[DeTomaso] A little Pantera content - California title

[Pantdino]

Jerry, 

Did you mean 2010, or has the car really been unregistered for 11 years?
When was the last time the coolant and brake and clutch fluid were changed?  

Just make sure he has the original title (not a copy) and he signs it on the back, releasing interest in the car to you. 

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: MikeLDrew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: knottsj <knottsj at galstar.com>; detomaso <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sun, Apr 29, 2012 8:37 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A little Pantera content - California title



n a message dated 4/29/12 8 29 48, knottsj at galstar.com writes:

 Last week I agreed to buy a Pantera in the Los Angeles area.  The person 
 I
 am buying from is out of town until this week end.  I have a Vin number 
 and
 a copy of a State of California Certificate of Title with a registration
 expiration date of 2001.
 Is the registration expiration date for the tag or the title?
 
>>Titles never expire.   Registration expires every year.

 >Is there a way to verify that there is a current California title issued 
 on
 the car and if so the name on the title?
 
>>I don't know about that.   If the seller had made a copy of the title 
hen he owned it, then sold the car, then the actual current owner would have 
 new title with his name on it.
> >His vanity plate is two years out of date.
 I have found that the title does not have to be notarized to be 
 transferred.
 Is that true?
 
>>That is very true--it just needs the seller's signature on the back 
ide, releasing the title to the buyer.   As for the plate, you say it's two 
ears overdue--that means that if you register it in California, they will 
emand back fees plus fines and penalties.   However, if you register it in 
nother state, they probably won't care.   They'll just take the signed-over 
itle and issue you a new title in your name.
 
 >No money has changed hands but I hate to drive 1400 miles to find out 
 there
 is something wrong.
 
 Any and all help would be appreciated.
 
>>Presuming the seller actually owns the car (which you won't know for 
ure until you're holding the original title rather than a Xerox copy), there 
hould be no problems buying it and registering it in your state.   The 
eller is fortunate he's selling to an out-of-state buyer, as the fees/penalties 
for failing to pay the registration would be a sticking point with an 
n-state sale.
Mike
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