If he is a good friend and a cop, he can find the truck if it still exists. As long as he truly wants too.😉

 

Let's hope he will; I don't know how legal that is because of the driver's protection act, but ill try.

 

Years ago you could write/contact DMV and depending on your state they will keep info for some time. But you can't do that now, I have heard what you can try is say you backed up into this vehicle in a parking lot. They then MAY give you the info but with out the tag # it may be suspicious.

 

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Originally Posted by Sam Stokes

Ill try the police idea, I know a cop and ill ask him. as for the carfax, I will try that but I don't know how much else that will tell me to the other vin checks I have done.

A year ago, we traded in a car for a new car.... The dealer ran carfax on our old car. Showed each inspection and who did it. It even showed what it failed inspection for.
If by chance, you see for example ABC service center inspected the 85 dodge truck, on july 5th, then ABC service center may be willing to share owner info.

 

Ask your uncle where it was sent to.

 

When I texted my uncle, he didn't respond to it and that was about 2 weeks ago. the last conversation I had with him about the truck was back in October and that's when I learn about it being in a salvage yard. Ill do a carfax today and see what it tells me and ill update yall. as for calling the DMV and asking for the info, I tried that with the tax office that handles some of that info and they said they would not be able to provide me any info.

 

The salvage yard I ran had a shop too. We would get some nice iron in that the owners just didn't want anymore. We'd fix what needed fixing and put them on the front line. This is where we could watch them so parts didn't get pulled. We sold a bunch to people who just needed transportation. That old truck may have gone out for use again.

 

i don't know about in texas but here when you buy a vehicle or are looking to buy a vehicle you can get a "used vehicle package" it doesn't tell you the persons address but it will usually give the current owners name along with the names of all previous owners and if there is any money is owed on the vehicle. i have bought ones for vehicle without owner ships that i was considering buying. it definitely helps try to find someone if you at least have their name.

 

I wish that was a thing but it's not.

 

Update
I did a carfax and it told me more about title changes, inspections, etc but that's about it.