How to title a hot rod
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| + | Titling here is fairly simple, as there are no titles for motor vehicles 1972, and prior. The rules are less strict than other states, but the basics of basics. If you have a reproduction body, and it came with an MSO (Manufacturers Statement of Origin), you can stamp the MSO vin onto the frame, then get a trace of the new vin, take it to the motor vehicle's with a couple of forms that they can give you, have somebody else fill them out, and sign them, fill the bill of sale out as though they sold the vehicle to you, and after all is said, and done you will get a 30 day non transferable registration which after 30 days turns into a transferable. There is no police verification necessary. There are more correct ways of titling as a home built vehicle, but this way is quicker. The same process goes for 1972, and prior motor vehicles that have a lost registration, only use the vehicles vin number. | ||
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| + | ===North Carolina=== | ||
| + | If you have a VIN, but no title, you can get a Surety Bond from some insurance agencies and then apply for a title. This states that if there is no challenge to that title for a year, it is yours. This is used for abandoned vehicles. A surety bond requires the vehicle be running, a couple of inspections and/or appraisals, and a deposit of 150% the value of the vehicle (based on a DMV schedule) in addition to their customary title and registration fees. | ||
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| + | There is also a form for lost titles, that can be signed and submitted, but if the title has not been active for ten years or so, you have to call NCDMV in Raleigh and have them manually put the VIN back into the computer. | ||
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| + | There is also a form for hand made vehicles that will require you to show receipts for every component, and keep a log showing your work. This will allow you to apply for a new title. I have not done that. | ||
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| + | They don't seem to be very strict about modifications, and titles and licences are handled by private subcontractors, who have no incentive to obstruct you. If you change the number of doors or something, you will have to modify the title. I don't know the procedure on that. There is no space for color, for example, and even school busses and campers are registered and insured as trucks. Real RV's may be different. | ||
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| + | Update. I did go down an talked to the State Police June 08, with an out of state bill of sale. They want to see the actual vehicle, which means trailering it down to them. They will inspect it, assign a VIN Number and allow you to seek a Surety Bond, if you can find an insurance company to do that. | ||
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| + | Here is the link to NC DOT: http://www.ncdot.org/dmv/vehicle_services/registrationtitling/howToRegister.html | ||
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| + | This the link to a 10Mb pdf file with the NC Vehicle Regulations: http://www.ncdot.org/dmv/vehicle_services/registrationtitling/titlemanual/ | ||
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| + | This is an excerpt from it: | ||
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| + | SECTION 1 | ||
| + | Chapter 7 – Page 6 SPECIAL TITLES | ||
| + | Requirements For Titling Custom-Built Vehicles | ||
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| + | CUSTOM-BUILT MOTOR VEHICLES G.S. 20-39, 53 | ||
| + | A custom built vehicle is completely reconstructed or assembled from new or used parts. The vehicle will be | ||
| + | registered showing the make as Custom-Built, and the year the vehicle was built will be the designated year | ||
| + | model. The North Carolina title will be branded “Reconstructed.” | ||
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| + | 1. Application for title, Form MVR-1, completed in full and signed before a notary. | ||
| + | 2. Affidavit for Custom Built Vehicle, Form MVR-55 (notarized statement explaining how the vehicle was | ||
| + | assembled from new and used parts.) | ||
| + | 3. Inspector’s report | ||
| + | 4. Odometer reading is required | ||
| + | 5. Furnish certificate of title or MCO for the frame, engine and transmission as proof of ownership or file an | ||
| + | indemnity bond. | ||
| + | 6. Title fee of $40.00 | ||
| + | 7. 3% highway use tax based on the total bills of sale for the entire purchase of new and used parts and labor. | ||
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| + | EDIT>>> Please be sure to read this link below. If it gets passed into a law that will change how all vehicles in NC are registered. There is another amendment to this one that I can not find right now. These will affect how the cars are registered and insured since most insurance companies will not recognize the term "Custom Vehicle". | ||
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| + | http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S2010v0.pdf | ||
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