I bought a truck off a farm, the guy had NO paperwork, said the truck was in the barn when he bought the place 20 years back.
My local Motor Vehicle Dept said "not to worry, we have a form for everything". Had to verify the vin number as not being stolen, then fill out a stack of forms. This was a pain but we got it registered.
Also, I found a service that does DMV leg work for auto dealers and that made all the differance, charged a small fee.
