[Noah930]

California DMV also has a $5 VIN search. Tell them you're the owner of that VIN and want past info on it. See what pops up.

edit: Look under Grady's post halfway down the first page of this thread: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/306311-california-vehicle-search.html

I tried the search, but it turned up empty for me as the California DMV discards old records if there's been no activity (in California) on the car for 5 years.