Chances of finding the original owener of your car

[72hemi]

Wow that is cool Daytona. A friend of mine purchased a V code Superbird from the original owner a little over a year ago and it was for the most part completely disassembled, but is now back on the road sporting the original paint and original interior (except for the carpet).

[cudazappa]

I still have the original owner's email.  I bought it off of her last year! 

[Chryco Psycho]

well last year when I was restoring my 70 Chall I called up the guy I bought it from , when I bought the car the # engine was sitting3 ' away & he would not sell the engine to me or trade for another engine , so I called up & asked where the engine was , he almost dropped the phone ! .   He said ' you don`t still have that car do you " , at the time I bought it I told him it would not be for sale again & yes I still have the car .
 Anyway he had no clue where the engine went & I am sure fully realizes what it is worth to me now .
 Beyond that I have never been able to trace back any previous owners .
 If you were in your 40s when you bought the car new the chances of the orginal owner still being alive are slim .

[ChallengerHK]

I've told this story before, but it's good one anyway.

I'm the 3rd owner of my car. The original owner gave it to a friend of his to settle up a debt...before going to prison. So, I'm in no huge hurry to meet the original owner, as cool as it might be in some ways.

[acudanut]

well last year when I was restoring my 70 Chall I called up the guy I bought it from , when I bought the car the # engine was sitting3 ' away & he would not sell the engine to me or trade for another engine , so I called up & asked where the engine was , he almost dropped the phone ! .   He said ' you don`t still have that car do you " , at the time I bought it I told him it would not be for sale again & yes I still have the car .
 Anyway he had no clue where the engine went & I am sure fully realizes what it is worth to me now .
 Beyond that I have never been able to trace back any previous owners .
 If you were in your 40s when you bought the car new the chances of the orginal owner still being alive are slim .

What a Jerk.

[willard]

I tried to contact the first owner (i'm the 3rd) but he moved from Fremont, CA to somewhere in TX in 2000. The letter came back stating "adressee unknown" 
I cant find the guy on the inernet - facebook etc - no trace. I guess he must be at least 60+ y.o.
if anyone knows  Gregory Otto, let me know.

[Rare_T_A]

 I got the T/A from the third owner and I have found and meet with the second owner. Was a very nice guy but now completely into Harley's. We did have a great afternoon talking. I have no clue who was the original buyer is.

[heminut]

The original owner of my first Cuda contacted me, the car was bought new in the town I live in. He told me he ordered the 70 340 4 speed Cuda while in Vietnam and took delivery of it when he got home. Unfortunately I let that one get away from me and it's whereabouts are unkown now.

[69bronzeT5]

I've been in contact with all the past owners of my Charger. I'm the 4th owner but the 3rd registered one.

1st owner- Ordered it from Dodge exactly the way he wanted it. Said he had to sell it in 1979 when his wife wanted a station wagon for their new kid. He said he really misses the car but is glad I am restoring it and he would LOVE to see it someday soon. He dug through his whole attic to find the one picture he had of the car that was taken in 1973. I talk to him kind of often.

2nd owner- Owned it from 1979-1995. Drove it until 1985 and then parked it in his driveway until 1995. After that he sold it to the guy I bought the car off of. I've contacted him asking if he has any pictures and he's said three times now he would email pictures to me but he never has. He's never seemed that interested in talking at all.

3rd owner- He parted it out in 1998 and we bought it off of him. He has a '69 R/T I've seen at shows. He has parts off my car he is holding safe for me until I can come up with extra cash so I can buy them off of him. He also has the original keys for it but I haven't had time to pick them up. He loves talking Chargers.



I've never talked to the original owner of my Duster. From what I understood from his grandson (who I bought it off of), it was just his driver and he didn't take pictures or anything of it. I don't know much history behind my Coronet except my friend who owned it last bought it off a hard core drug addict who was getting his house taken away and needed money.

[1970 RT Challenger 1970]

In 1979, I bought a 67 Camaro from the original owner. He consigned it on a car lot, I got his name and number and had a good talk with him. Still have that car today.

[hooD]

Wow, that's a great story.  I'd say you would have better chances at hitting the lottery than meeting that guy.



here is a picture of the original owner of my car when he was 18  (1972) when I bought my Cuda



and now a few decades later...

[dutch]

    what happened to your hair....?   

great picture 

[dodj]

   what happened to your hair....?   

great picture 

Hey! I'd be pretty happy with that much hair. 
Signed, Follicly Challenged 

[sleepychallenger]

I have met the 2,3, and 4 owners of my car. It was really easy. Dad, Grandma, Dad... I tried getting hold of the original owner, his name was Thomas Smith or something like that. I still have all the waranty paperwork that he filled out and the original loan paperwork. He lived in huninton beach CA and I happened upon that name still there and got a phone number from the internet. I called and left a message but never heard back. Maybe the same guy, maybe not...maybe having easy names is not such a good thing. 

[AARCUDADEN]

Hey! I'd be pretty happy with that much hair. 
Signed, Follicly Challenged

Me too    All my hair feel down my back  Some cool stories here some not as fortune as i have been