California title search

[Willard M.]

While I now know that my 64 was sold new in California, I don't know the original owner. Has anyone had experience, good or bad, with obtaining early title information from California?

[David S.]

Re: California title search

We too just found out our 66 is from CA. I am very interesting to know if anyone has had success doing this.

-Dave

[Wolf S.]

Re: California title search

i would too, as i know that my 70 vette spend some time in california.
do i contact the local dmv? what section to use? registration/title services?
thanks for the help

[Terry M.]

Re: California title search

While I now know that my 64 was sold new in California, I don't know the original owner. Has anyone had experience, good or bad, with obtaining early title information from California?

I have had no experience, but I offer this link from the California DMV:

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/authority.htm

I will also offer my recollection of the incident that gave rise to most, if not all the privacy laws. In the mid-1990s a stalker cut the face of a women (I believe she was a model) in California. The photos of this were striking. He located her through information he received from the California DMV. That information was public records up to that point. All that rapidly changed in the aftermath of that incident. Access to personal information is now closed nation wide.

[Mark S.]

Re: California title search

I did a DMV search a few years ago. My 65 was sold new in CA in 64. If I remember correctly CA only keeps records back 10 or 15 years. However, my report showed owner information back to 83 and that the car was sold in CA in 64. You might get lucky and get something but I doubt you'll get anything back to the original owner.

[Don H.]

Re: California title search

Lived here all my life, spent over 35 years in law enforcement, and unfortunately had far too many experiences trying to deal with the DMV (both on and off the job).
You can more easily book a trip to outer space than you can get useful information out of DMV. I think they give an IQ test to all potential employees, and if the candidate can break 40, she is rejected for being too bright. They like to keep it simple there, and the easiest thing to say is "no".


note: there are some exceptions within the organization I am sure that have average to above average intelligence, so to any of you on this forum who work there, I apologize. Still, all any of them will ever say is
"no".