<VV> Stolen cars, was: Registering

[airvair]

But THAT's the problem. They can't check out the cars. Due to the
conglomeration of 50 state licensing laws, it's easy to wash a salvage
car title and sell it to some unsuspecting sap. Right now, lots of
Katrina-damaged cars are being title-washed and sold in other states,
all to unsuspecting saps. And there is nothing to stop the crooks from
getting away with it, BECAUSE of the conglomeration of state laws. THAT
is exactly what the proposed legislation is aimed to stop. So you better
do a 180 and SUPPORT this legislative effort, and make sure it's written
in a way as to allow you to do what you morally and ethically want to
do. As I said in a previous post, there seems not to be ANY legislator
that has a clue as to car collecting, etc. It's up to US to make sure
that they DO find out, so that the law isn't untentionally damaging to
the car hobby.

-Mark (trying to wake people up)

Frank DuVal wrote:
> 
> I'm with you, Harry. Salvage does not mean a destroyed car put back on
> the road as a waiting to happen death trap. It does mean something has
> happened to it along the way and the next owner should be aware of its
> past. This is why people are always reminded to  get a prospective used
> car checked out by a third party. Just in case there was an unsafe
> repair. Not all major repairs are tracked by VIN and show up in Carfax,
> etc.
> 
> Frank DuVal
> 
> Harry Yarnell wrote:
> 
> > I hope this law doesn't come to pass. At least as I understand it.
> > I have saved many a car that had the title trail/search come up empty.
> > Nice cars that were to be scraped without a title. Getting a salvage
> > title made the car legit again, and it could be legally put back on
> > the road.
> > Case in point:
> > I was offered a '94 Northstar Seville from my local salvage yard for
> > $500. It was a nice car. Too good to scrap or part out. No keys; no
> > title. Bought legally at auction for parts (because of the 'no
> > title'). Well, attempts on my part to trace the vehicle thru the
> > Maryland DMV, and the national data centers, including the VDP
> > (vehicle donation program, from wence the car came), was futile. In
> > this day of restricted personal information, nobody was able
> > (willing?) to provide a 'last known owner'.
> > Salvage title was applied for, and obtained. An interesting part of
> > the salvage titling is the car has to be rollbacked to a State police
> > inspection station where it's checked for proper vin's and any stolen
> > reports. They sign off on the vehicle and you now have legal ownership.
> >
> > harry yarnell
> > perryman garage and orphanage
> > hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>
> > To: <MACMGEO at aol.com>
> > Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 6:20 PM
> > Subject: <VV> Stolen cars, was: Registering
> >
> >
> >> On that note, I too had a vehicle stolen once. Unfortunately, like the
> >> Corvair, it didn't have the now-universal 17 digit VIN, so it's
> >> untracable thru services like Carfax. A search for any stolen car is
> >> hampered by the conglomeration of 50 state title laws, which also, among
> >> other things, allow salvage vehicle titles to be washed. I see that one
> >> of the things on the new Congress's adgenda is to get a uniform titling
> >> law thru. Maybe once that's done, the stolen and salvage vehicle market
> >> will start drying up.
> >>
> >> -Mark
> >>
> >> MACMGEO at aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Adding to airvairs remarks my friend and I about 6 years ago had 2
> >>> greenbriers and an auto 65 cpe stolen within 8 months in front of
> >>> our houses.  All 3
> >>> were licensed.  Never showed up.  George, 3  licensed ,vairs
> >>
> >>
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