Police Drama at Gators...wtf

[Paul Precht]

Probably a broken partnership or unpaid balance.

[Jeff Lee]

I sold a roller '67 Barracuda around 1980 with title. Buyer paid, came to my apartment complex to pick it up and it was gone. Police report filed and I looked like the schmuck. A couple years go by and I'm out with friends late at night, go around a corner and there was the Barracuda. I called the legit owner at 1:00 a.m., he showed up with the Sheriff at sunrise and the guy that had possession of the Barracuda (appears he bought it from the thief), lost his investment which by now included many upgrades.
Lesson learned: you buy a shell and it's hot and you ad your hemi and everything else, if somebody has a police report and legit title proving ownership, your SOL and the sheriff takes it all away and hands the keys off to the legit owner!
I'll never own a car without legit / legal documents verified by MVD!
And I see ClassRacer has a car for sale and it would appear there could be an issue to address before money is exchanged.

[Bob Pagano]

Jeff, You can get your motor and trans back if you can show you put it in the car in question, happened to me in 69 with a 67 camaro body. I took proof to the NJ state police and I was alowed to remove the engine and trans right in the impound yard.

[Jeff Lee]

That's a fight I'd rather not fight! Bottom line, you take your chances without a title!

[Paul Precht]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

That's a fight I'd rather not fight! Bottom line, you take your chances without a title!

Not all states have a title for older cars. In NY, 73 and newer cars had them, in NH cars older than 10 years old didn't need them. My 63 Ply has never had a title and I had it registered for a short time in 71 and 78. My 70 Challenger has never had a title. Maybe I should get titles for both of them now that I live in PA, the state of corruption.

[Joe Martens]

Wasn't that car for sale in National Dragster last year some time?