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This is pretty cool...UPDATE

States recognize each others way of registering a vehicle. It is not like you would be the first to sell a classic car outside of a non-titling state. You would have more problems explaining to a buyer that does not understand no title........
 
"jpyoung" said:
Any idea what happens if you ever decide to sell the car to someone out of state? I'm in the same boat, I had the title from Washington state and for whatever reason, Georgia would not title it. (I can't remember why.) I guess I should take the old title to the DMV and try to get it titled in the off chance I one day decide to sell (like that would happen!)
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It totally depends on the state. If your state requires a title, then they will issue one or send you to a title bondsman.

"apollard" said:
In 1981, I lived in Chattanooga TN. AL, MI & GA at the time did not require a title to register a car. Chattanooga lies within 45 minutes drive to two of these states, and not that much farther to the 3rd. Guess which city had the highest per capita auto theft at the time?

I know first hand. My first car & first Mustang disappeared there.
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The VIN must be run though the NCIC (that's why the Police had to come to my house), so I'm not sure why a titled car would be less prone to be stolen.
 
"monkeystash" said:
The VIN must be run though the NCIC (that's why the Police had to come to my house), so I'm not sure why a titled car would be less prone to be stolen.
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At the time, no check was required, so you could steal any car (titled or not), take it to say, AL, then register it as yours. Hence the high theft rate in a large city near these states. As you point out, I doubt it's an issue now due to databases.
 
"AzPete" said:
... You would have more problems explaining to a buyer that does not understand no title........
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that would be me! the title is your proof it's yours... anybody can write a bill of sale. I don't get it.
 
I do wonder under a bill of sale only state, is there any check done if a seller has not registered the car for street use? In a state that titles, the state maintains a record, at least for several years.

If I lived in a non titling state and did a bill of sale type sale from me to Billy Bob, what is to say I owned the car...a hand written bill of sale wouldn't...NCIC won't prove it. Just trying to learn more......
 
"tarafied1" said:
that would be me! the title is your proof it's yours... anybody can write a bill of sale. I don't get it.
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"AzPete" said:
I do wonder under a bill of sale only state, is there any check done if a seller has not registered the car for street use? In a state that titles, the state maintains a record, at least for several years.

If I lived in a non titling state and did a bill of sale type sale from me to Billy Bob, what is to say I owned the car...a hand written bill of sale wouldn't...NCIC won't prove it. Just trying to learn more......
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I don't have all the answers. I guess it just comes down to your comfort level and the amount of homework you do on the car's history. I did ask the tag office what proves ownership on a non-title car, and she told me the registration is my proof of ownership.
 
I bought a 68 coupe from a Navy guy (I guess you'd call him a sailor) who had the car registered in NY. NY didn't title the car, there was a spot right on the back of the registration for transferring ownership.

When I went to title and register the car in VA, the DMV gave me a hard time not because of the NY registration, there was a form for that (because of no title), but they had a problem with the sale of a vehicle in VA that wasn't titled in VA. So according to the VA DMV, the seller should have titled his car in VA and then sold it to me. I tried explaining that he was military and didn't have to title the car in VA, and they didn't seem to care. I don't recall exactly how I got around it, but I'm pretty sure I went back a couple days later and talked to a different clerk at the DMV with the "no title" form and that person accepted it.
 
weird, but it must work if many states have a "no title" policy. Maybe I'll go register the POS coupe that has no title in GA or AL since they are close!
 
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