This REALLY sounds like BS to me

I certainly can't profess to know the title/registration laws of all states, but I'm pretty sure the few I've been to and people I've talked to from about 5-10 states, there are provisions to acquire a bonded or lost type title...a friend of mine in Texas took the very expensive route several years ago to get a bonded title where he had to send certified letters to all known past owners relinquishing ownership to the vehicle so he could get a title to it...moparmat2000 has done this too, and I don't recall his being that much of a pain-although there was a time element involved. So, I don't quite believe he can't get a legal title...expensive or convoluted perhaps, but not available--having a hard time believing that.