<VV> Re: Corvair Prices now CA registration

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

As an Oregon resident, I just (last weekend) bought a black plate 
California 'Vair that has been unlicensed for many years -- most of what 
Matt noted was the way it worked, except:

After 4 years of unregistration, the vehicle is dropped from the 
computer system. If it is not in the computer, it does not have a valid 
California title, even if you have a paper one in your hands.

They have a brouchure/procedure/paperwork on how to re-title such 
vehicles. The old paper title for the car I purchased was lost, and the 
VIN was not in the computer.

Oregon will not accept out of state vehicles for simple re-registration 
without the out of state title.

I had picked up what I was told were the proper documents from CA DMV a 
few days previous.

What I needed to process this to get a CA title was a document that 
included a Bill of Sale section among several other items -- get as many 
signatures on this as seem applicable.

The DMV gal inspected the VIN -- the engine and separated transaxle were 
also on the trailer, but not in the car.
The rest of the car was complete. This form was on the back of the Title 
Application.

I needed some document showing previous Cal registration and the year of 
the vehicle -- fortunately there were a couple old registration 
certificates found in the car -- had to fill out the application for 
title, and then a statement of facts form where I had to write that the 
previous registered owner was deceased (he was), that the car was going 
out of state and had not been on a California hiway (or parked near 
one), except on a trailer, since it was last registered, and the vehicle 
had been stored on private property in the interim.  Also checked the 
Title Only box.  Oh, and I had a very cooperative DMV agent to assist in 
this matter -- I'm sure it helped.

Seventy dollars later, I had a PNO-REG DEFERRED receipt in hand with the 
VIN of this vehicle, a new CA plate number (the black plates had been 
"misplaced") and my name and local Oregon address on it along with a 
lengthy statement about how if it was ever on a CA hiway without full 
legal registration, it was going to cost me soooo much money ...   PNO  
-  Planned Non-Operation

A title document is supposed to show up in the mail (boy, I hope it 
does!) that I can take to my Oregon DMV to register the car here.

fyi

Bill S