RE: [DML] Project Car Available

[jwit6@xxxx]

Shouldn't the station owner have a mechanics lein on the car? If so it's just a matter of paper work and the title should be his.
Jim
6147


"media1524" <brentlun@xxxx> wrote:

>Hello List,
>
>I had been playing tag with the owner of a local service station for 
>the past several months. ?Back in May a spectator at a car show asked 
>if my car was the one that was parked behind his station. ?I checked 
>it out and sure enough it was there. ?I finally got to talk to the 
>station owner on Monday.
>
>Here is what he told me: ?The car has been sitting for 12 years. ?A 
>customer who had a dispute over a bill abandoned it. ?For 9 years it 
>was kept inside but was moved outside about 3 years ago and covered. ?
>The cover disintegrated and it has been totally exposed to the 
>elements since last winter. ?The station owner does not have the 
>title and told me that to title it, it would have to be declared 
>salvage and given a reconstructed title. ?Since he does not a have a 
>salvage license he does not want the hassle and may sell the car for 
>parts.
>
>I stopped to look at the car on Tuesday, here is what I saw:
>
>September 1981 
>#SCEDT26T7BD003954
>Not running
>No title (abandoned)
>Last registered in 1991
>Hood groves, No flap
>5 Speed
>34,180 miles
>Black interior, Dark grey carpet
>Seats fair with minor scuffs & cracking
>Dash cracked
>Binnacle cracked
>No upgrades
>Small ding in hood, Dent in LF fender
>Other stainless is good
>All glass is good
>Fascias need refinishing, Eyebrows
>Minor surface rust on frame
>
>I am currently looking into what I have to do to get a title for this 
>car so that it can be sold.
>
>This car is not on Knut's register.
>
>With the recent thread about not parting out cars I thought someone 
>might be intrested in this project car. ?Contact me off line if 
>intrested.
>
>Thanks,
>Brent lundgren
>1983 #17006
>1981 #3049
>
>
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