My quest to find my father's 914, I'm trying to locate my father's sold car, I have no plate or VIN. Options

[Motorrific]

My dad had a 1971 914 in red. He sold it from our West Jersey home in the early 90s and the family largely forgot about it until I saw one on the road a year ago and started trying to find his car.

We've tried going through the DMV for registration records but they say we have to at least have the vehicle plate. We've called our insurance agents and they have no record of the car. We're currently cleaning out my parents house and have thus far not found any documents or pictures regarding the vehicle. I think we will eventually find something, but nothing promising yet.

What we do know is the year and color and that it was sold in West jersey in the early 90s. It was a 4 cylinder that had been boared out to larger displacement and upgraded with Webber carbs. My dad also told me it had the "euro spec" gauge cluster with everything displayed in KPH and "wheels unlike any car I'd ever seen." He was not the first owner of the car so we cannot go through Porsche.

I realize there's a fair chance that the car is scrapped by now. But if it's still alive somewhere, I want to find it and buy it and bring it home. If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears.

[mepstein]

I grew up in Moorestown but I never remember seeing a car like that. I would look through family pics and hopefully you will have a pic of the plate or other identifying info. Maybe an old file that he kept records for past cars. Good luck with the search.

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[Motorrific]

I grew up in Moorestown but I never remember seeing a car like that. I would look through family pics and hopefully you will have a pic of the plate or other identifying info. Maybe an old file that he kept records for past cars. Good luck with the search.

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Never found a pic, but I found the VIN and added it to this site. It's 4712913642. A title check showed the car was last registered in New Jersey in September of 2009. I've been calling every Porsche dealer in New Jersey asking them to see if the chassis code is in their system. One told me they can't release that information unless it's the owner but they told me before I even gave them the code, so I don't think they're hiding something. The other dealerships have told me they don't have any record of it. At this point, my only option is word of mouth and telling as many people as possible.