How to title a hot rod
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| − | Getting a Title in Oregon is not too big of a deal,, IF EVERYTHING is in order,, KEEP all your | + | Getting a Title in Oregon is not too big of a deal,, IF EVERYTHING is in order,, KEEP all your receipts,,if you are building the car from the ground up,, if you have No documentation for ownership of the car , you need these receipts, They will check places where VIN # are hidden by the factory,, on the frame,, [actually Chevrolet didn't have VIN # until 1950, but used a thin piece of metal with a series # placed under the drivers floor carpet,, first thing to rot away,,] if no # are visible, they will check to make sure that the frame is original to the vehicle, [ not after market] if its aftermarket,, you need a receipt, same with a aftermarket body,, Receipt,, point of origin, bill of sale, then they will enter this information into their computer base and if its clear,, you will be issued a form to take to DMV to get a sticker with a new VIN #, then you need to stamp those #'s somewhere on the frame, so if the vehicle is ever stolen,, you can identify where its stamped so they will know where to look, even if the #;s are ground off, they can still find them , |
If you are trying to register a car from another state,, they just look for the vin # and verify it with the title you are presenting, they do a much better search of these #'s | If you are trying to register a car from another state,, they just look for the vin # and verify it with the title you are presenting, they do a much better search of these #'s | ||
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according to who you have to deal with at a DMV,, getting past them can be a real pain I T A,,, | according to who you have to deal with at a DMV,, getting past them can be a real pain I T A,,, | ||
| − | after getting the ok from the state Police who issued the | + | after getting the ok from the state Police who issued the certificate for a VIN #, I went to the DMV,, expecting a normal transaction ,,they handed me 5 pages of forms to fill out ,, wanting to know how I came to own the car, all the receipts, pictures,I Did that ,, then back to the DMV,, got a different person,, 3 more pages of forms,, did that... then They wanted copies of EVERY receipt I had,, probably 500 pages, finally after some talking , I convinced the guy that the state Police had already seen all these receipts and that if its good enough for them it should be good enough for the DMV,, so he settled for copies of the major components,, engine Tranny rear end, etc etc, then he issued a VIN sticker,, and you have to have the car there so THEY can apply the sticker,, then they issue you a 90 day trip permit,, so a special committee can review everything,, but I don't expect a problem from them,, Now that it has started to rain,, at least it can be driven,, The whole Idea is to document the car as much as possable,, like PICTURES of the build process,, keep EVERY Recipt you get, and lots of patience and luck,, REMEMBER they are there to make sure this vehicle isn't STOLEN,, and will do everything to find out if it is,, |
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