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  1. 01-05-2019, 11:28 AM #1
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    finding my old 914

    I am trying to locate my original 1972 914. I bought it new , picked it up in Osnabrueck Germany, in June of 1972, drove it through 9 countries, shipped it to Chicago, picked it up and drove it to Lincoln Ne. where I had it for several years. Ex kept it in divorce but it stayed in Lincoln for a while. it was always worked on by Bud Dunclaw at Road and Track Motors, which has been closed for some time. It was a white with appearance group, 1.7, Padrinni (sp) wheels. the last plates I had on it was G-914. I have no vin or other numbers on it. If anyone in the Lincoln area my might possibly be able to help, there would be a finders fee for sure. I haven't talked to Bud for about 4 years and don't know if he is still around. Worked on my Texas registered 71 911e, until then in his spare time. Thanks for any help I can get. Jon S Blocker Corpus Christi Texas 361-739-6953
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  2. 01-05-2019, 12:24 PM #2
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    Needle in a Nebraska haystack.

    Not so far fetched though... talked to a guy yesterday that found his family's Chev truck he drove in high school 25 years later. His brother's grad tassel still hanging from the mirror! Ended up being 5 miles from his house.

    Good luck, keep us posted, and don't get divorced again.
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  3. 01-05-2019, 12:44 PM #3
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    Thanks for advise Frank, should have listened to you 45 years ago. Jon
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  4. 01-05-2019, 12:54 PM #4
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    So the grass wasn't greener? lol

    In case you want a placeholder I have an interesting 914.
    73 2.0, 30k miles, Tangerine and ready for this? Never been titled! The original owner I bought it from brought it over from Germany when new and kept it on the MSO for 40 years! He lived in a very, very, VERY small town (Elkhart Lake to be exact) and apparently local LE didn't care that he had no lic plates.

    I still shake my head. I would have been arrested and thrown in the pokey if I tried that.
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  5. 01-05-2019, 01:20 PM #5
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    Sounds like nice find! Actually the grass has been greener for 30 years, and this one has let me stumble through over 20 P cars, along with several others. With my ex I actually owned 2 912s and a 1965 Euro 365 SC cab. I was on the CCPD for 29 years and always seemed to find the cars that needed the have the titles and paperwork screwed with to get correct,
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  6. 01-08-2019, 03:31 PM #6
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    Check with the folks on 914 World.

    Good luck without the VIN.
    Perhaps DMV keeps records back to then?
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    Try looking through insurance records.
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  8. 01-09-2019, 08:23 AM #8
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    Nebraska DMV won't release any of those records for personal reasons like I am requesting. Has to be for a legal reason. Already contacted them. Not even my 29 years of law enforcement would satisfy them. Thanks for the idea though. Can't remember who I had insurance with back then, my parents probably remember more about what I did back then than I can, TOO many beers I think, LOL Jon
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  9. 01-10-2019, 11:45 PM #9
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    Have you tried to contact Bud Dunclaw?
    I maybe have some kind of bills with the name of your ex-wife and the VIN.
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  10. 01-11-2019, 04:12 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by 928cs View Post
    Have you tried to contact Bud Dunclaw?
    I maybe have some kind of bills with the name of your ex-wife and the VIN.
    Color me inquisitive: Why would you have copies of his ex-wife’s bills?

    I’ve been searching for a paper I wrote in my 8th grade Creative Writing class from 1973. Any chance you can find that?
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