<VV> Registering an old car from New York in California

[Philip Wilson]

Thanks Mark.  I have a bill of sale from the previous owner to me, but not
from the owner before that to the previous owner.  It is the latter DMV
wants, as it seems you understand.  I am in process of getting the bond now.
Thanks for your input.

Phil 

-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Marcoulides [mailto:hharpo@earthlink.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 8:12 PM
To: pkw@peachgrove.com; virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Registering an old car from New York in California

I presume you have a bill of sale from prior owner #2 to the person you
bought the car from. If you can get a bill of sale from the person you
bought the car from to you you may be ready to get title. If DMV won't
accept that then you need a bond (State Farm doesn't sell them) most
insurance brokers will sell them and there is no refund after 3 years or any
number of years. 

Marc Marcoulides LUTCF

-----Original Message-----
From: pkw@peachgrove.com
Sent: Sep 7, 2004 2:23 PM
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Registering an old car from New York in California

Well, as many of you know by now, I am the new owner of the beautiful 66
Corsa that Ron Blachut has owned for several years.  The purchase and
transportation of the car went smoothly, but getting it titled and
registered here in persnickity CA DMV-land is becoming a pain.  Here's the
scoop:

There are no titles on cars this old in New York.  There is a transferable
registration document, which I was given of course, properly signed over to
me.  I also got a bill of sale.  Well, when you do not have a title for a
car from out of state, the CA DMV wants a bill of sale.  Fine, you say?  You
got one!  Yeah, well the bill of sale they want is not from the  previous
owner to me, but from the owner BEFORE that to the previous owner.  This
makes no sense to me, but both the central office AND the field office for
the DMV have said it is so.  If you cannot get that (which  I cannot, for
reasons that aren't important here), then the only other choice is a
"Vehicle Surety Bond".  As I understand such a thing, it is  essentially an
insurance policy that I have to take out.  If, after some  period of time (3
years, I think), no claim has been made about the ownership of my Corsa,
then I am refunded the bond.

So here's my question.  Do ANY of you guys have experience with a situation
like this?  Right now I have feelers out to insurance companies to try to
find a bond.  MY company (State Farm) said, "Sure, we can give you a bond
if you have the title."  DOH!  If I had the title I wouldn't be asking for
a bond!  Why does this have to be so difficult?

Phil Wilson
Santa Barbara, CA
http://www.66Corvair.com
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