Projects NYS Title & Registration Process

Seems the bigger and busier the office is, the more officious the beauroc rats can be.

Plus you gotta take a number and wait and wait and wait.

 

I know this thread is really old but I'll ask anyway. Anyone done this process recently? I have a 1961 tbird I bought out of state and was given a title. BUT....it needed to be notarized and signed by the seller. Problem is, it's in his and his daughters name and she is not available. Plus it's quite a ways away. Rather than try to figure this out, is it still possible to do in NY off of a Vin tracing?

I wasn't concerned because I figured if I had any issues I'd simply register it in Vermont, until I learned that they have since closed that loop hole.

 

I had a 1958 Plymouth that I purchased in Connecticut in 2001. It had no title or registration. I made a pencil rubbing of the number on the car and took that along with the bill of sale from the seller and the insurance cards to the DMV. I was able to register it and they gave me historical plates. You should be able to do the same thing. I am on Long Island, New York.

 

Wow, I just noticed, that is a really old thread. I'm sure he figured it out by now if he even has the car.

 

Your local police department has a form that an officer can fill out after verifying the car is what it's supposed to be, take that sheet to dmv.
I've never went this route but my friend that's a local officer has offered it to me several times over the years.
I think nowadays you have to have a photo of the vin as well as the tracing of the vin.

 

Yeah, I revived an old thread, with a new problem lol

 

I 'm also in New York and I learned a long time ago that the less you say to the DMV the better off you will be. They almost force you to be dis-honest. As others have stated, fill out the new DMV form with the tracing and start there. DO NOT tell them you are "building" a hot rod or anything else. Just tell the DMV that it is an old 1937 truck and you want to get it registered. By the way, if you aren't successful at one DMV office try another. One hand doesn't know what the other is doing, that's how screwed up they are.

 

Definitely don't say you have a title but it's not signed or notarized.

I recently titled my 57 after owning it for 5 yrs, the title last changed hands in 1982 and I had a cheap bill of sale. It took longer to fill out the forms than I spent at the window, the lady was more amazed at the Washington state title than anything and didn't question the bill of sale amount either.

 

I just did this last October in the Greece Ridge Mall DMV with my '32 Sedan and a Texas title. I took the Texas title which I had to sign and get notarized, MV82, proof of insurance and Bill of Sale. I went in with an appointment and chatted up the gal behind the counter. Didn't tell them any more than I had too and didn't talk about hot rodding it. I was friendly and polite and patient. She asked if I had any pics. I did have a few on my phone and she asked if she could see. Not in a suspicious way, but in a genuinely intersected way. She seemed really impressed and happy to see a nice old car.

I also recently got a transferable registration for a '42 Ford GPW Jeep at the same DMV. Also a Texas title ironically enough. Had to put it "on the road" with plates and insurance to get the registration. I told the woman (different then the one with the '32) that it was inoperable and I just wanted to sell it so it could be restored. I got the reg and she didn't even charge me tax on the $400 sell price. She handed me the plates and then I gave them right back and got my registration fee refunded. I left the insurance on it until the transferable reg arrived. Took about 6 weeks I think.