I have a 36 ford pu, project car, now for sale. I live in CT and there is no need for a ***le to register a car, so I never got one when I bought it. The bill of sale is long gone. How do I obtain a ***le, or even registration, given that I cannot reach the seller, nor do I think he had one? Also, pertinent is the ch***is number --where on this car is it located? Thanks for any advice that is offered.
Refer to sticky #4 at the top of the index page. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=743175 Other than that, I'd think that almost everyone has someone who could write out a bill of sale and even go with you and do a notarized bill of sale. Sold to:___________________ one 1936 Ford pickup minus engine and transmisson as is where is for $_____________. No warrenty or guarantee given or implied. Signed______________________ Date_________________________
Read this thread.......Might help you http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=623035&highlight=no+***le+connecticut
Ch***is number should be on top of left frame rail visible by looking under the hood. Probably near steering. Charlie Stephens
From what I've read recently the ch***is number is on the frame in three places. I know of two for sure. One is on the drivers side frame rail on top of it near the steering box and the other is on the top of the drivers side frame rail where it kicks up over the rearend. My 32 truck and 34 cabriolet frame has it in both of the spots. Tim
I didn't read where he is specifically looking to buy a ***le did I? Looks like he is looking for advice. Being from CT and having sold a few older cars I can tell you all you need is a Q1 form from DMV. I expected to run into some issues with it, but in the end it all went pretty easy. There are actually several states that do not issue ***les. Fill that out and use that as your bill of sale, Case closed. You will need to come up with some sort of vin numbers though. Good luck.
I think his question is different from the ones Ryan is trying to avoid to keep himself out of trouble. This man is simply asking what his State will require and is doing it the legal way. I see no harm in this type of question, and people from his State should have some good advice. He is not trying to byp*** the law in any manner. Don
Sticky: ***LES - FOR SALE / WANTED or ADVICE. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=743175
Why is everyone posting this link? I think after the second, third, fourth or even the fifth time he got the message. And I also think he is looking for some real advise on what to do legally. He didn't ask where to buy illegal ***le did he?
ADVICE - for the acquisition of a ***le to CYA - this guy is looking to see if someone on here has information for his state. It is easier to get some friendly direction to cut down on the hours of ******** you have to go through dealing with state government! I want the same advise for Florida, I found a suburban today without a ***le, so I am doing a search to see what I can find so I don't have to spend days on end with the *****s on the other end of the phone. Everybody wants to be a hall monitor
My brother is a CT cop, here's the skinny as I know it. get a local cop to do a VIN verification form, spend the coin to register it, get a ***le the legal way, sell car with registration/***le. Time consuming I know. You need a cop to verify the VIN prior to registration.
Dixiedog every state has it's own set of rules and it's best to go online or as far up the food chain as you can get at the dmv to get the answers you need. Go online on the Florida dmv website and do all the homework you can and go from there. You might start here: https://services.flhsmv.gov/MVCheckWeb/
I agree that the best information will ultimately come from the DMV but sometimes they need a little help. The best reason to post a question is to become informed before asking the DMV. Any lawyer will tell you that you should know the answer before you ask the question. Most of the problems we encounter with our old cars are not the standard everyday question. The average DMV employee has never heard the question before and will tend to make up the answer or go to their supervisor who will make up the answer. Once the answer is given they tend to lock it in rather than admit a mistake. It helps if you understand the system and can direct the DMV person. Such as "Section **X of the code says that... or "I thought there was a form to request a lost ***le?". Otherwise you may end up paying more than you need to and not getting the result you want. Charlie Stephens
Someone actually recently said it is Ok to talk about ***les. If it were me I would go to the state DOT site and look up the information that you need to either ***le or register the truck and do what it says to do. After you sold th truck is a little late to be worrying about it by the way.
In Minnesota at least, we have what are called "Deputy Resistrars" that do most of the license/***le work. Some are much easier to work with on things like this than most others. When I needed to get a lost ***le, I talked to some of the local guys who gave me most of the information I needed on what to do, and more importantly, which registrar to go to when I got my stuff together. Talk to some local rodders (if you know any); they can probably give you some more specific tips.
So true (locking in mistakes), I went to get a '31/32 Dodge registered in my name... Lady punched in some things into the computer and out popped: Need to get vehicle weighed (fine) CHP/Police serial number check (fine) Smog check...huh? She couldn't take it out of the computer once entered...lmbo! I still have that DMV paperwork somewhere.
Before the advent of the internet I used to call the state DMV office not the local and get my questions answered. Now you can go to any states web site and find out what you need to know. Or I have posted a link to it several times but you can go to the SEMA site and they have a PDF that tells everything you need to know to ***le or register a vehicle in any state in the union. here is the deal I can pretty much tell what I would do but I don't give out legal advice as a rule and anyone else that does is probably close to being one brick short of a load, maybe not the entire brick but close.
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