[TR] Fell into a TR3a deal that I could not refuse

[dave]

Alabama will give you a license plate if the car is 25 years old and you bring them the car.   They will not give you a title so it's really not much help. 
-------- Original message --------From: levilevi <levilevi at comcast.net> Date: 8/28/18  1:54 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> Cc: list Triumph <triumphs at autox.team.net> Subject: Re: [TR] Fell into a TR3a deal that I could not refuse 
Chris,

My experience has been that a title search will be needed in both states (where it was sold and where it’s being retitled), a VIN verification by the State Patrol, and filling out a lot of archaic forms. I’ve been looking at the retitling a car daunted by the hassle for the past couple years (it’s a race car I want to be able to drive on the streets) and have yet to bring myself to tackling it. Once upon a time you could get a title from Alabama and convert it to a title in your home state but that loophole may have closed. Anyone know if that’s still a possibility?

Bud


> On Aug 28, 2018, at 10:40 AM, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I hope I don't regret this.....
> 
> I was put in contact with a gentleman with 2 TR3a projects that he feels he will never finish.  They come with the parts he had been accumulating including an OD and various tools, hoists, etc. 
> 
> One is completely disassembled and in boxes.  Frame was restored but that is it.  no floors and body is in two pieces front half from one car and rear half from another.....  Paint is ratty and tatty. new floor pans and sills come with it. 
> 
> The other is still on frame but fenders and doors are inside the car.  Paint ratty and tatty as well -- dont' know about the chrome....
> 
> Cars are out of state and my triumph club friends are going to make a road trip with me to retrieve the cars and the parts that he had purchased to restore one of them.
> 
> Based on the condition of the cars,  I doubt very seriously if they were stolen,   but one never knows. 
> 
> I'm not super worried about the physical condition of the cars,  I think I have seen worse and recovered.....    If they are beyond repair upon receipt,  the parts, OD, and body panels cover what I'm paying.
> 
> Here's the rub.
> 
> He no longer has the titles for the cars and they were not in his name.  I'd like to make these runners vs parting them out.  he was able to find a bill of sale for one,  but titles tend to override those...
> 
> Do I simply call the DMV and ask to run the VIN numbers  or is there a more involved process?  I'm in north Carolina.
> 
> Any suggestions on  the best course of action here?   
> 
> Thanks
> 
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