MrsNoelm6/19/2010m
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My hubby purchased a 1970s some (69-75 somewhere, not 100% sure on the exact year) pickup truck a while back. The person he purchased it from didn't have the title, and at the time we weren't too worried about it as the truck was planned to be a parts truck only.
Now, a few months after buying the parts truck, we have come to the conclusion that it would be better as a restored truck. We know that we could apply for a lost title, but are afraid that if we do that and it turns out that there is still a lien on it, we could get royally screwed.
We had the idea of doing a title search (and letting the dmv think we don't actually have the truck in the process) to just find out. I just had a thought that I'm not sure of though. Is there a certain amount of time that can pass if there IS still a lien on it that would make us exempt? I could see us having problems getting the title search done since we're in Ohio, purchased the truck from someone in Illinois, and the truck was last titled in California.
Any ideas guys? Thanks!
Now, a few months after buying the parts truck, we have come to the conclusion that it would be better as a restored truck. We know that we could apply for a lost title, but are afraid that if we do that and it turns out that there is still a lien on it, we could get royally screwed.
We had the idea of doing a title search (and letting the dmv think we don't actually have the truck in the process) to just find out. I just had a thought that I'm not sure of though. Is there a certain amount of time that can pass if there IS still a lien on it that would make us exempt? I could see us having problems getting the title search done since we're in Ohio, purchased the truck from someone in Illinois, and the truck was last titled in California.
Any ideas guys? Thanks!