[TR] Government at its worst

[fishplate at charter.net]

---- Andrew Uprichard <auprichard at comcast.net> wrote: 

> 4 years ago I bought TS51185 from a guy in Connecticut and got a notarized
> bill of sale.  Having now gotten the car to a point (running, almost ready
> for paint, hopefully less than a year from finished) where I would like it
> to be insured, I applied for a Massachusetts Title.  Well, apparently our
> great commonwealth recently enacted a law of "no new titles" and are
> refusing to accept my application without a previous title. 

I recently sold a 1967 VW truck to a guy in Texas.  Georgia does not require titling of vehicles older than 10 years, so all I could give him was a Bill of Sale.  Texas feels differently about the matter.

I got the B of S notarized, gave him a current registration, and a copy of the Georgia statute stating that no title was required, nor could one be provided.  I telephoned the DMV in his town to make sure that they understood the situation before we shipped the vehicle, and they understood, said it was fine.  He apparently had little trouble titling the vehicle when it was received.

Your state may vary...a quick Google at Conneticut's DMV reveals "The acquisition of a certificate of title for any vehicle manufactured prior to 1981 shall not be required. The commissioner, in his discretion, may issue such certificate of title for such a vehicle."

<http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=816&Q=244698&dmvPNavCtr=|#30286>

and

<http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/pub/Chap247.htm#Sec14-166.htm>

Arm yourself with a copy of that, and find a different clerk.  Speak with a supervisor, or with the state Motor Vehicle Registrar if necessary.  Non illigitimus carborundum, and all that...

Good luck!

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.