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Old Jul 13, 2015 | 07:18 PM
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Locating Original Owners

Just curious, anyone had luck contacting the original owner of their FD, and if so, how did you find him/her? I have interest in finding out more about the history of my car for various purposes. Thanks.
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Old Jul 13, 2015 | 07:31 PM
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So you can ask them "why in the HELL did you put neon lights and a Veilside body kit on this car!" ?

I think there are ways, it will probably take some phone calls and detective work.

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Old Jul 13, 2015 | 07:32 PM
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Well...mine was easy, as I am the second owner. Well, third owner if you consider the 'middle owner' was a dealership.


There must be a way to do it, as I have been contacted several times over the years on vehicles I'd sold, sometimes years prior to the contact, by people wanting to know more about the car or truck.
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Old Jul 13, 2015 | 11:15 PM
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I'm the original owner of mine
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Old Jul 15, 2015 | 10:14 AM
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I would start by running a carfax report. It will tell you what city and state the car was purchased in. Then I would call the Mazda dealership in that area and see if they can help you out.

If you are a AAA member, you should go to the local office and see if they can help you out.

I'm sure there are other ways too
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Old Jul 17, 2015 | 06:19 PM
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Cool

Texas Title Registration has listed the previous owner to whom the car belonged.
Don't know other for states.
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Old Jul 17, 2015 | 11:03 PM
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I am the original owner of mine which I purchased in June 1992.
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Old Jul 18, 2015 | 01:20 PM
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Yep, it was easy. He pulled me over about a year after I bought the car (he is/was a CHP officer). Such a wise-guy, lol.
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Old Jul 18, 2015 | 01:50 PM
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Yep, it was easy. He pulled me over about a year after I bought the car (he is/was a CHP officer). Such a wise-guy, lol.
hahaha did he end up giving you a ticket??
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Old Jul 18, 2015 | 11:57 PM
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hahaha did he end up giving you a ticket??
Nah, he was just playing around. After my heart attack, we hit up a local burger joint to catch up.
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Old Jul 19, 2015 | 09:08 AM
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Nah, he was just playing around. After my heart attack, we hit up a local burger joint to catch up.
Thats pretty cool. I'm a cop as well, gotta be careful with that stuff these days. You pull that with the wrong person, and you're getting sued, maybe fired. Cops just can't be people anymore.
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