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68c10owner · 02-22-2004, 03:23 AM

a few months back i bought a 70swb. the guy told me that he got it from his buddy and his buddy lost the title but is out of the system. i have tried for months to get the other guys info but have had no luck. i checked with the chp and it`s not stolen and is out of the computer. my question is how do i register this truck in my name? the vin matches on the cab and frame. i don`t want to start dumping money into it if i can`t register it. any help would be great. thanks.

Alexis · 02-22-2004, 03:35 AM

You need the guys info or the guy who sold it to you. call up the DMV and they will tell you what to do, tell them you bought the truck and it's clean. The real owner is nowhere to be found. There is a pink form the real or previous owners sigs and you fill out, it changes the truck over to you. it just like a pink slip but a raw document and fill it out in pen.

68c10owner · 02-22-2004, 03:38 AM

the dmv will take a bill of sale from the guy i bought it from? even if he isn`t on the registration at all? thanks for the help.

jef5150 · 02-22-2004, 11:05 AM

If the title is lost, an Application for Duplicate Title (REG 227) must be completed and signed. There is an additional fee of $15 for a duplicate title, and signatures of the legal owner and lienholder must be notarized.(**(( If the vehicle was not purchased from the owner whose name appears on the title, you will need a bill of sale from each in-between buyer. ))))** heres a link http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/buyinfo.htm jeff

68 Suburban · 02-22-2004, 11:13 AM

Or call a title service back east and pay about $150 and be done with it. Cali's DMV has to be the worst. You ask 10 different people a question there, and they will give you 10 different answers.

Olden Days · 02-22-2004, 12:53 PM

I agree with 68 suburban. Use a title service if you can find one for 150. The cheapest one I saw was 300. Cali DMV has to be the worst. Once you show up there and try to tell the truth about something they will put you through the hoops. They wont tell you everything you need when you are there. They want to make you come back about 10 times, and each time they will tell you one more thing you need. If you cant find a title service cheap enough buy someones clear title and vin plate.

02-22-2004, 03:23 AM	#1
68c10owner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Carmichael, California Posts: 3,006	need dmv help from california owners a few months back i bought a 70swb. the guy told me that he got it from his buddy and his buddy lost the title but is out of the system. i have tried for months to get the other guys info but have had no luck. i checked with the chp and it`s not stolen and is out of the computer. my question is how do i register this truck in my name? the vin matches on the cab and frame. i don`t want to start dumping money into it if i can`t register it. any help would be great. thanks. __________________ Anthony

02-22-2004, 03:38 AM	#3
68c10owner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Carmichael, California Posts: 3,006	the dmv will take a bill of sale from the guy i bought it from? even if he isn`t on the registration at all? thanks for the help. __________________ Anthony

02-22-2004, 11:05 AM	#4
jef5150 Inline 69 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: valleysprings,california Posts: 1,018	If the title is lost, an Application for Duplicate Title (REG 227) must be completed and signed. There is an additional fee of $15 for a duplicate title, and signatures of the legal owner and lienholder must be notarized.((( If the vehicle was not purchased from the owner whose name appears on the title, you will need a bill of sale from each in-between buyer. )))) heres a link http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/buyinfo.htm jeff Last edited by jef5150; 02-22-2004 at 11:07 AM.

02-22-2004, 11:13 AM	#5
68 Suburban Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: From Chicago, Live in Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,802	Or call a title service back east and pay about $150 and be done with it. Cali's DMV has to be the worst. You ask 10 different people a question there, and they will give you 10 different answers. __________________ Just sitting here contemplating contemplation.

02-22-2004, 03:35 AM	#2
Alexis Member since 2000 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico Posts: 7,879	You need the guys info or the guy who sold it to you. call up the DMV and they will tell you what to do, tell them you bought the truck and it's clean. The real owner is nowhere to be found. There is a pink form the real or previous owners sigs and you fill out, it changes the truck over to you. it just like a pink slip but a raw document and fill it out in pen.

02-22-2004, 12:53 PM	#6
Olden Days Living In The Past Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rockies Posts: 709	I agree with 68 suburban. Use a title service if you can find one for 150. The cheapest one I saw was 300. Cali DMV has to be the worst. Once you show up there and try to tell the truth about something they will put you through the hoops. They wont tell you everything you need when you are there. They want to make you come back about 10 times, and each time they will tell you one more thing you need. If you cant find a title service cheap enough buy someones clear title and vin plate.



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