MG MGB and MGB GT Tech Talk
Guys,
I know this has been discussed before. I am going to pickup a 73 MG this weekend. Good price ($300) car runs with new battery(engine rebuilt), needs paint, very little rust that I can find. Problem is no title. The car is from GA (curretly in Memphis) and owner has a bill of sale from GA when he lived there. Tennessee will not take that to transfer title.
What's the best way to attack this. I know someone knows the answer.
Thanks
Cole
Georgia is a non-title state for pre-75 cars same as Alabama....Tennessee has taken my bills of sale in past but I always had to have a registration where it had been in my name.....go back to him & see if he has one...I've never had problems with Georgia bills of sale here in Alabama...
if it is noterized, should that be sufficient? Or send the VIN number to GA and ask them to do a trace.
Or buy a title from someone with a B junkyard along with the matching VIN tag. Just remember, I did not suggest this;o)
I just thought it!! I know a guy in Victoria that did that!! :o)
Cole.....have you checked with the County Clerk's office for their suggestions on titling a "Vintage car" without an existing title? There are a ton of hot rods running around and I find it difficult to belive that most of those 30's and 40's cars had a title when the current owners obtained them. There's gotta be a way...
Thanks for the input, that what I thought the answer would be.
The car was a friend of a friend, who knows someone who owes someone somewhere some money. If you know what I mean. Hasn't been on road since 97.
I have got what Gerry is talking about but plans were for using them on another car. Just did want to see another Vin go to waste if at all possible.
Thanks
Cole
I have never used this but maybe it will help......
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When I bought my car, the PO had never registered it. I got a bill of sale from him and a title signed over to him from the PPO. I hope I don't have too much trouble registering it. I'm in NY, what do you think???
John...don't know about New York, but in Tennesse you'd have a problem. Unless you're a licensed dealer, you can not transfer a car in that fashion - you must register the car in your name before you can transfer it to a new owner. In my business (I manage a credit union loan department) I run into that all the time - especially on motorcycles. Owner #1 wants to avoid paying sales taxes, so he just moves the license plate from his old car to his new one - and keeps that plate registered to the old car. Then he decides to sell the car, so he just hands the unknowing new owner the title and a bill of sale. The new owner gets his title application rejected, has to locate the previous owner, get him to title the car properly (and pay his sales taxes), wait 4-6 weeks for the title to come back, then complete the transfer.
I'd check with the County Clerk, DMV, or whoever handles auto registration in your state to verify the procedures there...
Bummer! Thanks Joe, now that I look at the title, the PO didn't sign it as the buyer. Hmmm, kinda like he never owned it...
When I bought the Magnette, it had never been registered in SC but had been here 9 years. I had an old title from PA and several bills of sale. It was a royal pain to get a clear title on it. Took six months. I'll use Col. Barnhill next time.
Find out what the rules are in your state regarding:
abandoned vehicles
lien sales
barn finds
salvaged vehicles
John...that might work to your advantage. If the owner listed on the title signed it, you should be able to complete it showing yourself as the buyer and title it with no problem. That'll work in Tennessee, at least. Some states may require more documentation (such as a bill of sale), but in TN only the title is required.
If it's an older title without the odometer statement printed on it, you'll most likely need a seperate odometer statement. That's not a deal killer, though. It doesn't have to be notarized so, if a person was inclined to do such a thing, one could forge the original owner's signature on that form. Not that I'm suggesting you'd do such a thing....
The other thing is that you do have the name and address of the guy that sold it to the guy that sold it to you. Why not just give him a phone call??? I bet he will make out a new one for you!!!
Chuck,
This will be Robert's car. He was the one that found it. His friends father owns it and when he went over to his house in my MG, the father told him about his car in the garage. Strange how that works.
Cole
