finding my father's first car

well do you know the guys name who bought it in 79? if so you may be able to contact him if you know his last name. you could call the operator and see if there is a listing for the guy within the state. odds are it is still close by. this may help you to locate it. contact dmv and ask if they have any histroy on cars owned by your dad. they may be able to pull this up for a fee. do you know what insurance he was useing back then? they will have a record of the cars vin number. if you cann get the vin number some how you can then go to your states dmv and do a title history search. this will show everytitle the car has ever had within the state. this will give you the info for sure. this is provided the state will disclose this to you. i have been told some states will not reveal this info. some states only will trace it back so many years as well. i went through all of this myself. it was sucessful for me. good luck!