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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Reminds me to the same problem trying to register a sailboat in Florida which was bought at auction in Florida. The marina did not do the sale of the boat in accordance with Florida Law, so began our 1-2 year back and forth with the DMV. At first the marina basically said it was our problem. I got involved and mentioned that the Sherriff and the country law enforcement authorities might consider a fraud action and the $5,000 sale price is a major felony and could mean jail time. So we began together to try and obtain clear title from KY. Once the marina sent the KY owner, who sold the boat 5 years ago, the notice of auction because of storage fees owed as the 2 subsequent owners never register the boat, we thought we had proper documents for a title and registration. Then the lady at the DMV claimed she would not proceed because the VIN was not 13 digits. I explained the boat was built in Canada. She argued it makes no difference, KY or some previous state should have made the conversion. After spending quality time on Boat Blogs, I found how to convert the Hull # to 13 digits. Still she said NO! So I went over to another DMV and explained the situation and a more reasonable lady got the computer to work up a title without going back to the owner in KY. By the way, my sailing Buddy continued to sail the boat for 3 years without a title and registration because it was originally Federally Documented so it could travel outside the USA. Terribly illegal, but, as long as you do not get stopped, “only the shadow knows”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>These lists on the internet are great sources of information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bob Begani<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Collins<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 28, 2017 1:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> David Porter <frogeye@porterscustom.com><br><b>Cc:</b> healeys@autox team. net <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] DMV No Go<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I bought my "barn find" Healey from a Calif estate sale and transported it to KY.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Several trips to KY DMV required getting the estate to confirm the sale, getting a copy of the death cert, getting the executor to talk to KY DMV re the estate and forwarding a copy of the will with the names of the heirs who sold it on a clean Calif title. The death had occurred 10-12 years previous.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>After about 5 trips to the KY DMV with all the docs, etc. the registration was declined because the will did not have the VIN # on it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>So I got back to the Calif DMV and told them the issue. They said just pay them the sales tax and they would issue a CA title in my name.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Voila and I got the title after several months of agony and time wasted.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>But after another trip to the KY DMV they approved the title but claimed the car VIN was not 13 digits nor was Austin Healey in their computer system. When I asked if I could see their computer screen, I told them it was. British not German and add enough zero's to the suffix of the VIN number to satisfy their computer form.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>There is more to this fiasco but I'll kill it here...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal><br>Regards, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Richard C<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Oct 28, 2017, at 9:30 AM, David Porter <<a href="mailto:frogeye@porterscustom.com">frogeye@porterscustom.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>