Congratulations. I ran into a similar problem when getting the VIN
verification for my Jaguar. All of the workers came out to look at it, but
no one could identify the model, so I had to show them by parts and workshop
manuals. My Spitfire should be much easier to get verified and registered.
I bought it at a police auction (the P.O. set it on fire to collect
insurance, fortunately they were dumb enough to do it while their neighbor
was working on his car...the neighbor saw the whole thing and just happened
to be the fire chief for their city).
This does give me an opportunity to ask a big favor of the list. The state
of Colorado does not recognize the current title for my Jaguar, and I'm
faced with a very long delay (up to 2 years) and considerable cost (around
$4000) to get a valid title from the state. Anyone from Alabama on the list
who'd be interested in buying '60 Jag MkII and selling it back to me? For
cars older than 20 years, all Alabama needs is a bill of sale to get a
title.
Mike Welch
http://home.turbopower.com/~mikew
'68+/- Triumph Spitfire
'60 Jaguar MkII 3.8 auto
'87 Jeep Cherokee
'96 GMC Suburban
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff McNeal [mailto:jmcneal@ohms.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 2:19 PM
To: Spitfire List
Subject: Finally legal and registered - hallelujah!
Just got back from my 4th trip to the DMV. Yesterday, I had to drive my car
in for inspection, so I could prove that the commission number is the VIN
that they need, not the engine number that the PO's DMV in Illinois used.
Even when I pointed out the commission plate and number to the inspector,
she had to go back in and try to look it up in their book to verify the
model year. I got to take a peek at her directory and under TRIUMPH it
stated the location of the commission plate on TR3's and TR3a's only. No
mention of any other model of Triumph, including Spitfire. Finally, the gal
shrugged and said, "well, I'll just have to take your word for it, I guess".
I held up the personalized plate receipt that read "1967 MK3" and said, "now
if it wasn't a '67, would I be putting THESE plates on it? Unfortunately,
I'd forgotten some paperwork at home and had to go back today, finally
obtaining current registration and my new plates. Whew! GLAD TO BE PAST
THAT HURDLE!
Cheers,
Jeff in San Diego
www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
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