Guest jg_105 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Just purchased a 37 specialI thought it my be cool if possible to try to track and trace its history. Any thoughts on how to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 jg: Congratulations on the 37 McLaughlin Buick! I have owned my Flint made 37-41 Buick since February of 1987. At the time I knew of the 2 previous owners which took the trace back to the late 1960s. I don't know how Canada is for finding previous owners through their motor vehicle registration but in the US it is nearly impossible. Even law enforcement is not able to get old records since the individual states destroy these records over time. The best thing to do is to try to contact anyone you know who has had contact with the car. I have no record of where my 1925-25 came from the previous owner. He had it for about 11 years and said he bought it from somewhere in the Minn. or Wis. I am still trying to find a lead. I have been working thru the Buick Club The 1936-38 Buick club and the AACA library to find listings of cars registered in old shows. But my cars were not show cars and may have only shown up at local meets. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jg_105 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 jg:Congratulations on the 37 McLaughlin Buick! I have owned my Flint made 37-41 Buick since February of 1987. At the time I knew of the 2 previous owners which took the trace back to the late 1960s. I don't know how Canada is for finding previous owners through their motor vehicle registration but in the US it is nearly impossible. Even law enforcement is not able to get old records since the individual states destroy these records over time. The best thing to do is to try to contact anyone you know who has had contact with the car. I have no record of where my 1925-25 came from the previous owner. He had it for about 11 years and said he bought it from somewhere in the Minn. or Wis. I am still trying to find a lead. I have been working thru the Buick Club The 1936-38 Buick club and the AACA library to find listings of cars registered in old shows. But my cars were not show cars and may have only shown up at local meets.Good LuckCool thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAS VEGAS DAVE Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I found pretty much of the history of our car and wrote it all down as I talked to the people who knew about it. There was to much info to remember in my head especially at my age so writing it down will probably seem like a smart thing at some point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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