Background: Before your car was built, an order for it was placed with Chrysler. It may have been placed by an individual, by a dealer or out of a sales bank. As soon as the order was placed, a Build Record was generated. From the 60s onward, this was an IBM computer punchcard. The Build Record is the first piece of your car to be manufactured. It contains information about what type of car is to be built, the body style, paint, options, etc. From the Build Record, several Broadcast Sheets were generated and from that a Fender Tag was stamped. As soon as the frame was jigged and the order was released for production (Scheduled Production Date), the Fender Tag was attached to the frame and the car started its journey down the assembly line along with its Broadcast Sheet. The Build Record stayed with the car as part of the sales paperwork. When the dealer sold the car, they sent the Build Record back to the Zone Office where it was entered into the computer. That's how the original warranty was activated. Then the Build Record was sent back to Chrysler in Michigan where it was stored on microfische. Today: Hopefully, your Build Record is still on file in Detroit. Unfortunately, many are not. Some may still exist, but have not yet been organized and thus can't be found. It seems that most prior to 1968 are on file, as well as many after 1970. What To Do: Send a letter requesting your Build Record to: Chrysler Historical Collection CIMS 410-11-21 12501 Chrysler Freeway Detroit, Michigan 48288 Be sure to include the VIN of the car in question and a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Many of the folks working on this are volunteers, so help them out any way you can. CONTACTING DEPARTMENTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES: Researching your car's history can provide you with a wealth of information, such as previous repairs, accidents, etc. Sometimes a previous owner will have the original paperwork or a missing Broadcast Sheet. Here's how to get started in finding the previous owner of your car. NOTE: (Please be aware that some previous owners may have passed on and the family may not wish to discuss anything with you. Please respect their wishes.) Starting with the Department of Motor Vehicles in the state in which your vehicle is currently registered, request a Title History. Don't request a Title Search, as they will probably send you a copy of the title you already have. Be sure to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Prices vary, but it should cost about $2 per title found. Some states don't keep records more than ten or fifteen years, but that may be enough to help you locate a few previous owners. If your car came from out of state, the oldest title should tell you from which state it came. Now you can request a Title History from that state. Department of Motor Vehicle Addresses: Alabama Department of Public Safety 500 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104 (334) 242-4400 Alaska Dept. of Motor Vehicles 2150 E. Dowling Road Anchorage, AK 99507 (907) 269-5551 Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicles Division P. O. Box 2100 Mail Drop 500M Phoenix, AZ 85001-2100 (602) 255-8152 Arkansas Office of Driver Services 7th & Wolfe Street Joel Ledbedder Building, Room 126 Little Rock, AR 72203 (501) 682-7060 California Department of Motor Vehicles 2415 First Avenue Sacramento, CA 95818 (916) 657-7677 Colorado Dept. of Revenue Motor Vehicle Division 1881 Pierce Street Lakewood, CO 80214 (303) 205-5600 Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles 60 State Street Wethersfield, CT 06161 (860) 566-4710 Delaware Dept. of Public Safety Motor Vehicle Division P.O. Box 698 Dover, DE 19903 (302) 739-2500 District of Columbia Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services 301 "C" Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-2100 (202) 727-1159 Florida Dept. of Motor Vehicles Driver Privacy Protection Act Requests 2900 Apalache Pkwy, Room B435 Neil Kirkman Bldg Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 414-2426 State of Georgia Department of Public Safety Driver Services Division 959 East Confederate Avenue SE Atlanta, GA 30316 (404) 657-9300 Hawaii Motor Vehicle Safety Office 1505 Dillingham Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96817 (808) 832-5820 Idaho Transportation Department Division of Motor Vehicles P. O. Box 7129 Boise, ID 83707-1129 (208) 334-8000 Illinois Motorist Services Vehicle Services Department Record Inquiry Section 501 South 2nd Street Springfield, IL 62756 (217) 782-6992 Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles 100 North