Some people REALLY ARE tools

I actually asked the girls down at the DMV about this, and she seemed to think there was no way around a title--

I'm in North Idaho -- it's a state of the mind.

I had a big hassle getting a '68 Ford registered (pre-title), then went back the next day, different clerk, vintage tag, 5 minutes, no trouble. Most of these clerks are not lawyers, and really don't care if you get your car regestered or not. They will tell you it can't be done just so they don't have to do any extra work or admit that they don't know everything.