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silvertonguedevil Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2010 Posts: 1692 Location: Vale, OR
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 4:15 pm Post subject: Have title...no car |
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So somehow over the years I've acquired a California title for a '59 bug. It was signed over in 1982 so it's clear. But, I have no idea where the car is. Obviously, the serendipitous ending to this story would be that someone out there has a '59 bug that they don't know what to do with because it has no paperwork but then here I come to save the day!
Anyways, like I said, clear California title, '59 bug, VIN# 439253, registration expired in 1982, and that's when the title was signed over. The owner lived in Escalon.
If it's garbage, I'll throw it away. Let me know what I should do? _________________ -Greg |
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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2015 Posts: 2094 Location: Stockton, CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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Interesting. I live 10 minutes from Escalon.
I'd hold on to it. You never know.
Do you happen to have a name or address? I could always drive by and see if there's a '59 parked out there. _________________ 2015 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition
1966 VW Beetle - Sold |
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silvertonguedevil Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2010 Posts: 1692 Location: Vale, OR
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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Escalon CA 95320
Let me know! _________________ -Greg |
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cbeck Samba Member
Joined: January 14, 2014 Posts: 2494 Location: high ridge, mo
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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Don't throw it away. Buggy builder somewhere needs a sacrificial title to register. Titles go for about 500 around here. |
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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2015 Posts: 2094 Location: Stockton, CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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silvertonguedevil wrote: |
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Escalon CA 95320
Let me know! |
Well this is interesting. Here's google maps of that address. Look at the property to the left (which could be the actual address as google maps is off sometimes) does the gray car next to the blue tarp look like it could be a bug?
This is as far as I can zoom in on my phone. Bottom right above the word "details". I think this is worth checking out after work tomorrow.
_________________ 2015 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition
1966 VW Beetle - Sold |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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That address is actually for a small mobile home park.
The latest Google Maps doesnt show any bugs on that property or the house next door.
I did go out and check the Vin on my 63 on a 59 pan, no match. _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2015 Posts: 2094 Location: Stockton, CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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slave1pilot wrote: |
That address is actually for a small mobile home park.
The latest Google Maps doesnt show any bugs on that property or the house next door.
I did go out and check the Vin on my 63 on a 59 pan, no match. |
Well then. It's so close to me I may just drive out there tomorrow anyways. Otherwise I'll always wonder "what if". _________________ 2015 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition
1966 VW Beetle - Sold |
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slave1pilot Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2010 Posts: 943 Location: Tehachapi CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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Cali_Army_Guy wrote: |
Well then. It's so close to me I may just drive out there tomorrow anyways. Otherwise I'll always wonder "what if". |
By all means, please do.
and if you want info on the PO, here's a little
She's 63 now
She lives in Modesto on Sunset Blvd. ( i don't know the house number), which is a very short street over by Modesto High School.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sunset+Blvd,+Mod...21.0026047
She also has a PO Box as a mailing address:
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I hope that helps a little. _________________ My Photobucket for my Herbie Project - http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/TK-439/library/Herbie?sort=3&page=1
Currently:
1963 Ragtop Beetle
Previously:
1967 Beetle
1968 Beetle
1970 Beetle |
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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2015 Posts: 2094 Location: Stockton, CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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Awesome. Sunset is less than 2 miles from me. I'm just more curious than anything at this point about what happened to the car. Who knows maybe it's tucked away in a garage and I'll have a cool story to tell. _________________ 2015 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition
1966 VW Beetle - Sold |
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 10:56 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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just dont get shot trying to get a stroy on vega in the back yard turned upside down..... hey i have a car with no title!!!! |
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vwinnovator Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2005 Posts: 1555 Location: Still doing it in the back of your VW
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:17 am Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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you should just buy a drone and fly it around over the property |
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vwinnovator Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2005 Posts: 1555 Location: Still doing it in the back of your VW
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:18 am Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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got a few titles without cars myself.
hoping one day I find the cars completely restored and then I can take possession of them
It amazes me how many ppl will buy a car without a title thinking that they are in the clear and actually "own" the thing.. |
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vwinnovator Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2005 Posts: 1555 Location: Still doing it in the back of your VW
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:27 am Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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you should just buy a drone and fly it around over the property |
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silvertonguedevil Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2010 Posts: 1692 Location: Vale, OR
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 8:37 am Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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Well at least she's still alive! She signed the title over so I'm assuming she sold it. I got it from a guy in Eastern Oregon but like I said, no car. _________________ -Greg |
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hitest Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008 Posts: 10296 Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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To the OP-
I'm glad you're glossing right over talk about drones and selling the title to someone who wants to commit dune buggy fraud.
Simply let Cal Army Guy find the lady- and ask here about the beetle. When she says who she sold it to- ask here if she thinks they would like the title to it. Anybody with a family, home or a conscience would do the same. I personally have plenty of energy to help people- but a lot to lose when fuc*ing around with fraud and horseshit like unpermissed surveillance.
By chance did the title come from the late Bill Mays? _________________
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2015 Posts: 2094 Location: Stockton, CA
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 1:38 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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Give me a couple hours and I'll see what I can figure out.
And no I'm not flying a drone over people's back yards for something as silly as finding a car that has nothing to do with me. _________________ 2015 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition
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jason Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2002 Posts: 3443 Location: Garage
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 1:43 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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Having a title doesnt mean anything. If it is still on the road it has been registered. If it is registered how can you say it was yours for 30 years and didnt know it was missing. If it is off the road and crushed you can't do anything legal with it and posting about it would be foolish.
It goes the other way, car then title. Not title then car. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12818 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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Wouldn't it be some shit if the OP tracked down the latest person that had the car & they just recently junked it because they didn't have a title. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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vwinnovator Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2005 Posts: 1555 Location: Still doing it in the back of your VW
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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jason wrote: |
Having a title doesnt mean anything.
It goes the other way, car then title. Not title then car. |
does that mean house/land before title/deed as well
walked past a vacant house the other day and think I'm going to claim it as mine...and then sell it to ya for $1000!!
Title comes first.
All others are fraudulent vins/registrations to the vehicle.
let's see you take a car down to your local state police/MVA and ask them to register it without a title.
(I know, there are loopholes in Maine and probably some other states, but you all know your getting away with something when you "fake"it....) |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12818 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 7:32 pm Post subject: Re: Have title...no car |
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vwinnovator wrote: |
jason wrote: |
Having a title doesnt mean anything.
It goes the other way, car then title. Not title then car. |
does that mean house/land before title/deed as well
walked past a vacant house the other day and think I'm going to claim it as mine...and then sell it to ya for $1000!!
Title comes first.
All others are fraudulent vins/registrations to the vehicle.
let's see you take a car down to your local state police/MVA and ask them to register it without a title.
(I know, there are loopholes in Maine and probably some other states, but you all know your getting away with something when you "fake"it....) |
There have been some "squatters rights" claims to property & less than reputable companies & people that have placed liens on properties . _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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