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Travis Miller · 12-01-2009, 06:56 PM

It is not just titles for race cars but titles for any car you buy. If you someday decide to fix up that old car you bought for parts, without the title in some states it can be hard to prove its yours or where it came from. And just because you get the piece of paper called a title, the car is not yours until the title is transferred into your name.

Car story...many years ago I bought a car for parts from a friend. Never got the title because he was a friend and I knew where to find him. Later I decided to fix and license the car. Thats when I found out my friend had committed suicide. His brother was the heir and I almost lost the finished car to the brother because he had possession of the title. Luckily the brother never got to see the finished car and still thought the car was just an old junker but I had to pay him a couple hundred to get the title. Since then, if I buy any car, I get the title and put the car in my name immediately.

Travis

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12-01-2009, 06:56 PM	#5
Travis Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 478 Likes: 1 Liked 276 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Titles and Race Cars It is not just titles for race cars but titles for any car you buy. If you someday decide to fix up that old car you bought for parts, without the title in some states it can be hard to prove its yours or where it came from. And just because you get the piece of paper called a title, the car is not yours until the title is transferred into your name. Car story...many years ago I bought a car for parts from a friend. Never got the title because he was a friend and I knew where to find him. Later I decided to fix and license the car. Thats when I found out my friend had committed suicide. His brother was the heir and I almost lost the finished car to the brother because he had possession of the title. Luckily the brother never got to see the finished car and still thought the car was just an old junker but I had to pay him a couple hundred to get the title. Since then, if I buy any car, I get the title and put the car in my name immediately. Travis (Disclaimer: Opinions and advice expressed by me on this forum are exactly that, my opinions and advice.)