I do sympathize with you, but why would you not have registered the car in
your name right after you bought it? Govts are known for doing things like
this; it should be of no surprise to you.
Friends made fun of me for immediately transferring the title of the two
TR7s I bought this summer, even though one may never be on the road again
and the other for at least a year, and I even had to go through the effort
of getting the VIN put right on the parts car. Well, it is exactly for the
problem that you are having that I did go through the hassle; because DMV
rule change constantly and if necessary I still know where the former owner
lives. It also happens that if I send the parts car to a scrap yard that I
still have to prove ownership.
Mark
From: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@comcast.net>
4 years ago I bought TS51185 from a guy in Connecticut and got a notarized
bill of sale. Having now gotten the car to a point (running, almost ready
for paint, hopefully less than a year from finished) where I would like it
to be insured, I applied for a Massachusetts Title. Well, apparently our
great commonwealth recently enacted a law of "no new titles" and are
refusing to accept my application without a previous title. I explained
that the guy who sold it to me probably never had a title, and certainly is
not going to be interested in going about getting one in retrospect. The
lady's reply ? "Well, I guess you won't be driving it anytime soon"
Has anyone come across this type of thing before ? Any Advice ?
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