I bought a project car, 72 Maverick and am having an issue now with the title. I purchased car from a guy whos had it sitting in a garage for 15 years and it was from Georgia where The car never Had a title. The car also hasnt been registered in a really long time. So I have a bill of sale and thats it. The guy who sold it to me gave me a card of a guy who apparently registers the car and then gives you a bill of sale and registration from him so you can go title it in your state, however he is not answering the phone and word is he may of passed away as he was 90 years old and people are saying they havent been able to get ahold of him for a bit. With that said, anyone know anyone else who does this so I dont get a bonded title for this car?
There is really nothing wrong with a bonded title as it turns into a regular title after a period of time. That is your best and legal route to get it done. Anything after 1963 should have had a title in GA. Go the legal route. It will be faster and better off in the end. My 2 cents - Matt
The route I was going with that guy was legal, he has his own company and has been doing it for 25 years or so. It was called Antique Auto Titles out of New York. I was told by the dmv Georgia required titles after 1975.
Most certainly later than '63. Three years ago a friend sold a title less '66 Mustang to another friend in GA, had no problem registering it.
I'd start with my local DMV in Iowa; they will be the ultimate determining agency if that is where the car will reside.
I bought a 55 cheby years ago that had a (7) on the title and a (T) in the vin #. they wouldn't let me register it because it didn't match... I sold it to a Guy for half of what I paid for it. he made a (T) out of the (7) and registered it two days later. if I had done that I would have gotten 10 days in the electric chair...LOL
Georgia didn't have titles on pre-1963 vehicles. I've bought multiple and had to get a letter from the county tax office stating that they were not required and the person I bought it from was the legal owner. I have done this on transferring and requesting multiple titles in WV. This is from the Georgia website, so maybe this is where he was getting that a title wasn't required because they won't issue one now on these unless it originally had one. The fact is I'm not certain of too many states where a title wasn't required in 1972. Sounds like your seller just didn't have or didn't want to get a title for the car he sold to you. Note: If your 1963-1985 year model vehicle was last registered in a state or country that does not issue titles, a Georgia title will not be issued. I know the bonded title is a hassle but it's a legal way to get you to what you want which probably won't cost you as much as what trying to finagle another solution would be through a title broker or some other method. And after 3 years it expires and you can get issued a regular title. - Matt
My Falcon sat for 10 years. When I went to get a new tag and re-register they didn't know if the "S" in the Vin was a "S" or a "5". I wouldn't take my word on the answer so they say to get the police come look at the vin number. The cop wrote the "S' and it looked like a "5" and I ended up in the same boat I was in the day before. I happen to have the paper work when the car was bought new in 1960 and a shop manual showing the break down of the vin number stating that "S" is the engine size.
I have a link to the SEMA guide for Titles and Registration for each state under General Tech section of the board. Hope this helps. It is the page for GA ..... http://www.semasan.com/semaga/TagTitleToolbox_GA.pdf
Thanks all I actually found you can go through the Vermont DMV and they will issue you a registration anywhere you live.
What is Vermont DMV operating; a car registration laundering scam? How does that work; you have a registration and plates from the State of Vermont? What about a title? I would not want to try and explain that to a highway patrolman or a judge.
I believe Montana may be another state that can supply titles... Seems I remember a video on VIN Wiki mentioning supplying titles for import vehicles.
I know you can get a new title in Florida. Costs $300. Have a trooper friend there. Used to be able to get one in NY. There used to be brokers that did it for a fee but they seem to have gone away.
Its not up for the patrolman or judge to comment, its perfectly legal and a source of revenue for their state. They go through the necessary checks to make sure the car isnt stolen etc. they only do this on cars 15 years and older and its not for a title, getting a title is far more in depth. What this does do is get you plates and a registration which then you can go to your state (like mine) that requires a registration to get a clear title. If this caused issues and people were stealing cars and doing this it would of ended long ago, this has been going on forever. Hagerty even wrote an article about 10 years ago that was titles “Vermont, Americas DMV”.
