How do we go about obtaining a ***le for a '64 Ford PU in Texas? It was last ran in '97 but the ***le was lost between then & now. What are our options for getting this thing legal? Any help is appreciated, thanks!
Check with the dps office about running the vin or plates to get previous owner and have him sign a power of attorney form or fill out the form for a lost ***le and send it in . should get you fixed up .
Do one of those pencil rub things of your VIN on a piece of paper and take it down to DPS and bring a bill of sale, and your checkbook.
I went to the Rockport tax office to get info on my Studebaker a while back & they would not tell me anything. They said I had to be the registered owner to obtain any info on it. I told them it hadn't been on the road since the mid-'60s & they said it didn't matter. I don't know if you'll have the same problems up there or not, but just wanted to give you a heads-up.
if your interested a friend of mine has a girl that works at a ***le co. shoot me a pm and ill give you his number
This is how I have ***led several cars before (older post): If you can find a serial number on the truck it this is the cheapest way to do it. The "Statement of Fact" is the main do***ent, ftp://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot...vtr-130-sof.pdf answer the questions on the form and do the following: Get the serial numbers of the car, if you don't have em, they may be on the frame somewhere, my 53 for example had them on the front p***engers side frame horn, if they are on the frame get a pencil etching of them. Steps: 1. Go to your local Texas Dept of Transportation, now, If I remember correctly this is where I went. What we need to do is get the serial number cross referenced with the old ***le/previous owner, this way we know if the car has been reported stolen. If that's a go, then you need to get the address of the previous owner and they should be able to give it to you right away. I didn't have problems with this, but this was about 3 years ago. Unless you have a friend that is a police office that can run the serial numbers. What you want is to get the most recent owners address. 2. Once you get the address, send that address a letter, letting them know you have a car you purchased from a (fill in the blank) that was junked and you plan on fixing but can't proceed without the ***le, let them know if they want it back they have to pay you for storage, fee, etc give them a nice hefty amount to discourage them from wanting it back. Send it "Certified, Return Receipt Requested" mail, that way if this address has no one living there, then it will come back to you unopened, or if someone signs for it you will get a receipt of the signature. What we are trying to do is let the Vehicle ***le and Registration (VTR) office that you attempted to/contacted the owner about the ***le and, if you get an unopened letter then that means you are home free. If you get a signed receipt back, then wait about 4-6 weeks for a response, no response cons***utes no interest on the "owners" part to get the car back. NOTE: The only bad part about this process is if you happen to get a letter back from the owner wanting the car back. Legally you are en***led to it because you bought and there are ways of proving that, but if the previous owner is a ***** and reports it stolen, just because he is an ***, then there is other paperwork you need to file before that happens. This is unlikely. It's all in the way you write the letter. Make it seem, without sounding harsh, as if it will cost them an arm and a leg for getting back a junked car. If you have started working on it, engine, suspension, don't let them know that. Let them think they will be paying to get back a basketcase they were trying to get rid of in the first place. 3. After you have everything in order, submit the paperwork at your local VTR office and wait for a hearing, which is really just the Tax ***essor signing the papers and asking you a couple of questions. Once the Bond hearing is approved you can now apply for a ***le. The cheapest way of doing this is just applying to get the car registered as an inoperable vehicle (if it is still under construction), this way you don't have to get insurance for it or have it inspected. Ask the VTR office about it once you get to this point. I remember correctly this way the ***le will come several months later instead of right away and you wont get plates either, that's why it only cost about $25 to register a car this way. I have done this twice with no problems. A couple of tips: Don't give the "owner" (name on the ***le) a phone number, email address, etc., preferably just an address with a PO box number. Try to make the letter as "sophisticated" as possible to confuse the reader and avoid dealing with whatever it is that your "selling", this way they won't reply, try to use legal jargon. Make a copy of the letter just in case it comes back unopened you can show the person handling you hearing what the letter said. That's about it. It's kinda long, and drawn out but its the cheapest way to get a car ***led under your name. Most people don't like going through the h***le, but it worth it. Hope it helps. Oh the second form is just in case you can't find the serial number you will need to have it inspected by the DMV, they may have other rules about that so you may want to look into it. Rey Here is where you get all the forms http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/vtrreginfo.htm?pg=form1 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthr...&PHPSESSID= Hope it helps any. It can be some work but it is the cheapest way I have found of doing it.
Jeremy if you bought the truck from the last registered owner and the ***le is just lost you can go to the local tax office or DMV or go online and get a form for lost ***le. It has to be signed by the owner, there is a small charge, the last registered owner will be mailed a ***le & you can get it from him, ***uming it is the same person you bought the truck from. If not Lawrence Auto ***le in Taylor can fix you up if you want to spend a couple hundred bucks and get a good legal ***le. They have a website. Gr***hopper used him, I used him on my roadster. Would shy away from Broadway or similar company in this case.
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