In a message dated 3/1/04 12:32:48 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tswrace@pacbell.net writes:
<< Then he bought a title for it
through a company out of state that specialized in titles. Seems he
sells them the car, they register the car in their state, and then they
sell it back to him resulting in a clean title in our state.>>
This practice has been going on for years, It originates in states that
don't have titles or titles drop off the books after 10 years or so. It is a
questionable practice at best. There is nothing to stop someone from taking
VIN
tags from a self serve auto salvage, attaching them to a stolen car then
selling the car in a third state.
<<A few weeks ago the kit car guy gets a phone call from the district
attorney. They want to know more and they want to see the car. He gets
an attorney, refuses to show the DA the car,>>
Why is he refusing to let the DA see the car? Is he hiding something? Is
this a new build and he is trying to register it as a 1960's car? Does the
"title" not even remotely resemble the kit car? In any event he is making him
self look guilty.
<<and the DA puts a law enforcement hold on the registration with the CA
DMV. It seems the DA has the title company under investigation for "cleaning"
titles. >>
See the stolen car bit above.
<< So now the guy is paying attorney fees for protection of his car and
dealing with the DA. He doesn't know when or if he will get the law
enforcement hold removed from his registration. And to make it worse he
went to the DMV and got a "special built" registration number for his
car and he can't use that until the hold is taken off the car's
registration. >>
He really should have gotten a special built title in the first place. When
he bought a "title" did he take the tags from another car and attach them to
his kit car? If so he is guilty of VIN tampering. Moving a VIN from one car
to another is illegal and no amount of " the government is trying to hold the
little man down" is going to make that stand up in court.
Harold
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