Another story similiar to Terry's but good ending: I bought a salvage
vehicle, 69 Javelin from Ten Acres Auto Parts in 1980s, and restored it. 68
343/AT, beautiful little car. Salvage title but later got good Texas title.
After showing it and driving it for about 5 years sold it to a guy who used to
see it (along with many of my other AMXs & Javelins I drove to work at
Dirty's near Galleria here in Houston) but sold it to a customer.
He enjoyed the car and drove it but being a kid, (I was in 30s, he was
barely 20) he didn't take care of it. I got a certified letter from Houston
Police that my car was in storage yard and going to be auctioned. He hadn't
changed title in the 2 years since I sold it to him, so guess was driving around
with expired tags after that 1 year. I decided to go take a look at it was
saddened to see it in such disrepair, windshield busted, door glass on driver
side broke out, car filled with water from heavy rains, long scrape down
passenger side, bumpers both bent, good push in on driver 1/4, so just stood
there in rain looking at this poor thing, could not believe it was same
car.
Since....the guy had never changed title into his name, it was,
theroetically, my car still. So walked up to auto storage booth to see what
I needed to claim the car. He said 'driver license if it in your name' and
brought it out, paid the $133.00 and asked how much for one of his drivers to
inflate 1 of the tires and drag it to my house. $55 more.
Got the car home and that afternoon put another windshield in it, changed
out door, put another door glass in it, straightened out 1/4 on one side and
replaced bumpers on it from spares in warehouse. Started to look better, also
opened up plugs on floor to let out swamp water. Put battery in it, primed carb,
checked fluids and a blast of starter fluid and the 343 4 barrel roared to life.
Not lot of life sounds like it needed big time tune up which I did. I primered
the car over weekend and wet vaced interior, taking battery out so doors open in
full summer sun to get out stench and dampness.
3 weeks later I went to DMV & got new title for $5. Car was
streetworthy so drove it around and had someone offer me $1500 for it so sold
it. Ironically about 12 years after that it popped up in auto trader for sale
for $1500, then in sad twist of fate, ended up somehow back at Ten Acres Auto
Salvage where I heard about it, went out and took photos of it one last time
before hitting crusher. Sad end to that nice car, but good that dumbass never
changed title so was able to reclaim it for less than $200 and several other
owners enjoyed it afterwards.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 11:53
PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: 2
years later...
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That is what happen to my son. He had an old Fairmont
that he sold for $500. The guy came by on a Saturday and offered him
cash but he wanted it that day. So they went to a notary and did a bill
of sale on the car. The driver said he would transfer it Monday never
did transfer it . Well about three months later he gets a certified
letter in the mail that he had to show that he had insurance or
financial responsibility because his car was in a wreck and the driver
of his car was at fault. In the great state of Kentucky it is the owner
of the car who is financially responsible for the car since
it is a law that you must have insurance. My son thought it was no big
deal so he takes his bill of sale to the county clerks office to show he
sold the car and they told him it wasn't worth the paper it was written
on. Not wanting to go to jail he went to a lawyer. The lawyer said at
least he had a copy of the bill of sale but since it wasn't the
original a judge wouldn't accept
it. They had to summons the Notary and the witnesses who signed the
original to court when the trial started to prove he sold the car.
They did and a very pissed off judge dismissed the charges after he gave
my son an angry lecture on the correct way to sale a car.
So between court cost and lawyer fees it cost him $2500 so the car he
sold for $500 ended up costing him $2,000.
Terry
--- On Sat, 3/10/12, Tom H
<bigrigbear@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From:
Tom H <bigrigbear@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] Re: 2 years later...
To:
"BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, March 10,
2012, 7:28 PM
And to add to the discussion about removing yourself from
the title/registration, (at least here in California) IMMEDIATELY on
selling a vehicle, even as a trade, fill out the Release Form, copy it
for your records, and mail it a.s.a.p. to the DMV. If any info
is missing, such as full name, FULL address ect. they can reject
it as if it was never submitted. A long gone car can come back
and bite you for unpaid tickets, storage, impound, towing, police
investigation, accident liability and many more fun fun fun things
that will cost you in time if not money!
Voice of Experience
From: Davis Martin
<martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, March 9, 2012 5:39
PM
Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] Re: 2 years later...
Terry,
I couldn't have said it any better! Davis
From: Terry Atkins
<twa1950@xxxxxxxxx>
To:
BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, March 9, 2012 5:34:55
PM
Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] Re: 2 years later...
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I would think your only recourse would be to take the
executor of the estate to court. I am afraid that car still
legally belongs to the estate. Of course it would had been a lot
easier if you would have done this two years ago when the estate
was still open. I know when you got a piece of paper you
think the car is yours but I know you guys remember the story of
the truck driver I used to work with that bought a 57 Chevy from
a guy. He got all the paper work for it so he started working on
it. A couple of years and 10 to 15 thousand dollars latter he
decided to get it transferred over to his name only
to find out it had a lien against it. He went to
the loan company to pay off the I think $2,000 loan only to be
told they would only deal with the guy who took out the loan.
That person was in jail and told the guy I worked work he didn't
give a crap. So it was soon after that the loan company sent a
wrecker to haul it away. I think he went to court or at least
saw a lawyer about it. He was told the only thing they could do
was to order the guy who was in jail to give him the $2000 he
paid for it back. The last time he saw the Chevy the
manager of the loan company was driving it. I just can't
say how important it is if you buy a car make sure you get it
your name right away.On the same line if you sale one make sure
it is out of your name. Ask my son how a car that he sold for
$500 cost him a couple of thousand to get out of the legal
problems it caused him.
Terry --- On Fri, 3/9/12, Pj
<pjtheurer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Pj
<pjtheurer@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re:
2 years later...
To:
BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, March 9,
2012, 10:09 AM
Ohio wont do it, they say the paperwork I got when I
purchased the car was filled out incorrectly and not by the
proper person. Apparently the executor of an estate cannot
legally transfer their abilities to another person and have
someone else do the work for them. (according to the State of
Ohio DMV) --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tom
McKenna" <traveler@...> wrote: > > Excellent
advice Davis - Also, some states will allow you to register
the vehicle if you can provide proof of purchase and a
notorized affadavit - and it may not always be common
knowledge, so check with your motor vehicles licencing people
in your state capital. > > > tom > > > >
----- Original Message ----- > From: Davis Martin > To:
BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 6:54 PM > Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] 2 years later... > > > > >
You need a bill of sale from a non tittle state. Sell it to
someone you know in a non tittle state and buy it back from
them. > Davis > > > > >
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> From: Pj <pjtheurer@...> > To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu, March 8, 2012 11:17:08 AM > Subject:
[BaadAssGremlins] 2 years later... > > > And I still
have not been able to obtain a title for a vehicle I purchased
from the collection in Texas.. > > Texas DMV has no
record of the 71 Hornet Sportabout that i purchased EVER
having been titled in the state of Texas. > > All the $$
I put into the car, all of the paperwork I got when i bought
it is all worthless. > > I'm ready to send the car to
the crusher and cut my losses. I'm so pissed off. > > As
a last ditch effort, I'm willing to go thru one of those title
companies that get you titles for classic cars that dont have
one. > > The question is who do I go thru? > > OR
who wants to save a low mileage Sportabout from being
destroyed? > > I've got nearly $4K in the car. > >
please contact me via e-mail if interested or have any advice.
> > > > > > No virus found in this message.
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