Looking for 1973 challenger

[zack_3]

Hello everyone! I’m new to the site and joined looking for some help from the E body community. I’m currently searching for my dad’s 1973 top banana challenger. A few days ago I started with the gentleman’s name that purchased the car from him and single photo. I have been able to turn that into a VIN number and the cars last location in 2018. Since finding out the car was in Dallas, Texas in 2018 I’ve hit a dead end. While I explore a few more options I figured I’d start posting in some forums. A few details:
1973
Top banana yellow
440 six pack
4spd
R/T stripes

 

[Xcudame]

Obviously the car was modified with the 440 Six Pack and Shakerhood, but those make it stand out more if it still has those parts. A VIN would help track it down if you care to post it.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Posting the vin makes it trackable. The other items are not usually enough.
Good luck with the search!

 

[zack_3]

Thanks for all the replies, everyone. I had a search done using the VIN, and unfortunately it looks like no one has titled or registered the car since the gentleman who bought it from my dad around 2006–2009.


From what I’ve been able to piece together, the car was later sent to an auction where another gentleman purchased it. When I contacted him, he told me that after finding out what it would cost to register the car, he decided to run it on a friend’s tag instead. He eventually sent the car back through another auction, and that’s where the trail goes cold.


If anyone wants to dig into it or happens to recognize the VIN, here it is:


VIN: JH23H3B306687

 

[pschlosser]

I would be SHOCKED if a public search of the VIN number shows the current owner. If I were the current owner, I would find that a volitation of my privacy. Unless, I chose some action resulting it in being shared.

If the car was in good shape, it is likely still in service, happy, living a good life, in the care of an owner. But most owners, like 80% or more of them, do NOT frequent these boards, and have the time to show curiosity about the origins of their.... assets. And I would expect most of them to be private, conservative people. I think I am. And I own (have owned) several nice cars. Do I recall the VIN number of every car I have owned, or could I go look them up, somewhere, amongst my personal records? Heck, no!

 

[zack_3]

I would be SHOCKED if a public search of the VIN number shows the current owner. If I were the current owner, I would find that a volitation of my privacy. Unless, I chose some action resulting it in being shared.

If the car was in good shape, it is likely still in service, happy, living a good life, in the care of an owner. But most owners, like 80% or more of them, do NOT frequent these boards, and have the time to show curiosity about the origins of their.... assets. And I would expect most of them to be private, conservative people. I think I am. And I own (have owned) several nice cars. Do I recall the VIN number of every car I have owned, or could I go look them up, somewhere, amongst my personal records? Heck, no!

I have mixed feelings about using the vin to my advantage. With this current car it has really not shed any light on the cars location. It’s very obvious the car is living a life of constantly being flipped/resold with no one being serious enough to get a title or registered into their name. To my knowledge unless a law enforcement officer searches the vin no private info is shared. It just states the last city, state, and county. Even if it revealed any info and I reached out to the current owner and he simply told me to “F off” I will respect his/her wishes and move on with my life.

 

[pschlosser]

it is not uncommon for people to seek info about nostalgic historical cars they once owned by VIN number.
I'm still seeking the original engine block to one car, but I recognize, if I were the owner of some engine block, that was nicely installed in a car, I have little motivation to share with a prior owner I am now the current owner of said property.
not to mention, VIN numbers are not tumbling around in my head, so to find a part by VIN, or even a car, by reading a post about it, is... to be modest, an extreme long shot.

 

[zack_3]

it is not uncommon for people to seek info about nostalgic historical cars they once owned by VIN number.
I'm still seeking the original engine block to one car, but I recognize, if I were the owner of some engine block, that was nicely installed in a car, I have little motivation to share with a prior owner I am now the current owner of said property.
not to mention, VIN numbers are not tumbling around in my head, so to find a part by VIN, or even a car, by reading a post about it, is... to be modest, an extreme long shot.

I’m not expecting a previous owner or the current owner to see the VIN number and automatically know that they own/owned the car. That is why my original post did not include the VIN but rather some info on the car and a picture. I’ll be the first to admit, I have no faith posting the car on here will give me any leads to its location but it’s worth a shot. All it takes is for someone to recognize the car and to say “hey, I saw that car at an auction in 2023 in XYZ” and know I can contact that auction company to find out some more info.