CA DMV sent me the information that I’d requested --- the CA DMV registration information/history of my vehicle --- on form # INF 70R
Interesting stuff. In addition to a photo-copy of my original request, the bulk of the response consists of three sheets of what appears to be screen-dump-type print-outs . . . albeit nicely/officially stamped in blue as ‘certified documents’ --- 4 pages total, all crisply-folded, neatly packaged.
Contents. There were two records ---- one, for the current registered owner --- me --- and a second one, going back to the previous recorded registration. Each record includes several dates, and the vehicle’s tag number at the time, as well as any previous tags, even mileage. Registered owners’ names appear ---- but no address or city. I already know my details --- 2 pages-worth, and no errors --- so I skipped to the last page . . .
. . . LIC/VIN: 1GXY855 . . .
. . . OWNER ISS: 03/03/84 . . .
. . . R/O: ANDERSON DONALD . . .
. . . SOLD ON 2/21/85 . . .
. . . BUYER: SCALZO LOUIS . . .
Going back to the last page of my record . . .
. . . 03/25/86 SUR OF TITLE FL
END OF DATA
Coupla things . . .
First --- the plate shown for 1059 in its previous life in CA --- a standard-issue 7-place passenger plate --- 1 digit – 3 letters – 3 digits . . . is appropriate for an early-80s vehicle registration.
But not for a mid-‘70s.
(That would’ve been a 6-place tag --- 3 digits – 3 letters)
If 1059 had first come to CA in the mid-‘70s, as Lou had told me, then why didn’t it have a mid-‘70s plate?
The second thing that struck me was that that previous registration record showed a March ’84 issue date . . . nothing prior. From this record, it appears that this Mr Anderson registered the car for the 1st time only a year before selling it --- with no prior CA registrations.
Soooooooo . . . . . what was the car doing before ‘84? Wasn’t registered in CA? Maybe, sitting non-op, for a time?
And one last item, curious . . .
DMV Nicki told me previously that CA DMV purges old registration records after 4 years. So. If 1059 hasn’t been in CA since the mid-‘80s, WAY more than the 4-year-limit . . . . why is there a record, at all? Shouldn’t it ‘ve been purged long ago?
Did somebody else turn over 1059’s CA reg history in the last 4 years, thus keeping the record open?
Anyway, going by the level of involvement/enthusiasm of the Previous Owners I’ve come across, so far . . . I’m hoping that this Don Anderson may still be available, maybe still into Porsches, maybe even somewhere close-by our community
Does any one know, or ever heard of this Guy?
Here’s what (little) I know about him.
Donald Anderson
Owned some kind of rural/ranch/farm property
Somewhere close-by/just off Topanga Canyon Blvd
Vicinity of Chatsworth
Some time in the early-to-mid-‘80s
I spoke with Lou about this Guy, and we’ve talked several times about the location where the car was purchased. But . . . the area that I looked at has been turned into a bunch of sub-divisions, so . . .
. . . . before I start-up another letter-writing campaign --- Don Anderson? There could be hundreds!!!! . . . ask around, see if anybody recognizes the name or any of the details I’ve mentioned
And thanks for writing, Craig . . . pretty cool to be the inspiration for your first post. (I'm honored, Sir)