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[Garth Stapon]

You should ask Caveman Pete how he became the owner of the only Lada that is 
registerred in America.

A Russian built 4X4. Rumor has it that it came free with a bottle of Stohle.

I am not sure if he still owns it.

Regards, Garth

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <HallGrenn at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:20 AM
Subject: Fwd: <VV> rebodied corvairs


> In a message dated 6/28/2005 9:05:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> dgeier at myclearwave.net writes:
>
>> I am planning on replacing a rusted out '65 turbo Corsa with a solid 
>> body.
>> My question is what about the title and associated paper work?  My donor 
>> has
>> all the proper paper work but the solid shell doesn't. Do you also switch
>> all VIN tags and ID codes?  What happens if is ever sold?  These are some 
>> of
>> my concerns.
>>
>
> I went through getting titles for abandoned cars twice--neither was easy.
> Most if not all states have some sort of a mechanic's lien sale provision 
> where
> you advertise the car (put the last owner on notice that it is being sold) 
> and
> then, assuming he doesn't see the ad in the local newspaper and redeem it 
> for
> your storage costs, you take the proof of advertising and the appropriate
> forms and fees to DMV.  My DMV also required a certified letter to the 
> last owner
> (they suggested that they didn't care if I didn't know who the prior owner
> was--wink, wink--so I sent a letter to "John Doe" C/O general delivery at 
> the
> post office nearest to the location of the car).  The guys in the post 
> office
> had a bet going as to who would redeem it and when I showed up they wanted 
> to
> know if I was CIA or FBI.  I also checked all stolen car national 
> databases.
> Ultimately you end up with a clean title.  I don't believe in switching 
> VINS
> because the law states you have to be honest when selling the car--which 
> forces
> you into a dicey situation.  Is the solid body a Corsa too?
>
> Bob Hall
> Group Corvair
>


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