I totally understand, Dave, and sorry if you took offense. We’ve got our own Rob Ford down here and wondering what the heck to do about it. Every day is another adventure.
However, back on topic; when I was messing around with the RMV here and re-registering my Speedster, they looked up the original VW VIN and could show me (and print) the entire history from when it came off the boat through two owners in Connecticut (both seemed to be relatives), transfer to Ohio then the last two in Massachusetts (I was one of those). Names, last known addresses, all that jazz including plate numbers and some more info that I didn’t ask about. I was amazed that so much info was shared between states, but then, maybe I shouldn’t be in this day and “information age”.