DanielF
DanielF New Reader
8/2/24 5:20 p.m.

Hey, I cant lookup VIN numbers older cars and they seem to have less characters. Do y'all know any way to get a Carfax or something similar on these cars?

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
8/5/24 9:20 a.m.

I understand your pain. I tried re-registering a car with an older style VIN, and it was a pain because it was less than 17 digits.

Much of what Carfax offers wasn't recorded back in the day. However, maybe this can help?

https://www.hagerty.com/valuation-tools/classic-car-vin-lookup

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
8/5/24 10:21 a.m.

I've also had some luck just punching the VIN straight into Google.

Sometimes you can find an older for-sale listing that has details on the car in question.

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