History of car

[Gary56]

 and I Can anybody give me some direction of how I can get the history on my car?  I bought the car in Delaware, (I have the name of that buyer), I know it was registered  in Maryland but no names.  Is there a registry on cars?

[Joe Cocuzza]

Depending on the type/make of car if there is a registry or not.

Ask the guy you bought it from who he bought it from and go backwards from there.

 

Sometimes there is some paperwork left in the car from previous owner(s) and that can help.

Edited July 31, 2022 by Joe Cocuzza (see edit history)

[Peter Gariepy]

For privacy reasons dmv won’t be of help

Getting a vin search on modern cars will give you some history  but not owners

Some clubs have limited historical registries. Pierce-Arrow for example. 

But truth is for the vast majority of cars there is no history to be found

[alsancle]

Depends what the car is.   Certain special marques have very detailed histories, but for 99% of the cars you are on your own.   Forget the DMV.

 

Clubs are a good source, sometimes,  but your best bet is to back track the owners as Joe suggested.

Edited July 31, 2022 by alsancle (see edit history)

[46 woodie]

I was very lucky in using the lubrication stickers that were affixed to the "A" pillar on my '46 Ford Wagon. I was able to track down the gentleman that actually serviced my car from 1946 until 1964 and he told me the history of my car during that time period. The car lived its life in a small town in Iowa until '64 and when the original owner passed away, vanished, until I purchased it in Minnesota in 2001. What clue's if any do you have?