lost title! never registered. need advice

[bmoha7321]

Some of you have been following my build blog on my 97 GSX shell. I bought the shell from a friend who bought it from the last registered owner with title in Aurora Illinois. My friend did not register the shell as it is just that a shell. Not driveable. No motor no tranny. It's a project car and went into his storage. He bought a 97 supercharged corvette and sold me the 97 GSX shell. He dropped it off here and I promptly put it into my storage. I have spent the better part of the year working on it. I didn't register it as it wasn't driveable. The DMV doesn't have a problem with me not registering it since it wasn't on the road.
Ok long story short I had been expecting to get the GSX running last month and put the title into the cargo pocket of my pants. It actually started 6 days later and then to my horror I found out I sent the title thru the wash. It's nothing but paper pulp. The WI DMV was no help.
I did not know the original registered owner in Illinois. My buddy did not save his name or telephone number. His screen name here on tuners is turbodsmawd420. He lives in Aurora Illinois. DMV is saying basically the only way to get this thing registered in WI is to have him re title it in Illinois and then send me the new title. I don't know his name. If anyone on here knows him personally I really need to get a hold of him.

 

[ed1380]

I hope you were not wearing cargo pants as well...

If so..Try on a pair of regular jeans will you..

I only wear them. I feel cramped with jeans.

I used to wear them back in the day too..But now I don't carry enough stuff to warrant wearing cargo pants..

If you got a girl and you wear cargo pants..You become their purse..I seen that on scrubs and thought it was funny..

Then get one that isn't "prissy" as I call it. The only thing I've ever carried is her phone. At all times I have 3 pockets used, and never anything in the back pockets. Having zippers on the side pockets is a godsend in amusement parks.

 

[bmoha7321]

Still paying my ex 22k a year

 

[Bud92gsx]

You carry your girls phone..

Amusement parks..Interesting..That would definatly come in handy in that sutuation..

Almost makes me want to buy a pair of these cargo pants..ALMOST..But if I ever go to an amusement park..I'm buying some of these pants..But I'm not carrying her phone..




Your paying your ex 22k a year..Umm what..I would not pay my ex anything..Maybe pay them to stay away from me..

 

[ed1380]

You carry your girls phone..

Amusement parks..Interesting..That would definatly come in handy in that sutuation..

Almost makes me want to buy a pair of these cargo pants..ALMOST..But if I ever go to an amusement park..I'm buying some of these pants..But I'm not carrying her phone..

Once in a while, yes. I don't see what the big deal is. If she doesn't take her purse, the only place for it is in her back pocket and I don't want to feel phone.

 

[Bud92gsx]

Once in a while, yes. I don't see what the big deal is. If she doesn't take her purse, the only place for it is in her back pocket and I don't want to feel phone.

You would rather feel tuckus and not phone..

She doesn't have a purse dog does she..

 

[ed1380]

No a pitbull and a black lab

But back on subject thats actually the title from her gsx that's being waited on.

 

[Bud92gsx]

I bet those are beautiful dogs..

 

[jtmcinder]

What do you get when you mix a pit-bull with a black lab?

A well-fed pit-bull.

 

[ed1380]

The pit is a couple years old. Good obedient dog. I like it. The lab is a few months old, rescued from a bad home. Just being a PITA puppy. Always messes with the pit, but hopefully will grow up to be a good dog too.

found some pics. BTW that's a hawk we found on the side of the road

 

[Bud92gsx]

Ahh pretty puppies...Damm apartment building, won't let me have pets..

I want a freaking hawk..I would wrap it up in my arms, and hold it like a baby..Feed it mice..And then have it sit on my friends shoulders, and poop on them..

 

[bmoha7321]

well... getting the vin from the GSX shell carfaxed today by a friend of a friend that work at a stealership. So hopefully that'll turn up a name. Then how to get a phone number from a name?

 

[jtmcinder]

The Official WhitePages - Find People for Free

 

[bmoha7321]

Carfax doesn't give a name. Just service locations

 

[robs gst]

I'm not sure if a carfax will show the previous owners name.

Owner 1
Purchased: 1998
Type: Lease
Where: California
Est. miles/year: 12,116/yr
Est. length
owned:
6/3/98 -
2/19/02
(3 yrs. 8 mo.)
Low mileage!
This owner drove
less than the
Date: Mileage: Source: Comments:
06/03/1998 20 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Garden Grove, CA
Odometer reading reported
06/22/1998 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Title issued or updated
First owner reported
Registered as lease vehicle
09/09/1999 California
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Garden Grove, CA
Title issued or updated
Registered as lease vehicle

That's how mine shows for every previous owner, maybe cause your using a stealership to do it might be different.

 

[bmoha7321]

Only info I've been able to dig up is he's early 20s, a Toyota mechanic & lives in Aurora Il at the time of sale.
Haha feels like a manhunt except he didn't do anything wrong.

 

[jtmcinder]

Rumor has it that there's some skinny Swedish chick covered in tattoos that's really good at this kind of stuff. Maybe you can hire her. Or am I mixing real life and fiction again?

 

[bmoha7321]

Hahahaha funny JTM

 

[Bud92gsx]

So yesterday I got a messege back from my guy that lives in aurora...He doesn't know the guy..

But I asked him if he felt like becoming mr detective.Maybe he could find the guy...

Any luck on emailing this guy, since he hasn't been on tuners since September?

 

[Gysgt Guy]

Its a long shot, but you might try posting an ad on Craigslist in that area. Maybe he frequents it, or someone who knows him will stumble across it.

 

[bmoha7321]

Carfax does list three title transactions and a title number for each of the transactions. So I guess the next thing to do is call Illinois DMV and ask if they can give me a name based on that title #.

 

[V8Killer25]

carfax doesnt give names it just shows the number of owners and service reports

 

[SkyGrowsCold]

While your trying to track it down through paperwork maybe you could try and post a photo of the car, as long as it hasn't been painted, in the Great Lakes Region (Illinois section) of the site. Possiably get lucky and have someone over there recognize it and know who or the whereabouts of the previous owner.

 

[Bud92gsx]

There is also chitowndsm.org or com.


That's also a long shot..But It might work who knows..

 

[bmoha7321]

Bone stock looking silver metallic 97 GSX

 

[Bud92gsx]

I would almsot ask just to sell it to me..But since your having a PITA time trying to figure it out..I'm not gonna be able to figure it out..

Have you tried on your day off, going to madtown dmv and asking if they can help..