Titles and Race Cars

[Jim Wahl]

Terrance, I think it is more uncommon for a Stocker or Super Stocker not to have a title than many here want to admit, however, I would NOT want to buy a car, any car, without a proper title. Florida law states "Any vehicle traveling over Florida roads or highways must have a proper title and proof of insurance". I have only been asked for the proof of title for a race car once in 40 years of traveling over the highways in any state, and it was in Florida. I was told the insurance thing was not a problem since the car didn't actually "drive" on the road. The title was another thing. Most if not all Comp or Pro cars have VIN numbers placed on them by the builder and the buyer gets a "competition automobile bill of sale". These have pretty much been excepted by law enforcement from what I have heard. Back many years ago I drove a race car provided to us by Cadillac and GM. It had no VIN because it was a "pilot vehicle". In other words, officially it basically was a parts car. We had a well documented letter from GM stating the car was given to us for racing purposes only. The letter was very official and had phone numbers and addresses for verification. There are ways to get "junk" titles or "hot rod" titles here in Florida and in Georgia. Worth looking into. All cars really need a title. Jim