Yes another title question.My problem is that the last person to title my Olds signed it in the wrong spot when he sold it.The car has changed hands a bunch of times since then.I tried to get ahold of the guy with no sucsess.He signed it were the buyer is supposed to sign it. The title is from 1998.Any of you Michiganders know how I should handle this?
my suggestion would be to call the secretary of state and explain that the gentleman you bought the car off of was perhaps a little senile and signed in the wrong spot on the title....then explain that you tried to contact him but he has been put in a retirement home out of state (that's why he sold the car)...call from a cell phone so they can't trace ya...see what they say. prolly an easy fix.
that has to be the dumbest fucking suggestion yet, even though it's the only one. [ QUOTE ] call from a cell phone so they can't trace ya [/ QUOTE ] a cell phone can not only be traced, there is a depository where every cell phone call is logged with date, time, and where you were standing (GPS) when you made the call. That said, call the Secretary of State and explain that it was signed in the wrong place and you cannot get in touch with the previous owner, not the first time it has happened.
If you can't get the sec. of state to work with you on the previos method in the previous replies you can get a green sheet(motor veh. insp. sheet) at the sec. of state office. Get the local law inforcement (state, county, township,village) to come out and verify the vin#, or trailer the car to the cop shop for the vin verification. Once the cops sign the sheet you take it to the sec of state and they will issue a duplicate title as long as the car doesn't come up hot on their computers. All that needs inspection is the vin. You don't have to have the whole nine yards(lights, glass...etc). When you return to the sec. of state don't go on about the details of the vehicle, if its a project they will tell you that you need an assembled vehicle title. The last green sheet title I got was for my 72f-100, It still had current Okie plates on it so I drove it to the local cop shop for vin verification. Had to explain to the young officer that the vin wasn't in the lower corner of the windshield on old ford trucks. He wasn't sure about taking the number from the door tag, but he did. If your concerned with having a duplicate title just unofficially sell it to a close bud, for the price of transfering the title to him and back again you will have a clean title. I have done at least three green sheet titles in the last ten years and I've learned that not telling the clerk anything more than they need to know, and having the patience of preist helps get it done. You will get different reactions from each office and each clerk you deal with, If you don't succeed the first time go again some other time, or go to a different office. Oldtin
Oldtin is right - green sheet is the way to go. I find w/the sec. of state, the less they know, the better off you are. Don't offer up any more information than they ask for! TinyE
ask Marty about that one. he had a whole book of those "green sheets" last i knew and he has had that done for a million projects. i'll tell you what i did in this exact situation but it was kinda illegal so i won't admit to ANYTHING in writing. call me...
Mongo, There is an email addy on their web page that worked well for me. I lost the historic vehicle registration for my 37. Emailed the SOS and they responded right back telling how to get one. You may want to it.
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