No Title, No Fender Tag, No Registration
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A different story here in Arkansas, fill out a title request on a 1975 and older car, take pictures on any Numbers found in all areas of the car , like fire wall support, radiator support, tag numbers.
Take it to the local state police department and they keep a copy of it, then you wait (normally a 30 to 40 day wait) for a phone call, they send a patrol officer to your location, he takes 4 to five pictures and he has paper work for you to fill out, took my son 20 minutes, officer knew Mike Jr from coaching basketball, in about 50 days he had a title to sign and send it for tags and to insure. I think Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas follow this law.
Take it to the local state police department and they keep a copy of it, then you wait (normally a 30 to 40 day wait) for a phone call, they send a patrol officer to your location, he takes 4 to five pictures and he has paper work for you to fill out, took my son 20 minutes, officer knew Mike Jr from coaching basketball, in about 50 days he had a title to sign and send it for tags and to insure. I think Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas follow this law.
JDMopar
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Let me ask you something about the state of classic cars in NC....
My wife and I have been to Asheville many times in the past decade, driving through the southern part of the state to FL, and occasionally venturing out to the surrounding areas.
How come I almost never see classic cars on the street?
I think I can recall exactly two.
Is it particularly difficult to register, insure, inspect, or somehting?
I mean, I'm the kind of guy that can smell old cars in a neighborhood, and I just don't get that Spidey tingle in NC.
JDMopar
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All of the car people that live in the vicinity of Asheville avoid going downtown like the plague. Too many homeless druggies and drunks to park a nice old car and leave it to go eat at places that serve overpriced weird food. The police force is down 80-90 officers because all of the good ones resigned due the constraints the city council put on them. They are pretty much reduced to being Narcan injectors nowadays. There are plenty of old cars in the area, but most people only get them out to go to the local cruise ins. The closest drag strip is 60 miles away. When I get my 71 Challenger conv out, I typically head for The Blue Ridge Parkway to avoid the idiot drivers on the regular roads. When a traffic signal turns red, 4 or 5 more cars go right on thru as if it were just a suggestion to stop.
Registration, titling, and insurance are pretty easy. There are no inspections required on cars 30 years old or older in NC. 20 years old or older are exempt from emissions inspection.
Registration, titling, and insurance are pretty easy. There are no inspections required on cars 30 years old or older in NC. 20 years old or older are exempt from emissions inspection.
Big Dad
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Locally it was up until 1990ish no big deal, you could get title in less than a month, now however it is difficult and, in some cases, you are not able to ..
A friend bought a 69 RR at an auction, took 7 years, he was lucky
A friend bought a 69 RR at an auction, took 7 years, he was lucky
Of course not, it's not a PA car, IF the Seller is the rightful Owner They would have to produce the documentation...period.
If the V.I.N. Tag is still on the dash, or body, I'd have the NY PD run it to be sure it's not on the list of stolen vehicles before spending one more minute of time or a dime on it.
If You can clear both of those hurdles, then I'd say go for it.
harrisonm
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What is a bonded title?
1WildRT
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A bonded title means your title is supported by a surety bond. You typically need this bond, often called a lost title bond, before the DMV will issue the bonded title. The bond acts as protection for anyone who might later claim they’re the rightful owner.
Think of title bond as a three‑way agreement between you, the surety company issuing the title bond, and the DMV. The bond promises that if someone else shows up with proof that the vehicle is actually theirs, the surety company will pay them the value of the vehicle. If that happens, you’re responsible for paying the surety company back. The bond doesn’t give you ownership, it simply allows the DMV to issue a title while protecting any potential rightful owner.
Again, it sure would be nice for us as a group to know which states will issue a bonded title.
I will offer that Florida will issue a bonded title, however, it will only issue one if the vehicle in question was previously titled in Florida.
That severely limits the usefulness and imposes a severe prerequisite- how do you know?
...and if you do know, that makes you a LOT closer to finding the original title and /or previous owner who could apply for a duplicate.
It almost, but not quite makes a FL bonded title useless.
The only real use I can see, is if the previous owner is deceased, and there is no next of kin, or they are unwilling to go through the power of attorney process to resolve the title.
I will offer that Florida will issue a bonded title, however, it will only issue one if the vehicle in question was previously titled in Florida.
That severely limits the usefulness and imposes a severe prerequisite- how do you know?
...and if you do know, that makes you a LOT closer to finding the original title and /or previous owner who could apply for a duplicate.
It almost, but not quite makes a FL bonded title useless.
The only real use I can see, is if the previous owner is deceased, and there is no next of kin, or they are unwilling to go through the power of attorney process to resolve the title.
The seller says he would have to put it back on the road to get a title in NY. He is not doing that. He wants $5,500 for it. If I could get a title for it I would buy it.
Notarized Bill of Sale? WTF? There has to be a usually accepted proof of ownership to even get it back on the road in His name, correct? You can't possibly be the first Pennsylvanian to purchase a non-registered car from NY.
Therein seems to lie the problem.
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