Car spotting platform for browsing exotic vehicle sightings, photos, locations, and spotter records.
CarNet.AI is a car make and model recognition API. The service reports recognizing the make, model and generation of most cars built since 1995. API access is obtained by messaging the service through its contact form. The company states it has data on 300 car brands and 3100+ models.
FAXVIN provides instant vehicle history reports covering title history, accident records and odometer readings. Reports may draw on licensed data providers and official databases, and coverage varies by vehicle, jurisdiction and source. A report is not a substitute for a physical inspection or independent verification. FAXVIN reports also include a 0–100 vehicle history metric called CarRank.
VIN decoder for identifying vehicle make, model, year, engine, and manufacturing details.
VINCheck allows a user to enter a vehicle identification number to learn whether the vehicle has been reported as stolen but not recovered or as a salvage or flood-damaged vehicle by participating NICB member insurance companies. The free service is limited to five searches within a 24-hour period per IP address and is not a comprehensive vehicle history report.
A Škoda Storyboard article series on how car registration numbers are generated and what can be gleaned from them in different countries. The page lists instalments covering Switzerland, Poland, Spain, France, Italy, China, Russia, Germany, India, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom.
A blog post on OSINTCurio.us about conducting open-source intelligence research on cars and other motor vehicles. It describes vehicle identifiers such as the 17-digit VIN and license plates, notes that license plate records are often not available for free or through OSINT, and gives an overview of sources, mainly for the United States.
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CarNet.AI is a car make and model recognition API. The service reports recognizing the make, model and generation of most cars built since 1995. API access is obtained by messaging the service through its contact form. The company states it has data on 300 car brands and 3100+ models.
FAXVIN provides instant vehicle history reports covering title history, accident records and odometer readings. Reports may draw on licensed data providers and official databases, and coverage varies by vehicle, jurisdiction and source. A report is not a substitute for a physical inspection or independent verification. FAXVIN reports also include a 0–100 vehicle history metric called CarRank.
VIN decoder for identifying vehicle make, model, year, engine, and manufacturing details.
VINCheck allows a user to enter a vehicle identification number to learn whether the vehicle has been reported as stolen but not recovered or as a salvage or flood-damaged vehicle by participating NICB member insurance companies. The free service is limited to five searches within a 24-hour period per IP address and is not a comprehensive vehicle history report.
A Škoda Storyboard article series on how car registration numbers are generated and what can be gleaned from them in different countries. The page lists instalments covering Switzerland, Poland, Spain, France, Italy, China, Russia, Germany, India, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom.
A blog post on OSINTCurio.us about conducting open-source intelligence research on cars and other motor vehicles. It describes vehicle identifiers such as the 17-digit VIN and license plates, notes that license plate records are often not available for free or through OSINT, and gives an overview of sources, mainly for the United States.
