Peter wrote:
Listers,
Does anybody have any experience with the DMV, CA specifically,
relating to a car getting a body tub swap? My son's Spit (FD 30015 L)
has got some rust in the sills & floorpan, and I've got a pretty
rust-free tub (FD 2295 L) and we'd like to swap them. Both tubs have
comm plates, and I'm wondering what hoops I've got to jump through to
get the car properly re-registered with the FD 2295 L plate on it. Any
advice greatly appreciated. TIA
Peter Ficklin
'63 & '68 Spits - maybe a '67 now!
I have run into similar situation when dealing with registering some of my
project cars.
I assume that you do not have the title for the tub(FD 2295 L).
You can register the car under the new tub commission number but you must
first:
Do a vehicle check with the DMV to see if it is/has been registered in
California. If it has, then you must go through a series of steps to clear
up the registration and title. DMV can guide you on this.
If the tub is not on the DMV records, then you can register it under the
new tub commission number.
However, do you any paper work on the new tub? If so, fine. Otherwise
MORE PAPERWORK!! You have to take the car, via trailer to the DMV, or have
a policeman come to your place to verify the commission number. There is
an official form that they fill out and you can take to DMV when
registering the car.
It sounds complicated, but is really more time consuming. It took a couple
of months to get the paperwork correct and get the cars titled and
registered. I had to go through all this when registering one of my
antique cars and a hot rod that I built (with a frame swap and no paper
work). I suggest making an appointment with a local DMV office to handle
the registration process. It sure beats waiting hours in the queue.
If you have more questions, please feel free to contact me.
Dave
San Diego, Ca
1970 TR6 PI RHD CP51649
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