Minnesota Plates

[Stagger]

ok, probably a longshot.

My Windsor arrived to Sweden with the original plates (se picture)

Are there anyway someone here could tell me something about the car, for example previous owners and stuff like that

 

In sweden you could run the plates towards a register to see previous owners etc, and perhaps it is the same in the states ?

 

 

[casper50]

I doubt that the DMV would give out any personal information about a previous owner.

[busycoupe]

In the U.S. Vehicle registration is not governed at the national level. Each state has a department of motor vehicles and they rules vary from state to state. Also, the license plate does not stay with the vehicle. The plate is turned in to the state when the vehicle is sold. The new owner then has to apply for a new plate. In my experience, in Massachusetts and North Carolina, the state won't tell you anything rom a license plate. Vehicles typically have title of ownership documents. Sometimes they can be traced if you got one with the car. Perhaps someone in Minnesota, Perhaps Young Ed, will chime in with some local info.

Dave B.

[46Ply]

Additionally, chances are that this plate was simply purchased to display on the car, and not registered for it.  Law enforcement officials or insurance company agents could possibly track it, if you know someone.

[Mlindblom]

https://www.mndriveinfo.org/dvsinfo/MainFramepublic.asp

Doesn't have much info on that plate number but you could look up the identification number on the same website.

[greg g]

Looks like it was registered as a Colector car and subject to the following;

 

Subd. 1b.Collector's vehicle, classic car plate.

 

(a) Any motor vehicle manufactured between and including the years 1925 and 1948, and designated as a full classic car because of its fine design, high engineering standards, and superior workmanship, and owned and operated solely as a collector's item shall be listed for taxation and registration as follows: An affidavit shall be executed stating the name and address of the owner, the name and address of the person from whom purchased, the make of the motor vehicle, year and number of the model, the manufacturer's identification number, verification of the vehicle's full classic car status from nationally published standards and guides as determined by the registrar, and that the vehicle is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes. If the commissioner is satisfied that the affidavit is true and correct and that the motor vehicle qualifies to be classified as a classic car, and the owner pays a $25 tax and the plate fee authorized under section 168.12, the commissioner shall list such vehicle for taxation and registration and shall issue a single number plate.

( The number plate so issued shall bear the inscription "Classic Car," "Minnesota," and the registration number or other combination of characters authorized under section 168.12, subdivision 2a, but no date. The number plate is valid without renewal as long as the vehicle is in existence in Minnesota. The commissioner has the power to revoke said plate for failure to comply with this subdivision.

[Young Ed]

Most likely that was the current plate and not a display plate. The DMV won't track it for you. You need an attorney or someone else with access to the records who will do it.

[Stagger]

Ok, i just thought it would be fun to know the names of previous owners, just for my documentations for the car.

Thanx anyway

[Leviathan]

licenseplatesearchapp.com charges $4.95 and you can find the name of the last owner of the vehicle that your plates were issued to.

[Ulu]

  On 8/29/2015 at 9:23 PM, busycoupe said:

In the U.S. Vehicle registration is not governed at the national level. Each state has a department of motor vehicles and they rules vary from state to state. Also, the license plate does not stay with the vehicle. The plate is turned in to the state when the vehicle is sold. . . .

 

This is true in some states, but not in others. As you note, the rules vary from state to state.

 

Sometimes the plates stay with the car, and sometimes with the owner.

In some states you must hand them in to the DMV if you sell the car.