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walter kandetzki
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hi folks im not sure if right place to ask or whatever.but anyways i bought a 1968 bug back in 05 from original owner.car is in virginia where i bought it but car is from california (where i guess owner moved back to).did anyone ever see this car run around los angeles back in the 90s early 2000s?i know it was a japanese?guy who owned it.i wanted to find out what dealer it came from.
ignore roof rack i had added that
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andk5591
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| Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:20 am Post subject: Re: random question |
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Buddy, a red bug sold in CA to a Japanese guy is a major long shot.....Suspecting there may have been at least a couple that fit that description....Good luck..Ya never know!
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hitest
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| Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:54 am Post subject: Re: random question |
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Oh dear, there's one of those in the backdrop of every "CHiPs" episode ever aired. This will be tough.
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mark tucker
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| Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: random question |
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| wasent there any paper work/owners manul in it? ... many times they stamp the dealer in them.. |
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: random question |
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| Check the door jamb for an oil change sticker. |
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heimlich
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| Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: random question |
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Do you keep your old phone bills? Try and find the phone number. Maybe use google maps and look for the address where you purchased it.
If you really want to know you can find out as you can trace the DMV records.
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walter kandetzki
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| Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: random question |
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I didn't think you could still trace dmv records.i found stickers on door jamb but it was done at Jin's shell service in pacific palisades California it said and it was hard to read since it was painted over.
When I bought the car I got it from a vw guy here in va who was selling it for the owner as the owner moved back to California it had a pink California title
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heimlich
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| Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: random question |
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| walter kandetzki wrote: |
| I didn't think you could still trace dmv records.i found stickers on door jamb but it was done at Jin's shell service in pacific palisades California it said and it was hard to read since it was painted over |
Someone has the info but is it worth paying to find out?
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mukluk
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| Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:58 am Post subject: Re: random question |
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The title of every vehicle I've owned had a block that listed the name of the previous owner... does yours not have the same?
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Mike Fisher
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Don't wait for any of us to find your old VW! Spend $200 on a Private Investigator. 
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nsracing
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Was there a dead body in the car, Walt? 
Geez man. You are lookin' for a Japanese dude and a dealership.
You need something? |
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ccpalmer
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 5:50 am Post subject: Re: random question |
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| mukluk wrote: |
| The title of every vehicle I've owned had a block that listed the name of the previous owner... does yours not have the same? |
Not in Michigan
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vwinnovator
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 8:56 am Post subject: Re: random question |
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start like this
-How many '68's sold in america?
-How many red '68's sold in America?
-How many red '68's sold in America in California?
-How many Japanese guys in America?
-How many Japanese guys in America living in California?
-How many '68's sold in America to Japanese guys living in California?
-How many red 68's sold in America to Japanese guys living in California?
-How many VW dealers in California?
-How many '68's sold through dealers in California?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys living in California?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys living in California who moved to VA?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys living in California who moved to VA and sold their red '68 to you?
Now we are getting somewhere..... |
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TDCTDI
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| vwinnovator wrote: |
start like this
-How many '68's sold in america?
-How many red '68's sold in America?
-How many red '68's sold in America in California?
-How many Japanese guys in America?
-How many Japanese guys in America living in California?
-How many '68's sold in America to Japanese guys living in California?
-How many red 68's sold in America to Japanese guys living in California?
-How many VW dealers in California?
-How many '68's sold through dealers in California?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys living in California?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys living in California who moved to VA?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys living in California who moved to VA and sold their red '68 to you?
Now we are getting somewhere..... |
If the Japanese guy that bought the red '68 beetle new in California sold it to him, then he would know who it was
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vwinnovator
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:11 am Post subject: Re: random question |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
| vwinnovator wrote: |
start like this
-How many '68's sold in america?
-How many red '68's sold in America?
-How many red '68's sold in America in California?
-How many Japanese guys in America?
-How many Japanese guys in America living in California?
-How many '68's sold in America to Japanese guys living in California?
-How many red 68's sold in America to Japanese guys living in California?
-How many VW dealers in California?
-How many '68's sold through dealers in California?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys living in California?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys living in California who moved to VA?
-How many red '68's sold through dealers in California to Japanese guys living in California who moved to VA and sold their red '68 to you?
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If the Japanese guy that bought the red '68 beetle new in California sold it to him, then he would know who it was |
He did say he bought it back in '05 for the original owner...
I can remember everyone I ever bought an original owner car from  |
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TDCTDI
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Yeah, I didn't see that they said they bought it from the original owner. Of the 400 or so ACVWs I've bought, I haven't bought an ACVW from the original owner for at least 20 years, so if I came across one now, I'd at least make a note of it somewhere. With the age of these cars, the likelihood of a true one owner car is as right up there with an Odo that hasn't rolled at least once.
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iowegian
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
| Yeah, I didn't see that they said they bought it from the original owner. Of the 400 or so ACVWs I've bought, I haven't bought an ACVW from the original owner for at least 20 years, so if I came across one now, I'd at least make a note of it somewhere. With the age of these cars, the likelihood of a true one owner car is as right up there with an Odo that hasn't rolled at least once. |
Is an Odo the thing that you have in your Speedo?  |
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TDCTDI
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| thought it was Dorothy's dog. |
Nope, security officer on Deep Space Nine. (I never knew that he was the same actor that played Father Mulcahy on M.A.S.H.  )
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Rene Auberjunois or something like that
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