If you don't have success getting a title, you could perhaps part it out. Dare I say it.
Just an option.
Just an option.
1984 Hurst Olds Barn Find
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Nah, you just post it for sale and mention that the buyer just "needs to file for a lost title"....at least that's what they try to tell people around here. No matter that doesn't work...
AFAIK the Vermont loophole still exists. When we were up there you literally just handed over a signed bill of sale with vin and price. No old reg number. No old title number.
They registered and plated it if you paid the fees and tax.
Then, good old full faith and credit clause, pretty much every state has a procedure for bringing in a car from the non-title states using the registration.
They registered and plated it if you paid the fees and tax.
Then, good old full faith and credit clause, pretty much every state has a procedure for bringing in a car from the non-title states using the registration.
Hmmm. If they still have it available for out of state residents, then this could be a viable option.
It explains the Vermont process here...
Vehicle Title Process - Car Title
The Famous Vermont “Bill of Sale Only” Vehicle Title Process
cartitle.com
And if SC has too cumbersome of an 'import from out of state that's non title' process then SD allows out of state residents with no physical presence to register and title a vehicle there.Hmmm. If they still have it available for out of state residents, then this could be a viable option.
It explains the Vermont process here...
Vehicle Title Process - Car Title
The Famous Vermont “Bill of Sale Only” Vehicle Title Processcartitle.com
Look up Clay County, SD although any county can do it....
It would be far better if it had a SC title registered to the guy's son to request a duplicate title. Whoever the real "owner" of the car is, they need to take care of that sort of stuff. Same for the tractor if applicable. If you want to pay the fees, etc., by all means, that's still a cheap way to do it.
TBH, I did that title by mail crap with the Ford Focus that my late MIL willed to me. No big hassle, but when the title didn't show up for the longest time, I called to check on it and they said their records say it was mailed, so tough t*tty. I'm like WTF? You owe me a title. I paid my fees and you haven't delivered. As far as they were concerned, they did their job and I was up sh*t creek. So when I went to get a DUPLICATE title to replace the one the USPS apparently lost in the mail, I had to pay another fee and opted for the instant delivery fee to have them print it out right then and there instead of mailing it. It was worth it because I wanted the title in my hands, and didn't want them fuggin' up my life any worse than it is. Dumbazzes.
I was going to mention the Vermont trick but I’m late to the party. If the car isn’t a rotted POS it would be a shame to part it, the Vermont thing gives you an option. I know of someone in the middle of this process to get a WI title for a Monte roller that was sold a couple times and no title, clean car he wants to build.
In Michigan recyclers will not accept a stripped out shell or frame without a title. 🙄
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