Back in 2014 I sold my beloved 1800 to a kid in San Diego and his dad. I was living on my boat and had no place to store it while I got it running. Plus i was fresh out of college and needed money more than a project.
I recently tried to find the person i sold it to but they apparently traded it for parts via this board. The acquiring part live out in death valley so i hear. Anyways, if you acquired a safari yellow 1971 1800E from San Diego let me know maybe i can get my baby back.

doesnt.cant DMV trace it by the plate??

The plate will have changed. You would then need the VIN to do a DMV search in the State you believe it to be registered. Owner address identification is generally considered private information, especially in this day and age. You would need to make a declaration as to the proper grounds of why you need it revealed, like being a business such as a dealership, financing agency or mechanic putting a lien on it. Being a previous owner might give someone a little more standing, but you'd still have to cook up an excuse why you felt the identity of the current owner needed to be disclosed.
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Dave -still with 940's, prev 740/240/140/120 You'd think I'd have learned by now

Here is some images of my 1800

I got curious about your lost treasure and used google to find this listing for a beautifully restored California P1800 which includes the VIN you may still have records of
https://www.schmitt.com/inventory/ds-1971-volvo-p1800e/

Checking out the web page source coding, it looks like that Schmitt listing dates to early 2017, with the photos dating to late 2016, last updated in 2018. Further googling hasn't turned up any bid history. SOLD may indicate it didn't meet reserve. I'm guessing a good $30K USD is the kind of money they were talking then, likely much, much more now. That is one gorgeous classic Volvo so emblematic of everything Volvo stood for in fun driving! In 1971 I'd have been tooling around having fun in my '66 122S and a safari yellow P1800 would have turned my head right around and got me jealous for sure.




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Dave -still with 940's, prev 740/240/140/120 You'd think I'd have learned by now