Maybe a carfax report can help this guy. I think the only documents that
ever come with a vehicle in amercia are these: Title,bill of sale when
new,tag, vehicle registration, warrenty stuff, lein papers,owners manuel.
Each 2 years or so you have to renew the registration , and get an emission
test and paper.Upon sale , you need a safty inspection, and new title and
registration.so on for each new owner as the vehicle ages.No one saves this
stuff  for a 20 year old van.If the last registration expired and was not
renewed, that states mva still has the title info on file.If you need any
of this info, better go to the state where you bought it. that is probably
where it was last registered.