55 no title what to do?
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i plan on building a frame for it anyways, i thought about goin down to the state police over here in louisiana and get all the requirements for a custom vehicle. because if i can use say a s10 frame for starters those are super easy to come by and then it would be something like a body swap. i dont ever plan to sell it so idc what it is titled as i just need to be able to put a tag on it and if i get pulled over i wont go to jail.
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i plan on building a frame for it anyways, i thought about goin down to the state police over here in louisiana and get all the requirements for a custom vehicle. because if i can use say a s10 frame for starters those are super easy to come by and then it would be something like a body swap. i dont ever plan to sell it so idc what it is titled as i just need to be able to put a tag on it and if i get pulled over i wont go to jail.
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even if you want to do a frame swap I still suggest you go the route I suggested, up the offer by a reasonable enough figure to make it worth the sellers time to straighten things out up front - make them sell you a titled vehicle.
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Hey JPM,
Our truck required a "Vin verification" to get fully licensed here in Texas.
I paid the inspection place $2 & got that certificate & was able to get full title in my name. The other route in Texas is you put up a bond & if no one shows in 3 years you get full title. If someone shows they get the value of truck when it was bonded from the insurance company.
Good luck over there. You don't want to go the S10 Frame Swap route -
it doesn't fit without a lot of work - not many success stories there.
Good luck over there in Louisiana!
Ben in Austin
1950 F1 351W/AOD
Our truck required a "Vin verification" to get fully licensed here in Texas.
I paid the inspection place $2 & got that certificate & was able to get full title in my name. The other route in Texas is you put up a bond & if no one shows in 3 years you get full title. If someone shows they get the value of truck when it was bonded from the insurance company.
Good luck over there. You don't want to go the S10 Frame Swap route -
it doesn't fit without a lot of work - not many success stories there.
Good luck over there in Louisiana!
Ben in Austin
1950 F1 351W/AOD
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This could be easy or it could be hard, it all depends on how Iowa runs its DMV. In any case, go to Registering a Motor Vehicle in Iowa - Motor Vehicle Division - Iowa DOT and learn a little more about your DMV and you will be better prepared to tackle this issue.
Good advice in any case.
EDIT And I see in post 16 it is LA.
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Hey JPM,
Our truck required a "Vin verification" to get fully licensed here in Texas.
I paid the inspection place $2 & got that certificate & was able to get full title in my name. The other route in Texas is you put up a bond & if no one shows in 3 years you get full title. If someone shows they get the value of truck when it was bonded from the insurance company.
Good luck over there. You don't want to go the S10 Frame Swap route -
it doesn't fit without a lot of work - not many success stories there.
Good luck over there in Louisiana!
Ben in Austin
1950 F1 351W/AOD
Our truck required a "Vin verification" to get fully licensed here in Texas.
I paid the inspection place $2 & got that certificate & was able to get full title in my name. The other route in Texas is you put up a bond & if no one shows in 3 years you get full title. If someone shows they get the value of truck when it was bonded from the insurance company.
Good luck over there. You don't want to go the S10 Frame Swap route -
it doesn't fit without a lot of work - not many success stories there.
Good luck over there in Louisiana!
Ben in Austin
1950 F1 351W/AOD
TX bonded title is going to run $1000 minimum last time I looked into it. Some time to chase down paperwork too. That's something to consider when looking at a title-free vehicle's cost.
BTW: isn't LA on the left coast? Right by beautiful downtown Burbank.
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Hey Jeremy,
We had an out of state title but no Vin verification. I didn't run into
the 30 day inspection deal - we took a lot longer than that. Bonded title was a certain percentage of your Bill of Sale amount (10% I believe). You certainly would want to bond it before making it all nice.
Ben in Austin
We had an out of state title but no Vin verification. I didn't run into
the 30 day inspection deal - we took a lot longer than that. Bonded title was a certain percentage of your Bill of Sale amount (10% I believe). You certainly would want to bond it before making it all nice.
Ben in Austin
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Hey Jeremy,
We had an out of state title but no Vin verification. I didn't run into
the 30 day inspection deal - we took a lot longer than that. Bonded title was a certain percentage of your Bill of Sale amount (10% I believe). You certainly would want to bond it before making it all nice.
Ben in Austin
We had an out of state title but no Vin verification. I didn't run into
the 30 day inspection deal - we took a lot longer than that. Bonded title was a certain percentage of your Bill of Sale amount (10% I believe). You certainly would want to bond it before making it all nice.
Ben in Austin
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Here is how a Bonded Title works if you plan to go that route.
The state runs the VIN first to make sure it's not stolen. If something comes up later the bonding company pays.
What Is a Bonded Motor Vehicle Title? | eHow
Ben in Austin
The state runs the VIN first to make sure it's not stolen. If something comes up later the bonding company pays.
What Is a Bonded Motor Vehicle Title? | eHow
Ben in Austin
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Here is how a Bonded Title works if you plan to go that route.
The state runs the VIN first to make sure it's not stolen. If something comes up later the bonding company pays.
What Is a Bonded Motor Vehicle Title? | eHow
Ben in Austin
The state runs the VIN first to make sure it's not stolen. If something comes up later the bonding company pays.
What Is a Bonded Motor Vehicle Title? | eHow
Ben in Austin
When a bonded title is issued a “Bonded” notation is shown on the title record for 3 years. If during that time someone claims an interest in the vehicle they can take the new owner to court and if judgement is issued by that court the Bonding company pays the judgement and the new owner must reimburse the Bonding company the amount paid. After the three years YOU would be liable for any judgement yourself. But if it turns out at any time that the vehicle was stolen, the previous owner can be awarded full possession of the vehicle as it sets. That would leave 'you' high and dry, with no truck.
Buying a truck without a title is like buying a lottery ticket, in 99.999%
of the time, you threw your money away.
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Hola,
Here is a link to a guy who highlights the case of getting a car titled
in Louisiana without the proper paperwork up front. It looks very painful but it did happen. It involved taking the car to the State Police to verify the Vin & run a check to make sure it's not stolen. He then took all the paperwork to a Justice of the Peace who settled a judgment in his favor to be the rightful owner of the vehicle. He then took the judgment to the sate DMV & for $63 he got the car in his name. Wheew - that doesn't look like fun but if you are motivated... Personally I'd pass or tell the current owner to come up with a title & you'll buy it..
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Ben in Austin
1950 F1
Here is a link to a guy who highlights the case of getting a car titled
in Louisiana without the proper paperwork up front. It looks very painful but it did happen. It involved taking the car to the State Police to verify the Vin & run a check to make sure it's not stolen. He then took all the paperwork to a Justice of the Peace who settled a judgment in his favor to be the rightful owner of the vehicle. He then took the judgment to the sate DMV & for $63 he got the car in his name. Wheew - that doesn't look like fun but if you are motivated... Personally I'd pass or tell the current owner to come up with a title & you'll buy it..
titling my car. - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards
Ben in Austin
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From: KC Kansas metro
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></oI would take that bet. Granted, I live in one of the easiest states to obtain a title. In KS (and others) all you need is a bill of sale. The Highway Patrol does an inspection to verify it is not stolen (in KS that is all they inspect and will even come to your location) and the State issues a new title 1, 2, 3. It is advisable that steps 1 & 2 be as close together as possible while you (and the KSHP) can still locate the seller.
Note that in at least one of the examples for recovered vehicles, the seller thought he had a good title, so no guarantees. Also on the frame swap scenario (making one out of two), like any crime, best intentions can be highly illegal if the untitled frame turns out to be stolen and you get caught. I wouldn't leave a frame of unknown provenance lying around, or take it to the scrapper.<o
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