I hope someone can help me , I bought a 1978 king cobra in mass.it was never titled and was off the road for 15 years, when I went to register it I was told I neaded a title ,I told the person it never had a title I was told I either neaded a title or a registration from the previous owner ! a bill of sales was not good enough! the problem is he moved! I heard you could use a title company to get a title but I don’t know who is reputable ,my question is ,is there a title company someone recommends or is there anothere avenue I can take, I would hate to part out my king cobra becouse of a piece of paper, thanks in advance .
It's my understanding that some states will no longer accept paperwork from sources such as Broadway Title. You may want to investigate a mechanic's/storage lien. I just did this on a Malibu station wagon nere in Oklahoma. The way it works here is a title service company will fill out all the appropriate paperwork for the storage charges you indicate, file notices of a public sale, and send the paperwork to the state. After the state processes it, you get back a stack of paperwork that you take to a tag agent, and pay the usual fees, and receive back a title. In my case, I had the car for about 180 days, charged $10 a day (most shops get a minimum of $15/day for outside storage). The dealer I bought it from had lost the title when he was selling the assets of the dealership, so I knew it wasn't going to be an issue as to someone coming to claim the car. The title service co sends certified notices of sale to the person the vehicle was last in the possesion of, as well as any registered owners/lienholders. They also post the notice in 3 public locations, and after the "sale" date, it's yours, UNLESS somebody comes and satisfies the debt at/prior to the sale. In Oklahoma, it is a clean, clear title, free of any liens, regardless of any lienholders shown on record. About 4 years ago, we had a situation at work where the insured cashed the check (despite the check requiring our endorsement as well) and left the car unclaimed. The California lienholder didn't believe that we would have clear title to the car, and refused to pay the charges. Long ugly story short, we owned the car free and clear, and sold it at dealer auction to recover the repair bill. You might check with tow yards/ repair shops in your area, as most of them deal with this on a pretty regular basis. BTW, the charge I paid for the title company's services was $55, which beats the you-know-what out of the online title services.
Not sure if this helps, but perhaps you should go here and read up on the procedure: http://www.mass.gov/rmv/titles/3original.htm You might fill out the RMV-1 form and attach a copy of the Bill of Sale. Have you tried checking the post office to see if the previous owner left a forwarding address?
i talked to the rmv but they were no help! i also tried to find the previous owner but he didnt leave an address, i contacted the title company but they will only help if its a 1974 or older!
For that reason, I would use the average outside storage charge, to keep the amount high, in case some previous clown suddenly decides that he wants the car back. Around here, $45 per day is average outside storage charge, and $50-$55 is average for inside storage.
