Okay, I have tried everything and every site and have spent over $100 on site fees trying to get some information on my sons 79 Camaro Z28. I bought it without a title and I am trying to get some history on it so I can try and get a title. Samsung s3 phone. Every site I have tried has no history of the car or says invalid VIN # since it is only a 13 digit VIN. I have tried Carfax, vehicle.com and tons of other sites. I had a license plate from Georgia for the car but I must have thrown it away. Does anyone have any ideas what I can do to find some history on the car?

Thanks for any and all help. Quit spending money. There's ZERO you can do or get with your vin #.The 1st thing I would do is figure out how to register/title this thing in your state. Go to the DMV and get the procedure.If the car came from GA, that would explain why there's no title - you don't need one here. I don't know how IL works, but before sinking any more $ into this car - get it legal in your state.Again, there is next to nothing you can find out about this thing, even with the vin. You may be able to trace previous ownership, but. Really, who cares who owned it before it got put in the barn.Most of these online VIN things are BS.

Carfax is decent, but that only works and is practical on NEWER cars. There's practically zero information about early 17 digit vin cars too.The car is what it is.My focus would be on getting the ability to legally own & operate this vehicle in your state. MadMike, car was originally from Georgia, but I need the name of who it was last registered to in Georgia so I can get an IL title. That's why I have been trying to get info on the car from anywhere I can.

In the 1950s, Chevrolet VIN decoders were comprised of the Tri-Five serial numbers, but today Chevrolet VIN decoding utilizes the standardized 17-digits across the auto industry. There are several places to look in a Chevrolet VIN decoder search.

Car would not have had a title since it is a 79 but I can't do anything without the name of the owner. IL requires a bill of sale stating the car was sold without a title since it was from Georgia. BUT, I have to have his name, if IL does a check on the car and finds the BOS does not match the last registered owner they will not issue a title. Since the car was left by these peoples son I want to verify he was the owner before I move forward. If he was not the owner then I have problems.I have spent no money on the car besides the purchase price and the fees for trying to get info on it. I am not going to start fixing it up until I have a title. So far we have just removed the interior and done some basic cleaning on it.

It is the tenth digit that gives you the model year for GM. Ive been working at a Chevy dealer for years running codes/vins.For example ( my examples only apply to 2001-2015 gm vehicles)Remember 10th digit from the beginning, (left to right).2001. 12002.22003.3.etc.2009.9After 09 the tenth digit was given a letter2010. A2011.B2012.C2013.D2014.E2015.FEtc.We have another 20 years worth of lettersThanks for reading.You can always check your model year by looking in your drivers side door jamb and it will give you model year. If it was assembled in July or later it's probably a model year later than listed.