For older cars that have not been registered in several years many states purge the records after so many years. In other words, when you go in and fill out the statement of ownership and a lost title form and they look in the records the only documentation they have is what you have provided them so they either ask for vin verification or simply give you the title in your name. Here in the Vampire state anyway.
Obviously won't help with this car but maybe some others. Mike On Jul 30, 2013 5:03 PM, "Darren Marshall" <onecreat...@gmail.com> wrote: > I certainly understand the risks of paying for a car and not receiving a > title, but geeking out here... in doing research it seems there are cases > when this can work out. > > From what I can tell, in Illinois, if a title is lost, and a duplicate > title can't be furnished (for whatever reason) it's possible to obtain a > title and register a vehicle... so long as > > 1.) the car does not show up hot > 2.) there are no liens > 3.) you have a bill of sale > 4.) you have a written appraisal of the wholesale value by a licensed > dealer > 5.) you obtain a surety bond for 1-1/2 times the appraised value > 6.) you have the patience to wait 6-12 weeks for the process with the > state to start and end. > > Anyone here ever go through this entirely? Seems like there are an absurd > number of cars floating in la la land ... > > Darren Marshall > http://doejo.com > http://bowtruss.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
