Hot Rods North Carolina registration

A lot of guys accumulate the major parts over years from swap meets and private sales, with few to no receipts. What do you do then?

 

Not NC applicable, but I have had to get three titles in California in that situation. In the title application process there is a statement of facts form, this is where I explained how the parts were acquired, never needed to produce any receipts. However, a trip to the CHP was required for VIN verification on two, but one was done by a registration service.

 

Depends on the officer. I've heard of them being denied. If you have a frame with a number you can apply for a bonded title based on that, but they may want to see the majority of a that car in parts. It sucks but the DMV was having the same set of numbers submitted for multiple vehicles. I think it was all those NY registrations for sale at swap meets.

 

https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/title-registration/special-cases/Pages/default.aspx

 

Also custom built titles
https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/downloads/Documents/MVR-55A.pdf

 

My car has the "NC I.D. number VIN" sticker on the door and I want to replace the door. How best is this done?

 

I'd talk to one of the officers at a License and Theft office and tell them you need to replace the door, they'll probably have you come by to issue a new sticker

 

Good Thread. Good Info!

 

Hello

I have a question on how to get a North Carolina title for a modified vintage car.


Car has a clear IL title as Buick Roadmaster 1952

Body is a Shafer style aluminum racer (Google Shafer 8 Buick). Frame, gauges, axle & engine is the original 1952 Buick

I now moved to NC

How to title this vehicle in NC.

 

If your title has the numbers from the frame or engine on it then I would think you could just get an inspection done on the numbers and do a transfer of that title to an NC. title. I don't think they would care too much about the body style as long as the frame and engine numbers match the title and it is in your name.

 

What do you base above answer one? Are inspectors indifferent to body style?

In NC it is easy to transfer from other state . Then within a year you have to inspect. Did it on a bone stock 1950 car no issues.

This one has totally different body style. Frame & engine match title. (Engine has no vin).

Anyone has tried to title very different body in NC

IF I am forced to register as home built I see they put year of construction. In that case can I get waiver for emissions?!?

Any advantages w bonded title?

Car is 1952 no chance to pass modern emissions!

 

The Shafer 8 Buicks were predominantly from the 30's.

You are really not going to know until you transfer the title. I have done heavily modified vehicles in the past as have friends. Are all numbers in their original location? 1952 Buick has an individual vehicle identification number stamped on the VIN tag. The plate is affixed to left front windshield pillar post or in the door jamb. Is this there? If these parts of the body are not the stock pieces and the plate was moved they'll know and it is a big no no. The inspectors are generally pretty knowledgable. If they are not all there you may indeed end up with a special construction/home built title. Are the frame numbers still there? Can they be seen easily. Sometimes it takes a mirror. But realistically if it does not look like a duck and quack like a duck ('52 Buick) they may just say no to it being a duck.

 

When I registered my 1931 Model A replica the inspector asked me if I had any numbers on the frame, engine, or body. I explained to him they were reproductions and had no numbers. He said to me then we will have to assign a VIN and you will need to do a bonded title to protect the state. I said I was OK with that. Mine is titled as a 1931 Ford Model A roadster replica. I am OK with that.

In your case as long as you have a verifiable number on the frame or engine and it matches the title I would think you would be OK. If the number is supposed to be somewhere else that is now missing, like a door post, then I am not sure how they would handle that. Generally I think they don't care about the physical body itself as long as the VIN is where it is supposed to be and matches your title. After all, so many of these vehicles totally rotted away it shouldn't be a surprise that somewhere along the way a body got replaced. Only way to know for sure is to go and ask.

 

When I transferred my stock 1950 the inspector searched a long time until finding the VIN tag with win riveted to the a -pillar as describes above. He could not find anything on the frame but he was ok with it.

The 1952 had such a tag on the a-pillar but the number was not the VIN. VIN is on frame.
So with new body there is still VIN since frame is the same.

With respect to duck analogy above it is a duck with new feathers but same legs & feet.

Hard to say what inspector will say.

Replica title would be nice but I have no MSO for the body since I built it. It is not a kit.

If it gets title as custom built 2025 will I have to pass emissions?