Senate Avenue Room N440 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 233-2349 Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division P. O. Box 9204 Des Moines, IA 50306-9204 (515) 237-3202 Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Motor Vehicles Sheila Walker Topeka, KS 66626-0001 (913) 296-3660 Kentucky Division of Vehicle Licensing Title Branch P.O. Box 2014 Frankfort, KY 40602 (502) 564-5301 Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles P. O. Box 64886 Baton Rouge, LA 70896 (504) 925-6335 Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles Secretary of State 29 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0029 (207) 287-9006 Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration 6601 Ritchie Highway Glen Burnie, MD 21062 (410) 768-7274 Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles P.O. Box 199100 Boston, MA 02119-9100 (617) 351-4500 Michigan Department of State Driver and Vehicle Records 7064 Crowner Drive Lansing, MI 48918 (517) 322-1000 Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101 (612) 296-9525 Mississippi Driver Services Bureau P. O. Box 958 Jackson, MS 39205 (601) 987-1200 Missouri Department of Motor Vehicles P. O. Box 629 Jefferson City, MO 65105 (573) 751-4509 Montana Motor Vehicle Division P. O. Box 201430 303 North Roberts Helena, MT 59620-1430 (406) 444-4536 Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 (402) 471-2281 TDD: (402) 471-4154 Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety 555 Wright Way Carson City, NV 89711-0400 (702) 687-5505 New Hampshire Department of Safety Division of Motor Vehicles James H. Hayes Bldg Ten Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03305 (603) 271-2589 New Jersey Motor Vehicle Services 225 East State Street CN 160 Trenton, NJ 08666 1-888-486-3339 TDD: (609) 292-5120 New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Dept. Motor Vehicle Division P. O. Box 1028 Joseph Montoya Building Santa Fe, NM 87504-1028 1-888-MVD-INFO New York State Dept. of Motor Vehicles 6 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12228 http://nysdmv.com/call.htm North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles 1100 New Bern Avenue Raleigh, NC 27697 (919) 715-7000 North Dakota Driver's License and Traffic Safety Division 608 East Boulevard Avenue Bismark, ND 58505-0700 (701) 328-2725 Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles 1970 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43223 (614) 752-7600 TDD: (614) 752-7681 Oklahoma Department of Public Safety Accident Records Division 3600 North Martin Luther King Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73111 (405) 425-2000 Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services Branch 1905 Lana Avenue Salem, OR 97314 (503) 945-5000 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Driver and Vehicle Services 1101-1125 South Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17104 (717) 391-6190 1-800-932-4600 TDD: 1-800-228-0676 Rhode Island Motor Vehicles 286 Main Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 (401) 277-2970, ext. 2039 South Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles P. O. Box 1498 Columbia, SC 29216 (803) 737-1654 1-800-442-1DMV South Dakota Department of Revenue Division of Motor Vehicles 445 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-3185 (605) 773-5335 Tennessee Department of Safety Driver License Issuance Division 1150 Foster Avenue Nashville, Tennessee 37249-1000 (615) 741-3954 TDD: (615) 532-2281 Texas Department of Transportation Correspondence Section P. O. Box 12098 Austin, TX 78711-2098 (512) 465-7611 The Utah Driver License Division 4501 South 2700 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 (801) 965-4437 (801) 965-4496 (fax) State of Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles State Office Building, 120 State Street Montpelier, Vermont 05601 (802) 828-2000 Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles P. O. Box 27412 Richmond, VA 23269 (804) 367-0538 (Richmond & vicinity) (757) 461-1919 (Tidewater) (804) 309-1500 (Western Virginia) (703) 761-4655 (Northern Virginia) Washington Department of Licensing 1125 Washington Street, SE P. O. Box 9020 Olympia, WA 98507-9020 (360) 902-3600 TDD (360) 664-8885 West Virginia Division of MotorVehicles 1800 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, WV 25317 1-800-642-9066 (304) 558-3900 Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles P.O. Box 7918 Madison, WI 53707-7918 (608) 266-1466 Wyoming Department of Transportation Driver Services Division P. O. Box 1708 Cheyenne, WY 82003-1708 (307) 777-4800