[DeTomaso] Import papers...

[Arjun Ghosh-Dastidar]

Can't speak to CA rules, but for VA, MD, GA, and NY all the seller would
need are a valid title and registration. I've imported 4 vehicles and
registered them in VA, MD, GA, and NY, and the DMV keeps the EPA/Customs
papers when they issue the title. Of the 4 imports, I have sold 2 of them
to out of state buyers (non-CA), and all they needed to register/title the
cars in their home states was my title and the bill of sale. From what the
DMV guys told me, registration means diddly squat - its the title all
states have to honor.
Hope this helps.


On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 8:25 PM, The DeTomaso Registry Guy <
detomasoregistry at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Say a private person imported a later model car (9000 series) to the USA,
> and when the car changed hands
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> the import papers were not passed along every time, so that now they are
> not
> available to the current owner who is selling.
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> Where would one go to obtain the records?  DOT?  EPA?
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> If some state allowed the car to be currently registered, would that be
> enough?
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> (My answer would be no, not for most/all states, but I don't know for sure.
> I know California needs the Fed paperwork regardless
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> of what state(s) the car was previously registered.)
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> Now it would have been nice if some previous owner sent a copy of the
> paperwork to the registry.
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> Then it would be available to future owners, but this did not happen.
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> This is a hint to current owners to "save" a copy of their docs in the
> registry.   Send to Editor1 at provamo.com
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> Chuck
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