![]() The outlying DMV's are sub contractors that are paid by volume. I also have the option of going to the main office in Raleigh which I always do if there is even the slightest hint that there might be some difficulty in what I'm trying to accomplish. I have learned though, that the only way to get through anything difficult with the NC DMV is to remain calm. I imagine that going in and starting with 'I don't have a title' will garner apprehension at the very least on the part of the agent, and 'I can really mess this guy's day up' if they are anti-social. ![]() I didn't even have to prove the car was mine. My situation was different as I had a title for both so I went in and asked about getting the car's history. I guess it's really a bit of knowing what to ask for when you get there. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE, HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE PROCEDURES AT THE NC DMV! MY CHAIN OF TITLE WOULD HAVE FOREVER BEEN BROKEN. I NOW HAVE IT TITLED TO ME WITH A GEORGIA TITLE. (GEORGIA where I live only keeps records 5 yrs) For a nominal fee, those records were activated on their electronic system, and the guy who sold it to me was able to get a replacement title and sign it over to me. I called NC DMV and they STILL had the 1980 record on fische. He could not find the Title from back then, and the car was now registered in Alabama which doesn't require a title. In 2009, I bought the 1966 Nightmist Convertible back from the guy I sold it to in Goldsboro in 1980. An $800 phone bill later, the car's history was complete. I was able to call 411 and get everyone's phone numbers. The NC DMV sent me a letter on department letterhead, with the complete names and addresses of everyone the car had ever been registered to. I was researching the car's history in 1988 when I was restoring it (PRIOR TO INTERNET). I got the NC Title and titled it in Georgia in my name. In 1982, I bought a Rangoon Red 65 convertible in Goldsboro. ![]() It's ridiculous but I would just save the hassle and go CHP because DMV won't argue with their authority for some reason. ![]() Not in CA each DMV offices all operate differently even though they are all looking at the same VC. I know there are many info online suggesting that you can use Vin verifier or any police officer. If any of you are in similar situation I suggest just going straight to CHP. I'll never ever buy another vehicle without title though. Now I can start work on it without being worried someone else might come claim as theirs. I am however glad that the car is officially mine, I feel like I got a giant weight off my shoulder and I haven't even started working on it other than exterior tear down. So today I finally rented a Uhaul (cost me 200 dollars for this rental, what a rip) and took it to CHP office to get it verified. I asked why, lady told me because the vin verifier did not check that it had US Federal required VIN plate. I take that back to a different clerk at a different DMV office (mistake) and they so rudely stamped 'CHP VERIFICATION REQUIRED'. ![]() I paid the vin verifier 50 bux to do a house call. Initially I was told I just had to get a VIN verification from any Police officer or vin verifier. I have NEVER had this kind of experience with a State agency where each DMV office interprets the VC set by Sacramento and does things differently. Problem was that they had no documentation/title of it and it 'fell out' of California DMV.įor some reason I had to have the car so I got a Uhaul and drove 4 hours to pick this up. San Jose built, LA district ordered (I will be doing YOM once I find a 68 decal for it). I purchased a 68 coupe that claimed to have been in owners' family possession since new. ![]()
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