1966 rusty bug

[AlanInMass54]

I am in Mass too and am just finishing up getting a title for a car I'm working on. If you're in this crap state you have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get a title. You need a cop to run the VIN, see if it's in the system. Odds are it's not as most of the cars here have been off the roads for ages and Mass didn't require a title before the early 80's. You also need a notarized statement stating how long you've had it, the circumstances under which you bought it, who you bought it from, etc. Then you need a similar thing from the person YOU bought it from stating how long they had it and so on. Technically you are required to obtain, or start to obtain a title within 10 days of buying the car. For every month after that you pay a fine (it's pretty insignificant). You also have to pay sales tax based on the NADA value of the car. Title fee is $75.00. Once you have all your DMV papers, the inspection report, bill of sail, notarized stuff you take it to the DMV who will then forward it to Boston, or Quincy MA I think, and they will review it. Having done it in the past it takes a couple weeks for the title to arrive if all goes accordingly. You've got it easy! My car was not even in the NADA book. Good luck, whatever you do!

[67ctbug]

What about the Vermont thing for a title?
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'67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016

[617dannyp]

Going to try both... what's the rule in Connecticut?

[67ctbug]

No title after 25 years. If you have one, they won't even accept it, bill of sale is enough.
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'67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016

[JoeyBagaDonutz]

Just do the Vermont thing. I've done it twice with no problems.
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1967 Beetle Sedan
1971 Super Beetle Vert
1971 Super Beetle Vert
1971 Karmann Ghia Vert

[AlanInMass54]

Yup try VT, screw this state! My next car with no title will be going that route. Makes no sense to do it here with all the red tape.

[JoeyBagaDonutz]

I spent 5 hours at the Yarmouth registry trying to get it done. Some guy sitting on a bench heard my somewhat heated exchange with a DMV employee and clued me in on the Vermont method. Looked it up online and went from there....

This state really does suck. When I'm in Florida my neighbors call me a Masshole.
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1967 Beetle Sedan
1971 Super Beetle Vert
1971 Super Beetle Vert
1971 Karmann Ghia Vert

[617dannyp]

Well.... I got it towed home today... 275$ vacuumed out all the crap and got it into the garage. This is definitely going to be alot of work. The body is in tough shape. Next step will be to try and get title.

[pondoras box]

you can fix this car in four easy steps.

1. get the title.

2. Buy a welder

3. Learn to weld

4. buy sheet metal and weld it to the car!

OK maybe not easy steps but it can be done and yes it is more expensive in the long run, but that's the key word LONG as in you spread the investment out over a few years, not everyone is in the position to drop 10 grand on a solid turnkey car. There are title services out there that can help you get a replacement original title for your car for exactly the situation you are in, bought a car didn't put title in your name and lost it. Just do a Google search.

Good luck don't get discouraged and work an hour a day on it and you will surprised what you can get done. Oh and keep posting lots of pictures, you will get good along with negative feedback, both are good as long as it is constructive.
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Looking for anything from Hal Casey Motors out of Hamburg New York, from license plate surrounds to matchbooks.

1961 23 Window (Bobo)
1965 11 Window (Zelda)
1965 13 Window (Lucas)
1957 Oval ragtop
1988 Cabriolet VR6 conversion
Plus a lot of other rusty junk

[617dannyp]

[617dannyp]

Already got the body off.... now where to start???

[AlanInMass54]

If you are dead set on fixing it then get that title. Then from the looks of it get it solid again. So start hunting down heater channels, rear crossmembers, quarter sections and floors. That'll at least get you started!

http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/wolfsburg_new/body_sheet_metal/bug_sheet_metal/side_member.cfm
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/wolfsburg_new/body_sheet_metal/bug_sheet_metal/quarter_panel.cfm
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/wolfsburg_new/body_sheet_metal/bug_sheet_metal/cross_section.cfm
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111701061M

[Pruneman99]

Get the title sorted before you spend a dime. Until then, it's not your car, and your throwing money away.

If you must work on it, just clean parts, or work on the engine.