I have a Mississippi certificate of ***le (bonded ***le 2008) Truck is ***led as a 1953 Chevy truck. My question now turns to the vin number. As on the ***le and on a stamped plate from the door frame the number is 3KPA-**** on the plate and VBB3KPA**X. My research shows this number to be a Kansas City 1952 truck. Should I have any concern with this situation or just get the truck registered here in Texas?
See what they say at the DMV in Texas. Sometimes it's all at the interpretation of the person behind the counter, so you may get lucky. In Mississippi I think the ***le bond expires after 3 years.
All that means is the original dealer had it awhile.. 52 production sold in 53. Very common practice back then..As well as using the engine serial # OR cowl tag serial # for registration purposes. .. The old dmv forms even said "OR"... And since a 52 is essentially the same truck as a 53....it wasn't a big deal back then... Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Not a problem since you already have paperwork. If you want the new ***le to have the extra prefix you would probably need to take a picture of the plate with the extra numbers or take a pencil tracing. Also....if they handle yours like they have my last two.... They are going to make you go get a safety inspection done first and they will want that paperwork before they proceed with Texas ***le paperwork. Make sure the previous owner signed the old ***le too. If signatures are missing then you can send me a private message and I'll go into more detail.
You can get a ***le only, if the truck isn't ready for inspection. I did this on a 41 that wasn't running after I got it running then got the inpection and the form required. The first ***le stated the VIN had been waived then they reissued a new ***le that was clear.
Just register as a 53 Chevy truck and be done. Go to Texas DMV, have VIN verified that truck and MS ***le paperwork match, and then get TX ***le. Don't over complicate this, a 52 and 53 are essentially the same truck. Yes, technically your truck may be a 52 production year, but it may have been late production and not sold until 53. So it was ***led as a 53 in the first place.
If the number on the ***le exactly matches the number on the truck it shouldn't be an issue. As Dave Lewis said there were a few states that routinely put the year the vehicle was sold new as the year model of the vehicle rather than the production year model. A 52 sold in early 53 would be marked as a 53 while a 53 sold in late 52 would be marked as a 52. That seems to have changed around 1955 when body styles started changing drastically every year and people raised holy hell if the state ***led their 55 Bel Air or 55 Victoria as a 54. It seems a lot more prevalent on trucks than cars though. It doesn't hurt to go to the license/***le change office with the most experienced and knowledgeable clerks or pick the older clerk at the courthouse who's been there for 40 years and seen it all. Worse case in Texas, if they say it should be a 52 rather than a 53 just ask if they can straighten it out without a problem. It may have been a typo or miss guess when the bonded ***le was done.
Thanks all for the great responses. I have a signed ***le and a project piled up in the garage. I think I will just get this ***le transferred to Texas for starters.
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