Bartamos

I will answer the best I can:

1. Is this an Illinois Title? No Wisconsin
2. Does the title have a place for a vehicle Identification number? Yes
3. Is there a number in that spot Yes, the engine number
4. Does that number match anything on the truck? Yes the engine
5. Is the product number a separate number from the vehicle identification number? Yes it is
6. Why in the heck did you bring up the "product number"? It has nothing to do with anything. Was not sure if it's important
7. You said the VIN on title matches the motor number. That's good. May be the original motor. Motor numbers were used, as Mike says. Make sure motor number looks like an original stamp in the original spot. This here could be what you call your "matching numbers" truck!!!! wink Yes it looks original and in the right spot
8. Does the title say it's a 1952 Chevrolet (1/2T truck)? Under body style it says "unknown"
9. It is probably in your best interest to really consider this instead of a long law suit that may or may not yield a judgment that you can't collect on until you pay a collector....and he still may be allowed to take another year to finish it if the judge says so. Maybe he is actually making a sincere effort to settle. We don't know the story or his side of the three year saga. I take 3 years to finish a truck of mine I said would take 6 months, I don't call it a lie. Yes it would. I have enough stress in my life with work, 50+ years type 1 diabetic, 2 transplants, etc.
10. When you make the deal, go to the DMV with him. They will notarize his signature and will stop the transfer if anything is sketchy. This is tricky, he did not transfer the name into his. He buys and sells a few a year and keeps under the radar for having to get a license to do more.
11. Be sure it's not all bondo'ed or otherwise pieced together. Concentrate on inspecting the truck itself. Thoroughly. So far I'm happy with this
12. Do that deal before you give him your title. Make sure somehow he CAN NOT come back at you with a bill for your truck. At the moment I have both titles
13. KBA is a legit 1952 motor number prefix: 3100 Chevy 1/2T Truck with 216 motor. As Tim tclederman has pointed out. You see that the SerNo is legit. It all looks good to me. 100%.
14. How much have you paid him already and how much is your truck worth in it's present state? In other words, would taking it home be better financially? 5K Absolutely --

I do plan to call he Wisconsin DMV tomorrow and let them know what I have and see if for them it was what was done in the early '50's. Also see if they would check to see if it's reported lost or stolen


Last edited by Kevin S.; 10/01/2017 8:02 PM.