California is worse. When I bought my 1962 300SE it was part of an estate and had not been on the road for 3-4 years. In order for me to gain title to the car they expected me to pay all of the registration fees for the "missing" years before I could take title of the car.
The estate attorney pretty much told me I was up a proverbial creek, as they weren't going to pay the fees. In fairness to him he did write a very legal bill of sale so I had something to show ownership. I ended up telling the CA DMV to bite me and went to one of the "lost title" places in Alabama, I believe. Very quick and smooth process, cost me under $200 at the time and was done in a day via FedEx. I wasn't keen about this approach as it broke the chain of the car's history, but I wasn't about to be held up by the CA DMV for close to two grand, either. Dan On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:42 AM, Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com> wrote: > PS: Good luck in Michigan. They have the worst dmv I have ever dealt > with. There is litterally NO way to recover lost paperwork if there is no > info in their system. > > Mike > On Jul 31, 2013 8:38 AM, "Michael Canfield" <slozuk...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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 _______________________________________ 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
