California Title HELP!!!

I called them and they did ask if the car came in from another State and this one did from Ohio. But the VIN plate is on the dash and the guy gave me the VIN number from there and the original Ohio bill of sale. I've asked him to go straighten it out with the DMV. He said it has been like that since he registered it. Another clue is that the car was part of a private collection for a few years.

Mike