Where's My Car?

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njoconnor
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Your car is a: 1972 124 Spider

Re: Where's My Car?

Post by njoconnor »

baltobernie wrote:Evan, I checked with the membership director at DC Fiats, and he says this car is not currently owned by one of our guys; sorry. Did you check the VIN on that German site?
German site? Bernie, got a link?

I'd love to find my old French Blue 71 Coupe, and I still have the VIN, thanks to an old insurance bill (VIN now transferred to a readily available txt file on my phone!). Problem is, the VINs from the 70's are not the standard VINs we use now, so things like Carfax and other search engines don't work.

Last I heard, the 71 had gone to Nevada with the sons of the salesman who took it in trade on a new 84 Rabbit....which, had I waited about 2 months, would have been a 1st gen GTI instead of a 5 spd "L" 4 door..... :roll:

Good luck, Evan!

Neil
Neil O'Connor
Madison, WI
72 FIAT 124 Spider
12 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit
14 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn Eco-Diesel
ex-71 FIAT 124 Coupe
and a host of Audi's, Saabs, VW's, MOPAR's, Fords, and a Bimmer....
baltobernie
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Re: Where's My Car?

Post by baltobernie »

njoconnor wrote:German site? Bernie, got a link?
http://www.fiatspider.de/der-spider/registry
rdv
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Your car is a: 69 AS Spider
Location: Hamburg, Germany

Re: Where's My Car?

Post by rdv »

baltobernie wrote:
njoconnor wrote:German site? Bernie, got a link?
http://www.fiatspider.de/der-spider/registry
Hi at all,
this is the result of a query for "USA" + "Nevada": 45 cars!
http://www.fiatspider.de/der-spider/reg ... =&=Filtern

If you tell us the VIN or Pre-VIN (like 124CS(1)xxxxxxx) then i can look up in my offline collection.
Good luck to you!

Ciao,
Ralf
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rdv
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Re: Where's My Car?

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rdv wrote:
baltobernie wrote:
njoconnor wrote:German site? Bernie, got a link?
http://www.fiatspider.de/der-spider/registry
Hi at all,
this is the result of a query for "USA" + "Nevada": 45 cars!
arrgh,
i should read he complete thread!
1) the thread owner is looking for a 83 pininfarina without VIN
2) the registry just only contains 124 Spider cars
3) 124 coupe cars are just collected offline for any interested persons

So the registry contains cars identified by VIN / chassisno. or by license plate ID.
Can u tell us the plate ID from the pics?

I also can look for a 83 US Pininfarina with that significant front in my Picture libraries.

Bye,
Ralf
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rdv
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Re: Where's My Car?

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rdv wrote:
I also can look for a 83 US Pininfarina with that significant front in my Picture libraries.
Hi Evan,
just looked for an US Pininfarina Spider in red with that specific front. But in my result list of 403 front pictures there's no red one like this. Sorry, can't help!

Ciao,
Ralf
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Re: Where's My Car?

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Thanks for trying Ralf!
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njoconnor
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Re: Where's My Car?

Post by njoconnor »

Ralf: Thanks; tried the site and....yeah, looks like spiders only.

Edit the second.....sheesh..... :oops:

Old coupe VIN/pre-VIN was 124BC10150457; color was Med/Fr Blue (426).

Sorry....apparently the original VIN plate was hard to read, so I had registered it with "SC" with the insurance company, not the correct "BC".

"This time fer shur" , to quote my favorite philosopher.....

Neil
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Madison, WI
72 FIAT 124 Spider
12 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit
14 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn Eco-Diesel
ex-71 FIAT 124 Coupe
and a host of Audi's, Saabs, VW's, MOPAR's, Fords, and a Bimmer....
rdv
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Re: Where's My Car?

Post by rdv »

njoconnor wrote:Old coupe VIN/pre-VIN was 124BC10150457; color was Med/Fr Blue (426).
Good morning Neil,
sorry can't find any Information about your car. Good luck to you!

Ciao,
Ralf
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PeterParker
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Your car is a: 1979 Fiat Spider

Re: Where's My Car?

Post by PeterParker »

I know why you miss it. Have an 84 the same color with 38K miles and it's set up just about right. Wilwood brakes, aluminum radiator, rear sway bar, etc. All I need is those springs I want. Well an R&T rack from a Bi Turbo would be nice. It seems that with a little reversible tweaking these cars can be made to drive as good as they look.
I drove and X for years and had to sell it to get the Spyder. Having spent years on X web this place sure is quiet.
Anyhow.....hope you find your car.
I know where my two old favorites are. Totaled. Both were totaled by new owners 3 months later.
DieselSpider
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Your car is a: 1978 124 Spider with Isuzu Turbo Diesel

Re: Where's My Car?

Post by DieselSpider »

Unfortunately because of issues with PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and Privacy unless its revealed due to a Police Investigation most regular folks can't get access to who possesses what VIN and such as easily any more unless the current owner volunteers to make it public.

I just tried to track down a previous owner of a vehicle having both the VIN and previous registration and was told unless requested by an officer of the court as part of an ongoing investigation they could not reveal that information since it was a New Hampshire registration number and NH now views that as a violation of their Privacy Laws.

I am not about to lay out $600 to have an officer of the court research this for me.
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ORFORD2004
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Your car is a: 1983 PININFARINA
Location: Sherbrooke, Qc, Canada

Re: Where's My Car?

Post by ORFORD2004 »

I bought my 83 from Charlottesville near International Auto Parts. The owner was a Dmv cops and he got 2. One green and one light blue.
coffeejolts
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Your car is a: 1985 Pininfarina Spider
Location: Atlanta

Re: Where's My Car?

Post by coffeejolts »

You can probably get the vin indirectly by doing a title search of cars you've owned (in the state where you titled it). Any decent PI should be able to do that and then a vin search to find the current owner. Might cost you a hundred bucks or so, but it's worth it
Searching for my first car: a 1985.5 Pininfarina Spider FOUND
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Re: Where's My Car?

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Well, after years of searching, I think I found my car and it's not a happy ending. I found this:
VIN: ZFRAS00B4D5502040. Found in Rockville MD. Crushed in 01/2017. Reported by John Erskine, FIAT Rescue League.
I guess it met its demise in 2017. Sad. I really regret selling it, I had restored it and she was gorgeous. Hind sight can be cruel.

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tima01864
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Your car is a: 1983 FIAT Pininafarina Spider 2000
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Re: Where's My Car?

Post by tima01864 »

Sad to hear this. Looked like a beauty.
18Fiatsandcounting
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Your car is a: 1969 and 1971 124 spiders
Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Re: Where's My Car?

Post by 18Fiatsandcounting »

Shucks, Evan, that's definitely a bummer. Two of my "18 and counting" history are in my garage, but I've lost track of the others over the years.

Anyway, they become almost like a member of the family, and hard to let loose.

-Bryan
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