<VV> Title ~ DMV

Sun Dec 28 11:23:38 EST 2014

As as said before every state is different.  NY didn't even title cars 
before 1977.  Here in the Commonwealth of KY, all vehicle registration 
and taxes are handled by the County Clerk in conjunction with the State 
Police and county sheriff's office.  KY does have a DMV but they mostly 
issue driver and operator licenses and it does issue titles but only at 
the request of the County Clerk and State Police.  If you have a title 
problem KY, you just go to the County Clerk's office and let them guide 
you through the process.
Jim Davis

On 12/28/2014 2:10 AM, Charlie via VirtualVairs wrote:
> The problem with the DMV is not that they don't work for you, but that they
> are only paper pushers, and do not care about cars any more than a car
> salesman knows about cars!
>
> They have a job to do, which is to push papers across their desks, or more
> piles of whatever cars have been collecting dust the longest, and collect a
> check each week.
>
> A private VIN registration company has more experience working through the
> non-standard paperwork, and may even care about getting your weird and
> unusual "labor of love" on the road, which simply annoys DMV employees.
>
> Expecting DMV to care is like getting your grocer excited about a loaf of
> bread or a can of beans - it's just what they do to make a paycheck.
>
> So, find a passionate private VIN registration company to help, but expect
> to do a lot of work yourself, maybe even pushing them a little to make sure
> "your" car doesn't turn out to be someone else's after you spent a LOT of
> money on it!
>
> Good luck - it'll be worth it, either way!
>
> And have a great New Year for 2015, the 50th anniversary of the M!
>
> Charlie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of
> Larry Forman via VirtualVairs
> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2014 11:04 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Title
>
> Do not trust your local DMV.   I would go to a private VIN registration
> company since they work for YOU and the DMV definitely does NOT!
>
> When I registered my Devin C, that was from an estate sale, I had a bill of
> sale and knew where the VIN was located, but the first DMV clerk said
> everything I had was wrong.   They required checking the VIN themselves
> even though a police officer in their city had just verified the VIN not
> 30 minutes earlier. Fortunately when I came back after they verified the VIN
> another clerk said I had all the required paperwork and it was
> simple.   I was lucky but it could easily have gone the other way as it
> was headed before lunch.
>
> When we recently registered a 54 Nash Metropolitan convertible that we
> hauled from Iowa.  It had the engine serial number listed incorrectly in
> place of the build number which was the real VIN, and the DMV employees got
> into an argument about the real VIN. Even though their own paperwork showed
> where the real VIN was located, they could not handle the incorrect Iowa
> paperwork and even told me that if the VIN was wrong, how
> did they know it was even an 1954 vehicle!   Complete morons.   They
> forwarded me to the CA CHP and things got worse as the CHP only wants to
> make things simple for the officers by "Blue tagging" the vehicle with a
> new blue VIN tag on the door post.   That officer did not "like" the
> real VIN of 4040, and wanted to replicate the mistake by using the
> engine serial number.   Fortunately a club member recommended a private
> registration service, and for only $55, all my problems went away.   The
> VIN was correctly verified, and we even were able to get my wife's
> preferred vanity plates "54 Metro".   So life was good again.
>
> Let me repeat "Do NOT trust your local DMV.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Larry
>
>
> On 12/27/2014 10:16 PM, Charlie via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> What condition is the car?  Is it worth the effort and paperwork to
>> get ownership?
>>
>> I think if you can show a diligent effort to track down the last known
>> owner, and that it is not on any state's "stolen car" lists, most
>> states will work through it, not without a lot of work, but possible?
>>
>> Someone on here, a few months back, had some info on a company or
>> business that specialized in closing the gaps in missing automotive
>> paperwork, so maybe they'll chime in here?
>>
>> If not, and the car is over 50 years old, and in decent shape, you
>> will at least have a nice lawn decoration!
>>
>> I had a '67 Monza that I thought of as my SoCal version of pink
>> flamingoes on my lawn - it was a pretty car.
>> Now 15 years later, it runs, after a lot of body, engine and of
>> course, paper work ...
>>
>> Good luck with it and start with a Happy New Year and a new
>> resurrected Corvair!
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf
>> Of Ed Lindsay via VirtualVairs
>> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2014 7:08 PM
>> To: Rnojunkmail at aol.com
>> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Title
>>
>> I have a bridge in Brooklyn I can get you a good deal on, Also some
>> fine waterfront property here in Florida -Pictures available....
>>           
>>                             Ed Lindsay
>>                             West Florida Corvair Club
>>                             (Been there, Done That )
>>
>>                                      
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Rnojunkmail at aol.com via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Sent: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:56:46 -0600 (CST)
>> Subject: <VV> Title
>>
>>
>> I bought a 65 monza 14 months ago on ebay from a guy who had it in his
>> garage for 29 years or more. He towed it to my house abd after he
>> drove away. I  discovered no keys. He wasnt the owner on the
>> registration, and no title.(I didnt discover that until just recently
>> whenI started working on the car)BOY AM I STUPID. The original owner
>> is dead. The dealer is out of business Alk I have is a signed
>> registration from 1975.ANY THOUGHTS? Anybody wanna sell me a bridge?
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