titles

I have never had a problem getting a title to a vehicle that has not been registered for 7 years. After 7 years and sometimes sooner it is dropped by the computer.
I got to DMV and ask for an application for title. Fill it out. If they ask why there is no title I tell them it has been sitting on my family land for decades. Bring the vehicle around to the inspector. Once in a great while if the DMV isn't sure what they are looking at the will refer me to the CHP. Still no problem. They verify the number. I pay some money. In a couple weeks the title is in my mailbox.
On an A there is a bit more work as I remove all the hardware, fender and splash apron so the body can be lifted to see the number. Easier on a car you are restoring as you do it before you put the body on.
If your car is not registered by the frame number, and it disappears, and the engine is removed, you don't have a leg to stand on.
If you buy a title to another car and use it for your car what serial number do you report stolen? If the cops do find your car and the numbers don't match the title you are screwed.
Take the time to do it right so it can't possibly bite you in the ***.
When dealing with the DMV remember to Keep It Simple. Don't offer any information unless asked. NEVER TELL THEM A VEHICLE WAS BUILT FROM PARTS. The DMV is not clairvoyant. They only know what you tell them.
 
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Franchise_24 said:
That's like telling someone to scratch off a serial number on something..big no no.
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Dog:cool: here,
And could Ol' Bill be in a heap uf POO-POO, fur sandin' off his fingerprints? And if so, WHO would feed me:eek:?
Betcha' Ol' Purdy ain't got no fingerprints, frum years uf sandin' stuff!
BUT, if they put Ol' Bill in the slammer, he'd raise SO much commotion, they'd pay him to go home in a FREE TAXI:D---He don't take NO CRAP frum NOBODY, whin they git him RILED up!!
Buster T.:cool:
 
In California, I know of a Model A that used the body# as the VIN for the title. The DMV never questioned it.
 
Chris Haynes said:
I have never had a problem getting a title to a vehicle that has not been registered for 7 years. After 7 years and sometimes sooner it is dropped by the computer.
I got to DMV and ask for an application for title. Fill it out. If they ask why there is no title I tell them it has been sitting on my family land for decades. Bring the vehicle around to the inspector. Once in a great while if the DMV isn't sure what they are looking at the will refer me to the CHP. Still no problem. They verify the number. I pay some money. In a couple weeks the title is in my mailbox.
On an A there is a bit more work as I remove all the hardware, fender and splash apron so the body can be lifted to see the number. Easier on a car you are restoring as you do it before you put the body on.
If your car is not registered by the frame number, and it disappears, and the engine is removed, you don't have a leg to stand on.
If you buy a title to another car and use it for your car what serial number do you report stolen? If the cops do find your car and the numbers don't match the title you are screwed.
Take the time to do it right so it can't possibly bite you in the ***.
When dealing with the DMV remember to Keep It Simple. Don't offer any information unless asked. NEVER TELL THEM A VEHICLE WAS BUILT FROM PARTS. The DMV is not clairvoyant. They only know what you tell them.
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This is probably the best post I have read on the subject. The only thing I would add is to get a VIN verification when the body is off the frame. It's a $25 fee in Colorado to have some one from the DMV or CHP come to the shop and give you a certificate that you can use when you get around to registering the car.
 
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