Automobile History via VIN?

CARFAX and similar outfits can do something like that for late model cars. But most of the history of our cars was before the internet -- the information is not out there to be dug up online-- it never existed in digital form. It's in filing cabinets, or more likely, archival storage boxes at various DMV offices and dealer back rooms (if it hasn't gone to the recyclers). So, the answer is "no", in most cases. I believe Chrysler Historical will send you information about the manufacturing record, or they used to (I heard they were scaling back a lot).