Some States do not issue Titles. Connecticut

[Ken K.]

I'm helping a person in Connecticut sell her husbands Corvette. She is telling me that Connecticut didn't issue titles for vehicles this old. (1963)
My question, when a buyer is found, how do we handle the title/paperwork for this vehicle? What will the new buyer need from us to receive a new title in his/her home state? A "Bill of Sale"?
This is her husband's car and she doesn't know if there is some other paperwork she is missing to sell the car? Do states without titles issue something else like a registration? Does anyone know how it works in Connecticut for vintage vehicles?
Thanks

[Lynn H.]

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I believe in Michigan I could get title to this car with an old registration (in the name of the seller) and a simple bill of sale, as long as it was never reported as stolen. If that was the case they would be interested in the current location of the said stolen vehicle. I am not inferring anything like that is the case with what you speak of, but a buyer needs to be careful of something like this. Say I came home with the car, old registration and bill of sale, and there were to be some sort of problem, I would be out the money and the car.
Lynn

[Paul H.]

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When I bought my 68 in New Hampshire all I needed to get a title in Mass was the seller's old registration and the bill of sale. I believe that is the way it works when purchasing from non-title states, although you probably need to check with the RMV to confirm.

[Bruce B.]

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In Ohio a simple non-notorized bill of sale will get you an Ohio title if the car is bought out of Connecticut.
The buyer needs to call thier BMV and ask what the requirements are to apply for a title in thier state for a car bought out of state. Each state can have different requirements.
In addition in Ohio the buyer needs to get an out of state inspection done by a Ohio certified inspector. This inspection is done to verify that the car vin matches the vin on bill of sale. Inspections can be done at a car dealer or a used car lot. I do not go to the Ohio State Patrol normally.

[Gary R.]

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http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=816&Q=244692&dmvPNavCtr

[Ken K.]

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Again, A tilte was never issued to this vehicle. Connecticut doesn't have titles for vehicles build before 1981. See the part at the bottom of this link.

http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=816&Q=244698&dmvPNavCtr=|#30286

[Rich G.]

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NY is the same as CT. In NY, cars built before the state started issuing titles are given registrations that say "Transferrable" on them. My 66 and 68 have that. Cars built after a certain date require titles and have "Non-Transferrable" written on the registration.

A registration with "Transferrable" on it is treated like a title.

Rich

[John F.]

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If you sell it to someone in Texas, they will go to their County tax office to apply for a Texas title. I purchased my vette from a man in Alabama. Old cars in Alabama were issued a Motor Vehicle Registration and Tax Receipt. The local clerk pulled out a big manual that showed what every state issued. If you had that in hand you could apply for a title in Texas. If I were you I would contact the local Dept of Motor Vehicles and have in hand what is required. I would give this to the buyer as well as a Bill of Sale a signed letter that you are selling the car "as is with no warranties". It is then up to the buyer. Some may be a little weary and it could affect the asking price. FWIW.

John

[Jim B.]

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NY is the same as CT. In NY, cars built before the state started issuing titles are given registrations that say "Transferrable" on them. My 66 and 68 have that. Cars built after a certain date require titles and have "Non-Transferrable" written on the registration.

A registration with "Transferrable" on it is treated like a title.

Rich

All

As I am somewhat older I can tell you that I have a connecticut title for my 1968 corvette that was issued on 8/27/1968 when I registered it. I believe that the info you are all referring to is recent law changes that apply to older cars. When my car was new, it had a CT Title.

[Robert I.]

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I live in VT. Like CT it doesn't issue titles for older cars. I just sold a 59 Morgan to a man in TN.

I sent him the registration and a bill of sale.

There were no problems.

[Paul M.]

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Why don't you just call the CT dmv. They should be able to advise you on what to do. They should also be able to tell you if a title was ever issued on the car. All you'll need is the VIN.

[Rich G.]

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Jim

That's interesting about the CT title. I registered a 1966 Corvair Corsa in CT in 1968. I was living in Boston and my folks had just moved from NY to Enfield, CT. I was about to leave Boston and wasn't sure where I was going, so I figured I would register it there. I got a registration which I still have (the car is LONG gone). Subsequently I registered the car in NY. The fact that I still have the CT registration indicates there may have been another document that I used to register the car in NY. I don't remember having a title, but I'm sure that's not the only thing I don't remember about 1968.

Rich

[Wayne B.]

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It's the same way in Georgia. Even though Georgia issues titles on cars from 1986, you can't get a title on anything older. You have your Bill of Sale and your tag registration.

[Mike G.]

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state of georgia does not have titles before 1963. that is when they became a title state. anything older than 63 uses a tag recipt and bill of sale. i ran in to that on my 57. when the car was finished i took the car to florida, sold it to a friend for $2500.00, went with him to the tag office where the car was inspected and titled. he then sold it back to me for 2500 and i registered the car back in the state of ga. i then had a clear fl title and a state of ga registration. did not need a title but wanted one anyway. if you know a car dealer in a title state it makes this process easy.

[Peter L.]

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I have a 1970 which can from out of state, when I registered it in CT in the early 90's, I received a CT tiltle.