Tracking down my father's old AAR 'Cuda

[72heavychevy]

Hello all!

I've seen a few of these "searching for" threads on here with success so I figured I'd throw out a search for one of my father's old AAR's.

This car is not on the AAR 'Cuda registry. However after years of searching I finally ran an official VIN check and sure enough it came up that the car is currently registered (2019) in North Dakota. Before that it was in Missouri until 2016. My dad sold this car in the early 80's in Kansas City so it seems the car never went far from home until recently.

Car info-
VIN: BS23J0B287503
Lime light
Black Interior
4-speed
Urethane bumpers front and rear

My father owned this car for a handful of years and it was his daily driver during college. He rebuilt the engine and said he overall helped the car get back into a good driver.

Attached is a picture when he was rebuilding the engine. You can see the AAR, his '72 Chevelle, and his parents cars in the background. Next is the AAR Association membership he received back in the 70's. You can see this car's VIN as well as another one. He also had a red (Tor-red I believe?) AAR with a 426 hemi swapped in. The second VIN is incomplete and seems to be missing some digits, however it was a true AAR as seen by the "BS23JOB....." VIN.

[resto4u]

If you use a private detective, they can get you a name, address, and phone number for a fee. Give them the the Vin#

[72heavychevy]

Originally Posted by resto4u

If you use a private detective, they can get you a name, address, and phone number for a fee. Give them the the Vin#

Good idea. I was hoping someone would know someone who could run the VIN through the state registration but I might have to go that route.


Also for those interested, I found pictures of his 2nd AAR. It was repainted (prior to his ownership) with heavy metalflake, a unique AAR strobe style stripe, 6-pack hood scoop, and a 426 Hemi swapped in!

[muscle_collector]

where did he live at? that car looks familiar

[72heavychevy]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

where did he live at? that car looks familiar

He was in Kansas City (Overland Park specifically) and so was the owner prior to him. He owned this car during the early 1980's and sold it around 1984/5.

He then bought a 1971 Chevelle SS454 4-speed to which I think he still has the build sheet and a few other docs. I'd like to eventually track down a handful of the cars he's owned but the AAR's seemed like a relatively easy place to start considering such limited production and them being heavily followed by collectors.

[muscle_collector]

that car looks really familiar. did he ever take it down towards Wichita area or maybe topeka area?

[69hurstSC]

Post to Lost Muscle Cars. We've helped 50 people either find their old car or the history of their current one. https://www.facebook.com/lostmusclecars/?ref=bookmarks

[markinnaples]

I love that Lost Muscle Car page, nice job creating that and helping people find their cars.

[442w30]

Are you on Facebook? The guy who runs the AAR Registry, Jeff Bangert, is quite knowledgable.

[72heavychevy]

Originally Posted by 69hurstSC

Post to Lost Muscle Cars. We've helped 50 people either find their old car or the history of their current one. https://www.facebook.com/lostmusclecars/?ref=bookmarks

Thanks! Not sure how I missed this last week but I'll post up pictures with the VIN and car info.

Originally Posted by 442w30

Are you on Facebook? The guy who runs the AAR Registry, Jeff Bangert, is quite knowledgable.

Yes I am! I will reach out to him. However as I noted neither car is currently on the AAR registry but considering the Limelight car is currently registered it could definitely be added.