Fred,
Presumably, since this vehicle is in a "sad state", neither the rightful
owner nor the insurance company would want anything to do with it,
especially so long after it was stolen.
I would suggest that this guy simply goes to the motor registry
departmenet to say he'd like to register it. He could mention that his
son bought it from a wrecking yard in 1990 and died in 1991, but there's
no need to divulge any more information than that. The worst thing that
could possibly happen is they'll take the car away from him - which
would be unfortunate, but not the end of the world.
Dean
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>From: Fred Griffiths[SMTP:griffco@mail.cadvision.com]
>Sent: 23 June 1999 15:48
>To: spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: Hypothetical Question
>
>
>Here's a hypothetical question from a guy I know very well. He
>wishes to remain anonymous for obvious reasons.
>
> "Suppose the man's son bought a Triumph from a wrecking/parts
>yars in 1990 unknowing that it was a stolen vehicle. He has the
>intention of restoring it. The son died in 1991 having left the car in
>its sad state. No receipt can be found for the car, although the father
>knows where it was bought and for how much.
>
> The father now wants to restore the car, but when checking with
>the motor registry department (in Canada) finds the car is still listed
>with the RCMP and insurance company as "Stolen-insurance write off"."
>
> How would you approach this theoretical, hypothetical question?
>
>Cheers, Fred
>--
>Fred & Wendy Griffiths
>Calgary, Canada
>mailto: griffco@cadvision.com
>http://www.cadvision.com/griffco/index.htm
>
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