Kent,
I may be wrong, but in my experience with a number of state DMV's is that
the majority title a car in reference to the Day First Sold. For instance,
though my car was manufactured in the late spring early summer of 1965, it
was originally sold in early 1966. Accordingly, the car was registered in
California as a 1966. The PO had an "expert" write a letter and an
appraisal that stated through his research the car should actually be a
"1965 model year" and the California DMV, in their infinite wisdom, agreed
to the change.
Allan
1965 Tiger (at least it is now)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Kent Baker
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 8:33 AM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Title Question
I am in the process of buying a restorable 1966 (manufacturing date)
Tiger MKIa via the original owner. The original Ohio title
says the car was sold 11/67 and it is titled as a "1967
Rootes-Tiger." I am concerned about the discrepency
between the title versus the manufacturing date.
The car doesn't appear to be re-badged, and the
VIN, JAL, tranny, rear end numbers check out.
Suggestions? The young lady at DMV in Ohio, birth date
1970, isn't sure what happened, but believes the car is
titled as a 1967 because it was manufactured in late 1966
and sold in 1967. Do I believe this story or not?
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