I wonder if my car was stolen at one time in it's life

[terrible one]

Kind of random, but I think that my car might have been stolen sometime before I owned it. Not that it really matters, but I thought it was kind of interesting. Maybe I'm just bored out of my mind and wish I knew some of my car's history, or maybe it's not that farfetched. What do you guys think?

First, this is the stamping on all glass in the car EXCEPT for the driver quarter window:


Here is the driver quarter glass, the stamping is different than the rest and looks newer, so I think it's a replacement:


Then, there's this damage to the inside trim behind the window in question. Looks like damage from something coming through the glass and making contact, plus it looks eerily similar to the damage my buddy's car received back in highschool when someone broke into his car by smashing the window:


Also, it looks like someone tried to pry the VIN off the dash but gave up pretty quickly:


And last, my ignition wiring from the old harness:



Thoughts? I've always wished I could know more about my cars history but haven't been able to get in touch with past owners or anything like that.

[69bronzeT5]

Could of been, who knows  My Charger was stolen in the summer of 2007, got it back a day later.

[daveco]

Sure has all the signs, is there any way to have the VIN checked to see if it has a theft history?

[daveco]

Could of been, who knows  My Charger was stolen in the summer of 2007, got it back a day later.

Did you ever find out who did it?

[HANDM]

LOL. I found the exact same hack job at the ignition switch wires in my 69 Charger.
If you own(ed) one, then you know how to start it without hacking wires.

[tan top]

could of been  ,   mine had been broken in to at some stage  , passenger side vent glass had been replaced &  leaver marks on stainless trim , also leaver marks around glove box !!  & had the lock replaced

[69bronzeT5]

Could of been, who knows  My Charger was stolen in the summer of 2007, got it back a day later.

Did you ever find out who did it?

[bobs66440]

Pretty good detective work. Looks like it might be a good bet. Check the seat cushions for the loot!! 

[Charger_Fan]

If you own(ed) one, then you know how to start it without hacking wires.

That's for sure, whoever did that was an idiot. Two minutes under the hood with some pliers or screwdriver & a 3' piece of wire, and he could have been off & running.

I'd say there's a good chance it may have been stolen at one point. Maybe just for a joy ride, since it probably wasn't stripped?

[terrible one]

Well it's cool to know I'm not the only one that thinks so. Probably a good story in that somewhere. And yeah it must have been a joyride thing. That harness is scary right?! If only my car could talk. I tried Googling the VIN but nothing came up.

[bull]

Dig too deep though and you might end up having to give it back to a previous owner.

[charger01]

Dig too deep though and you might end up having to give it back to a previous owner.

Lol, that's what I was thinking too.  Would be my luck

[terrible one]

I have thought about it but not very worried. The title I got was from '83.

[Khyron]

hey, that looks like the car i used to have... it was stolen years ago ;-)

[drifter69]

I had a 70 500 that was used in a bank robery and I parted it out, the vin I was told was on another car in a town close to here when I bought the car. I pulled my parts and made sure no one would have to deal with it in the future. I

[Cooter]

Could be that some dumbass previous owner locked the keys in it and instead of picking the lock, or something, he simply rocked the window...

I can hear it now.."Wait, lemme get my "tool".....

[bull]

I have thought about it but not very worried. The title I got was from '83.

So 15 years are unaccounted for...

[terrible one]

I have thought about it but not very worried. The title I got was from '83.

So 15 years are unaccounted for...

Not really . . . closer to 30 years

[bull]

Well, I was doing the math this way:

1983
1968 -
  15 (years of unknown title history)

[terrible one]

Well, I was doing the math this way:

1983
1968 -
 15 (years of unknown title history)

D'oh! Going to bed now haha

Hopefully I don't get a call from the police tomorrow