Pull the VIN info and go to the DMV. They will be able to give you the name
and last address of the owner.

I once bought a Bug w/o paper work then tracked down the owner.

Once you know his name you could always go back and say he is your old sick
uncle and you cant find the paperwork for the car amongst his things?

John


"Braukuche" > wrote in message
...
>I live in So Cal and noticed recently a early Porsche (mid '50s model I
> estimate) on the street which has now three parking tickets on it for
> expired
> registration. I left a note on the car earlier this week that I would be
> interested in buying the car, assuming that the owner must have lost
> interest
> in it since the car is on the verge of being towed. The tickets and the
> note
> are still on the car and none of the neighbors I have talked to know the
> owner,
> though one guy mentioned he had seen the guy around before. I hate to see
> this
> car towed away and then end up being auctioned off. Is there some sort of
> loophole in the DMV code allowing someone to claim an abandoned car by
> posting
> reg fees or something or is the car destined to go to the impound yard and
> then
> to city-auction?
> --Dan E