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  • yorker
    Overdrive
    • Nov 2006
    • 1635

    #16
    Originally posted by JayGoss
    Wish I could- I guess VT won't issue titles for anything over 15 years old
    NY won't either for anything '72 and earlier- your registration is the proof of ownership and is marked "transferable". I was kind of surprised when I heard about people with titles for vehicles that were that old & older.
    1965 SIIa 88",1975 Ex-MOD 109/Ambulance, 1989 RRC, blah, blah, blah...

    Land Rover UK Forums

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    • zayante
      Low Range
      • Oct 2006
      • 59

      #17
      I got my 109 titled and registered in CA on the bill of sale from the owner in New York (a "no title for pre-17 digit VIN" state) and an inspection of the serial number plate at the DMV.

      The first counter person wasn't familiar with NY codes, but a senior co-worker confirmed my assertion re: title. My LR has a replacement galvy chassis and the ID plate had been removed from the bulkhead when it was hot-dip galvy'd, so I had to pop-rivet it back on (not in the original location, no less.)

      Fortunately, I didn't have to explain the GM engine.

      I guess I lucked out.
      Chris
      1965 IIA 109 SW
      Nolite id cogere, cape malleum majorem

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      • Rineheitzgabot
        4th Gear
        • Jun 2008
        • 386

        #18
        Originally posted by JayGoss
        Wish I could- I guess VT won't issue titles for anything over 15 years old

        Title it in Indiana, OR another state that has softer laws, then go to CO.

        I bought a SIIA from a guy in NJ who never titled it. So the title that he gave me, was still registered to the dealer that he got it from. To make things worse, the dealer that he bought it from didn't exist anymore. I thought this was going to be impossible. I used my eBay auction as a bill of sale, and all I had to do was prove that the dealer did not exist anymore by sending a letter to the address of the dealer and presenting it to the BMV UNopened, once it was "returned to sender". Voila! A title in 6 weeks. Again, this is Indiana, there may be another state that is easier.
        "I can't believe I'm sitting here, completely surrounded by no beer!" -Onslow

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        • JayGoss
          1st Gear
          • Nov 2006
          • 146

          #19
          Originally posted by Rineheitzgabot
          Title it in Indiana, OR another state that has softer laws, then go to CO.
          Can you do that? Probably a dumb question but I thought you had to have a driver's license in the state you're titling a vehicle.
          1960 Series II SWB
          1994 NAS D90 ST
          1963 SIIa SWB (sold)
          1971 SIIa SWB (sold)
          2000 Disco SII (sold)
          1995 RR Classic (sold)

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          • Leslie
            5th Gear
            • Oct 2006
            • 613

            #20
            Used to, wasn't too big of a hassle to title here. But, the local offices in the county tightened up (Sullivan Co. TN). Suddenly, if you had a used vehicle, it was easier to drive to Gate City, across the state line into Virginia in Scott County, and get a title there first. Then, Sullivan County would exchange for a state title. (This was with vehicles being brought over from the UK.... ) But, even Scott County tightened down, wasn't any easier there anymore.
            -L

            '72 SIII SW 88"
            '60 SII 88" RHD

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            • ybt502r
              Low Range
              • Oct 2007
              • 81

              #21
              I'm on the other side of your issue - I imported a SIII from the UK into Colorado. It took months to get it from Surrey to Mineral County, CO (a whole 'nother story). I had the UK bill of sale and the UK V5 form (which is basically their title but is actually the registration - vehicle license numbers stay with the vehicle for their lifetime). I had to get the VIN number verified by a state trooper, but after that I was issued a title and license with little fanfare. Perhaps it was easy because it was already licensed - though with only UK papers, I was expecting some issues, none of which materialised.

              Not that this might help you, but I'm with the crowd that suggests getting it licensed in VT before you try to take it Colorado. Even if they won't give you a title, you can show that it is registered, it was sold, and that VT does not issue titles for something over 15 years old. I'd guess the concern in CO stems from the fact that you are bringing in a vehicle that "doesn't exist" in the system anywhere else.
              77 88" SIII County SW
              82 Jp CJ8

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