MY
Chevelle
MEMORIES
PAGE: THE LOST DOCUMENTS
I managed to locate 3 registration receipt stubs that I located the VIN
and title #. The documents date back to 1974, 1975, and 1976.
Since 1978, these are the only relics left of my dad's Chevelle, which
was sold off in ?May 1978. A 1978 Cutlass Supreme replaced the Chevelle,
and the vehicle title for the Cutlass was official in May 1978.
Here's the first registration receipt, in which I referenced the VIN#.
Back in the days, this was part of a transfer registration receipt after
purchasing a motor vehicle. Note that a typewriter was used back
in the days.
Another registration receipt stub, dated March 15, 1975. This is
where I came up with the title #.
This is the third registration receipt, dated March 16, 1976. This
was the first year that the license plate sticker (on the upper left and
right hand corner of Texas license plates) made its debut, until 1995,
when the windshield stickers replaced the license plate stickers for passenger
cars (motorcycles and trailers still use the plate stickers). The
reason for the transition to the windshield sticker was license plate theft,
due to the September 1, 1991 law which made proof of liability insurance
a requirement to renew your driver license, have your vehicle inspected,
register a motor vehicle, purchasing license plates, and registration renewal.
Not much is known of the Chevelle today, but I don't expect any high
hopes for doing a VIN search through Texas DOT. The only thing that
I know is that the car is either junked or crushed/recycled. If this
were the case, then this is all I have left of a 1969 Chevelle; these three
receipt stubs.
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are legal documents, and any unauthorized use will lead to criminal prosecution.
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