whoops... any advice

i bought a car as a project from this guy i don't know... got the title and he had it signed but i never put it in my name because i wasn't going to be driving it... well i cant find the title now and don't know how to get ahold of the guy... i have the old licence plates that should track me to him... any ideas on how to trace them to him???

ask the FBI

Sometimes it is easyer to file for a lost title with the county clerk.

if he filed for a lost title he would still have to find the guy who sold him the car to sign the title or he will have to forge the guys name on it

screw it ,,,,drive it with out plates ,,

just file for lost title an see if they can find the guy damn iowan how did ya go about doing that anyway lol?

talk to a mechanic and have him put a labor lean on the car. when he gets a title put it in your name. Think that will work

Use the vin number and get a carfax it will have his name and info on it i believe

dmv mite help

dmv is going to tell him to contact the person whos name its still in.. have them file for lost title etc. this is why there is laws for having an "open title" and not switching names.. lol your best bet is to stay out of the DMV and go to a small time liscence and title place who will work some "magic" for you . i had to do the same with my old astro that fred sparks got from jess siegers... jessie thought it was cute to scribble alllll over the back of the title.. i was the 2nd owner since him so it was no fun, but found me a good guy to "help" out and got it registered no problem.. well besides what i mentioned.. lol

Alan wrote:

... your best bet is to stay out of the DMV and go to a small time liscence and title place who will work some "magic" for you ...

x2 on the little license and title joint.
I had a mess of an "open title" and multiple bills of sales and a lean showing on the title... $60 later the car is mine and registered for 2 years.

yeah dmv's are no help! i had a motorcycle with no title and went in there trying to get it transferred and they ended up making it a bigger mess! ended up just sellin bike without title rather then deal with them!

mfivespeed wrote:

if he filed for a lost title he would still have to find the guy who sold him the car to sign the title or he will have to forge the guys name on it

for like 10 buck they will give ur the guy info

the dmv will give the info for $10????... were can i find one of these little license and title joint???

oh and im pretty sure the title was stolen out of the car along with a pos jvc cd player that didn't play cds.... i hope they were disappointed when they found that out lol