Can you do this just on an engine or only a complete car with a VIN number etc????

I am thinking ahead when registering a car and hoping a stat declaration with the details of the seller will suffice. But would like to find out before all the reconditioning work in case it is dodgy.

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Dave K.
1979 Moke Californian + 1981 'Coke' Moke

Dave you can only do a revs check on an engine if you pretend it's in a car and quote the car's vin or chassis number.
At least that's how it used to work...

Sometimes funny things happen.
I bought an unregistered Mini 850 project years ago with a 1293A+ motor in it.
I transferred the motor into Barney and updated the reg's engine number via blueslip, no problem.

A few years later we sold Barney on to a guy who works at Qantas.
Evan bought the car from him, did a revs check, and the motor came up with some encumbrance on it from yonks ago. Was news to me, and Evan too.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

REVS has been changed this year to the PPSR. I found a site asking for a 17 digit VIN - but would also take a chassis number.

Paid $9.95, put in the chassis number - hoping I could then put in an engine number but got a receipt for the money and 'vechicle not found' message displayed.

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Dave K.
1979 Moke Californian + 1981 'Coke' Moke

I went into the RTA to ask if they could tell me if the engine i want to put in my bike was stolen, they said the only way to find out is to put it in the bike, get a blue slip and then they would do a search on the number.

Yes just had the same sort of story. Rang RTA and they said can't do it try the PPSR people or the Police Help Line. Rang both - no can check just the engine number. Police Help Line said to go into a Police station and maybe they could run an identity check maybe not.

Crazy thing when I registered the Monaro they had all the details from 1982 of the engine number rego plate details etc.

I guess all you can do is turn up with a stat dec stating you bought it from wherever and hope that is enough - or wait to you get home to see if the boys in blue are waiting.

BTW- I did find many websites with engine numbers that were stolen from boat engines to motorcycles - but nothing car related.

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Dave K.
1979 Moke Californian + 1981 'Coke' Moke

When I acquired the MG, it had passed unregistered through a couple of owners and an auction house. All I had to do was provide a stat dec from the previous owner.
I didn't mind at all but it struck me as an easy way to pass off a stolen car
if you were prepared to wait a couple years.

When i bought mine, I tried to find out its rego history and found Vic Roads to be the most helpful

If you want to find out details on an unregistered vehicle try asking them about rego history as it is a barn find and you are not sure of the year of manufacture (I wasn't, mine was sold as a 67 but is most likely a 68). Persist a little and you should be transferred to their archive section I found these guys to be great! They were happy to search chassis numbers and engine numbers for me to try and ID my vehicle.

They also confirmed that all states are now link via their databases

lol an 8 Inside a ) gives a smiley

If it's stolen you will find out soon enough when they do the blueslip and rego.
As a member here found out, he got his car back restored and was a happy chappie..

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Yep, you need to stick a space after the 8 and before the ) so that it looks like 8 ) anstead of

That is what I am worried about, if it is stolen I have no problem handing it back to its rightful owner I just dont want spend a fortune reco-ing it and then have to hand it over especially when I will only be using the crank cases and all the rest of the engine is definitely mine