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| | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2 | I just bought a 49 1/2 ton and a 52 1/2 ton parts truck. The parts truck doesn't have: a bed, a grill, any windows, or transmission. The floor panels are completely shot, engine is there (unknown condition) and the front fenders are in decent shape.
When I bought it, the owner did not have a title, nor did the previous owner. Since this truck will likely retire to Stovebolt Heaven with honors, is it worth me spending $150 (bond & title fee) to have it titled? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | no, but it'd be good to have a written bill of sale from the seller, just in case ....
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Possession is 9/10 of the law. If nobody has proof of ownership, the guy sitting on it wins (LOL),
Scott | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 272 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 272 | Bill of sale is a must! after that it's spare parts | | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 117 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 117 | i wouldn't waste my $$ on a title..after all it's just going to be parts trucks..Right???,,although your DMV would be happy to get $$ to title your trucks,,i know our's would (WIS)  | | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 355 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 355 | I agree. I wouldn't go through the trouble unless you foresee a problem - such as with a former owner or nosy neighbor.
The '59 we just got was purchased by one farmer from another farmer on a handshake - in 1974 - it was never titled again since it was only used on the farm where it spent its life. We'll retitle that only after we get it road-worthy again. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | Check your local laws, because some areas require ANY vehicle sitting in your lawn to have tags.. regardless of its condition.
In some areas a bill of sale alone will not legally establish ownership of a motor vehicle, it just establishes that you didn't steal it.
Most laws don't distinguish between a freebee junker and a $180,000 sports car.. in neither case does the "I dunno man, some guy just gave it to me" or "It was sitting in the garage when I bought the place" excuse enough to get you out of a reieving stolen property charge.
Most junkyards are required to keep some kind of paperwork on every vehicle on their lot.. known as "salvage" titles.. you may wanna check with your local DMV/Highway Patrol/City official to find out what your requirements are by law.. but at the very least you should have a bill of sale with the name and address of the person you got the vehicle from.
In some states its flat out illegal to posess a motor vehicle that does not have a VIN or serial number.. but none of these senerios really come into play unless you've got John Q. Law nosing around your place.. and that normally dosen't happen unless you've had a neighbor complain about your private junk yard.
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 608 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 608 | What Fumblin said But also It could be worth it to you to get the title in your name And take the VIN tag off BEFORE scrapping it out to Recoup some of your Initial Investment to someone who needs it  Just my 0.2 cents  Regards | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 445 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 445 | No<NO , this is not a golden egg.Your lucky if ya can get rid of the parts ya have ever if you give them away.Just sell the parts if you can.Good luck 
dan-pa
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | Originally posted by stevesr: What Fumblin said But also
It could be worth it to you to get the title in your name And take the VIN tag off BEFORE scrapping it out to Recoup some of your Initial Investment to someone who needs it
Just my 0.2 cents
Regards Are there people buying those? I have a couple junk trucks with good titles and VIN tags.. but I guess I figured that would be illegal as hell to do.
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 | get a bill of sale, and check the laws, it would suck to get into legal trouble over a freakin parts truck.
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