Looking for my Mom’s 1972 Baby Blue Gran Torino in Dallas, Texas-need help finding it.?
Mom’s car was stolen by a tow company from her apartment in the 90’s. Now she is old and ill and I would love nothing more than to find it. She still misses this car and yes, it was as sweet as the one in the movie.
I have the VIN number (which I won’t post here), but the standard internet computer programs that use the VIN number DO NOT take a car this old. Maybe the DMV can give me this information? It was Baby Blue, 2 door 357 Gran Torino Sport towed around 1993-for what it is worth.
The car wouldn’t be reported as stolen as whatever tow company took it probably got a Lien against it when my Mom counldn’t pay the fees and they aquired it legally (immorally). I just want the final whereabouts, which I am hoping the VIN number record can show.
**CarFax and the like will not show a car this old**
Called the DMV and in Texas a tow company has to send two letters in 31 days and it is theirs-they do NOT have to file a lien, they just get it. My Mom is listed as the last registered owner, which means on paper she owns it, but it is gone like the wind. They only have to keep records for 2 years, which has obviously passd. I was able to check 20 other states and it hasn’t been registered in the last 7 years either.
My last step is to bother the apartmet complex to see if they have records of the tow company used (fat chance) and writting a form letter to all tow yards in Dallas in the hopes that I can find it or really, just proof of where it went. I’ve seen the cars flat-as-fritters going to Mexico, I just want to know where it went.. That car to me is the 70’s and my young Mom. Damm.
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It’s been stripped down for parts in Mexico 15 years ago, good luck.
I bought a 72 blue Gran Torino from a tow lot in Dallas back in 97….
Call the DMV and see if the car was registered by someone else. This can happen. Go to the local police department and see if the show the car as stolen. If they show nothing, make a police report that the car was stolen. Insist and speak to a higher officer if the first one refuses.
I assume you tried carfax and that didn’t work out? If you didn’t try it.
Other poster may be right about it going down to Mexico, but it would not hurt to redo a new police report and call the DMV if your serious about trying to get it back. It may be a long shot, but it never hurts. You never know. You may get it back.