Chris,
My experience has been that a title search will be needed in both states (where
it was sold and where it?s being retitled), a VIN verification by the State
Patrol, and filling out a lot of archaic forms. I?ve been looking at the
retitling a car daunted by the hassle for the past couple years (it?s a race
car I want to be able to drive on the streets) and have yet to bring myself to
tackling it. Once upon a time you could get a title from Alabama and convert it
to a title in your home state but that loophole may have closed. Anyone know if
that?s still a possibility?
Bud
> On Aug 28, 2018, at 10:40 AM, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I hope I don't regret this.....
>
> I was put in contact with a gentleman with 2 TR3a projects that he feels he
> will never finish. They come with the parts he had been accumulating
> including an OD and various tools, hoists, etc.
>
> One is completely disassembled and in boxes. Frame was restored but that is
> it. no floors and body is in two pieces front half from one car and rear
> half from another..... Paint is ratty and tatty. new floor pans and sills
> come with it.
>
> The other is still on frame but fenders and doors are inside the car. Paint
> ratty and tatty as well -- dont' know about the chrome....
>
> Cars are out of state and my triumph club friends are going to make a road
> trip with me to retrieve the cars and the parts that he had purchased to
> restore one of them.
>
> Based on the condition of the cars, I doubt very seriously if they were
> stolen, but one never knows.
>
> I'm not super worried about the physical condition of the cars, I think I
> have seen worse and recovered..... If they are beyond repair upon receipt,
> the parts, OD, and body panels cover what I'm paying.
>
> Here's the rub.
>
> He no longer has the titles for the cars and they were not in his name. I'd
> like to make these runners vs parting them out. he was able to find a bill
> of sale for one, but titles tend to override those...
>
> Do I simply call the DMV and ask to run the VIN numbers or is there a more
> involved process? I'm in north Carolina.
>
> Any suggestions on the best course of action here?
>
> Thanks
>
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