Technical Car story by VIN

Hello! I have a '55 Chevy, and I would like to know the story of the car since the beginning until nowaday.. Is there on the web any site that could help me find out the complete story of my car by the VIN or any other things that help identify the car?

Danny

 

Im not aware of any

 

Used to be a remote possibility by contacting the state DMV. Unfortunately, now that information is unavailable due to privacy issues. Big Brother is watching everyone closely but will not share that information with us citizens.

 

A lot of states purged the files on older cars especially those that don't have the windshield visible VIN number...You can probably find where it was built and the day and time but after that it is doubtful...

 

'55 can not be tracked like today's cars

 

What JJ said - pre 1960 cars and trucks went by the motor serial number which was on the title - never sure if that original motor is the one it was born with. Years later they adopted the plate on the body by the left door.

 

In some states, that is. Others used both numbers, or only the serial number on the body or frame.

In any case, you aren't going to find what you want to know, unfortunately.

 

No, as has been mentioned above, that data is not maintained by any organization or agency. The Vehicle Identification Number is assigned by the manufacturer, not by a government agency (but the number is in a format required by the government). As a rule, manufacturers only kept VIN data for the length of the warranty period or slightly longer. In the U.S., each state maintains their own registration records according to their own regulations and retains them for varying time periods. For the first 15 years or so of your car's history, those records would have been on paper. Until those records were computerized, you would have to know where it was licensed and who it was owned by or registered to (if that was different) to be able to get any information; if you could even get the government agency to look. As has been mentioned, that is usually no longer allowed. In other words, you would need the information you are looking for to be able to find that same information. This only applies to the U.S., your car's history in Europe may be more available than the U.S. history, but it would have to be searched out country by country.