The Alabama title companies will NOT deal with cars needing a North Carolina
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> On Aug 28, 2018, at 2:54 PM, levilevi <levilevi at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> 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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