Thanks for the advice, Jim.
First, i agree with cleaning the cars up.
In my defense, these pictures were taken for my posterity and not intended to be ''for sale'' pics.
Both cars are rollers now, with a 7 1/4 in the blue car, and a narrowed 9'' in the red one with unknown gears etc. and both cars are manual steering and 10'' drum brake cars. I do have a bare 8 3/4 a-body housing that i could include with the car as well as a console and gauge cluster, steering column, wiring etc. to make it more complete.
As for the floors, the blue one has holes in the front, so they are toast and the floor in the red car is pretty rust free, but it is butchered badly with a hole cut for a 4 speed and several holes here and there for seat mounts, the cobbled together cage, other brackets etc. that goes with a crudely built race car as you can imagine. The cage has been cut out for the most part already.
I would just replace the floor, as trying to repair what i have would be more time consuming than it's worth even though i have the parts off of other cars to do this repair.
The red car is a dormant car or considered ''abandoned'' by the province because it has not been registered for over 20 years and would need a full ''out of province'' inspection.
As far as titles and such go, here in Alberta, the process is pretty easy and straight forward if you are the person buying the car and everything is in order.
Cars are sold with a bill of sale only (except new cars) and to get paperwork in your name requires a bill of sale from the previous owner, the registry department checks the status of the vehicle, then they determine if it is ''active'' which means that it has been on the road and registered in the last 20 years, and it has been last registered in Alberta, and there is no ''holds''.
If there is a ''hold'' on the vehicle, the onus is on you the buyer to remove the ''hold''. It could be anything from a stolen vehicle that has been reported or an outstanding lien against the car.
If the answer is yes and the car is ''active'' and free and clear of all liens, then you need to get a simple ''safety'' mechanical inspection and then they will register it in your name.
If the answer is no, or you buy the car from another province or country, then they will require that the vehicle has a comprehensive mechanical inspection or as it is known here as an ''out of province'' inspection, which the mechanical shop goes over the car with a fine tooth comb and determine the car's overall condition from rips in the seats to faded marker light lenses. They can be pretty anal about it if they want to be.
Still, you only need to provide a bill of sale as above for it, unless it came from another province of country and in the case of an import, you need to provide customs documents etc to prove that you imported it correctly and all fees have been paid. If from another province in Canada, you must provide the correct paperwork from the seller to you as required in that province.
If for example you buy a car from a farm yard that has been sitting for years and not registered, (or a race car in this case) it could be from anywhere and would be considered as an abandoned vehicle, and if the V.I.N. isn't on the computer and there is no ''holds'', it is considered as an abandoned vehicle and would be subject to an ''out of province'' inspection after it was fixed up and then registered in your name.
The costs associated are:
Registration after inspection about $80.00 per year
Safety inspection about $60.00
Out of Province inspection about $140.00
I know that you are a lawyer, Jim, and i thought that you would find this interesting.............
(It sure could have a lot of legal loopholes and ''caveat emptor'' would apply a lot here!)
Thanks,
Tom.
