran a title search on my car here in Kentucky...got the results yesterday and it was useless. All it showed was the guy we bought the car from in the mid 80's and had a post it note attached that read, "All records have been destroyed".
A few years ago I had done a little bit or research and had talked to the guy who owned the car 2 owners back. He gave me that name of the guy he got it from in 1973. He also told me that he doubted I would ever find that guy. I did a little bit of looking but was never able to find out anything about him...all I had was his name and that he had owned a bodyshop or two through the years.
Just more recently I again became interested in tyring to find some background information on the car, hence the reason for doing the title search, but when it came up as useless, I started focusing on the last owners name I had. I wasn't able to find any info on him, so I was about ready to give up.
I work at a local college here in town. I noticed that my mystery owner and one of our maintenace guys had a similar last name...I told the guy about the person I was trying to find and he said it was his brother! Turns out the guy that gave me his name had added an "s" on it...and his brother told me people do that all the time. He gave me his brother's phone number and said he would probably be glad to talk to me.
Called him tonight, had a short conversation. He told me what he knew about the car and gave me the guys name he had purchased it from. Looked his number up and gave him a call. He was very excited to tell me about the car...he drove it all through highschool and raced it all the time. He told me stories about how the 302 would raise the front wheels off the ground. He had purchased it 72 from the local dealership used. He said it was all original at the time except for headers and aluminum slot wheels. He also regretted getting rid of it and told me if I ever wanted to sell it to let him know. Also, he said he paid $1175 for it!
Well, he gave me the number of the salesman he bought it from so I called him. He said he remembered the car, but had no idea where they had got it from. He assumed it had come from another local lot in town. I hit a dead end. As a last ditch effort, I called one of the older guys in town associated with the dealership...his dad had owned it, but it has been closed for probably 20 years now. He told me they had destroyed all the records
It was fun while it lasted, but I guess that's it...
A few years ago I had done a little bit or research and had talked to the guy who owned the car 2 owners back. He gave me that name of the guy he got it from in 1973. He also told me that he doubted I would ever find that guy. I did a little bit of looking but was never able to find out anything about him...all I had was his name and that he had owned a bodyshop or two through the years.
Just more recently I again became interested in tyring to find some background information on the car, hence the reason for doing the title search, but when it came up as useless, I started focusing on the last owners name I had. I wasn't able to find any info on him, so I was about ready to give up.
I work at a local college here in town. I noticed that my mystery owner and one of our maintenace guys had a similar last name...I told the guy about the person I was trying to find and he said it was his brother! Turns out the guy that gave me his name had added an "s" on it...and his brother told me people do that all the time. He gave me his brother's phone number and said he would probably be glad to talk to me.
Called him tonight, had a short conversation. He told me what he knew about the car and gave me the guys name he had purchased it from. Looked his number up and gave him a call. He was very excited to tell me about the car...he drove it all through highschool and raced it all the time. He told me stories about how the 302 would raise the front wheels off the ground. He had purchased it 72 from the local dealership used. He said it was all original at the time except for headers and aluminum slot wheels. He also regretted getting rid of it and told me if I ever wanted to sell it to let him know. Also, he said he paid $1175 for it!
Well, he gave me the number of the salesman he bought it from so I called him. He said he remembered the car, but had no idea where they had got it from. He assumed it had come from another local lot in town. I hit a dead end. As a last ditch effort, I called one of the older guys in town associated with the dealership...his dad had owned it, but it has been closed for probably 20 years now. He told me they had destroyed all the records
It was fun while it lasted, but I guess that's it...
