Just a bit of info about Georgia ***les. Georgia NEVER ***led a vehicle before 1963. So if you buy a car from Georgia 62 or older, no ***le was ever issued. In 1982 or so Georgia p***ed a law stating that any car 15 years or older didn't HAVE to have a ***le. Now, I'm not clear if the 15 year rule still applies or not, but there are some years that cars WERE ***led at one point, but now do not require a ***le. If you lose a ***le or drop a ***le in the chain of ownership in one of these years, it will NEVER be issued again. BUT, if you buy a car from out of state in one of these years with a valid ***le, they will issue you a new GA ***le for that year. Confused yet? I deal mainly with mid 60's cars, which are not REQUIRED to have a ***le, but did at one point, and can be re ***led if they come in with a valid ***le from out of state. I make sure I get every car ***led in my name promptly as soon as I get it. It makes selling it later on a lot easier with a valid ***le. I've sold several however, with just a notarized bill of sale and a copy of my last registration. Always ask the owner for a copy of his last registration. If the car was not running, you will probably be out of luck because I'm sure he will not have registered and insured it just to have it sitting around.
I agree with the guy that suggested going to the younger chicks in the courthouse or tax offices because I have bought a ****load of cars over the years and almost ALWAYS had trouble with the old bitties in there trying to show thier freakin authority status game which basically screws YOU just because they want to head trip out and show the NEW GALS how it's done CORRECTLY ! You loose and the old bitties just grin at you on your way out the door , then they keep those damn "Eagle Eyes" out for you when you try and sneak back in with a baseball cap and shades on ! LOL
I was just thinking the same thing, I even thought about doing a thread on it, but figured someone would have spoke up by now.
I transfered a NY registration for my 31 roadster with no problems, got tags that day and in a few weeks had my ***le...altho, the ***le says 1931 Roadster Convertible...nothing about it being a Ford... a typo.....but a good ***le and antique tags that run out next month
Well, turns out the guy working in the business next to me has a friend who works in one of our tax offices! She said to fill out a 130u form and a 131, turn in the out of state registration card or ***le, pay the tax and wait a week or two. just like Fidgiter said. Hell, she said she'd do it for me! I don't even have to go down there.
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