Got this off another forum (Thanks to PT Dave). Thought I'd pass it on...
National registry of flooded cars, listed by vehicle identification number (VIN), available to police agencies, state motor vehicle departments and, for the first time, the general public via the Internet at nicb.org.
http://nicb.org/
Check here before you buy your next PT/car
Weve all heard the reports: Hurricane Katrina left an estimated half a million flood-damaged vehicles in her wakewith as many as 250,000 now drying out and headed for the used-car market.
Autoweek has the full story. I think it is a must read for anybody wanting to buy a car in the next year.
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103307