New York Purchase Abandoned Car
Posted by Subject-Pool3456@reddit | projectcar | View on Reddit | 26 comments
I found a 1960s corvette in my back yard on my land lords property. I asked him if he wanted to sell it but he said he doesn’t have the registration or any paper work from the last owner. Is there anyway I can get this vehicle registered so I can restore it?
aj8j83fo83jo8ja3o8ja@reddit
not what you’re asking, but if it’s a stingray Corvette and it’s been outside for years, it’s probably fooked
Boxofusedleftsox@reddit
Can confirm. I moved from massachusetts to upstate new york. My buddy is scrapping cars for an old dealer. These cars been sitting for years up here.we are pulling them out broken in half.
The vehicles they drive up here aint no better thsn the shit we are pulling out of the woods. In 35 years of being a mechanic,ive never seen rust and rot on a vehicle like im seeing up here.the rust is so bad im thinking about giving up on the cars around here and getting into motorcycles.
This is a common sight up here. This passes inspection up here. Back home in MA that would never be allowed on the roads.
immallama21629@reddit
Welcome to upstate. I moved up here a year ago from MD, and holy shit the rust is on a whole nother level.
Boxofusedleftsox@reddit
My car has a rotted subframe. It wasnt bad enough to really be concerned with it last year. 1 winter up here and my frame is just about broken off now and i have a rot hole the size of my head in my rear quarter panel. 1 winter. I really wish i didnt move up here. I havent found 1 thing about this place that doesnt absolutely suck,i hate i hate it here.
aj8j83fo83jo8ja3o8ja@reddit
i’m in southern Ontario so can confirm the magnesium chlorine brine they use on the roads up here evaporates steel, 5 year old vehicles have 30 year levels of corrosion
but that passes inspection? those are more than superficial holes, uncovered wheels will be throwing rocks around, and the frame looks like it’s about 50% missing. what is the point of inspections if that passes?
Boxofusedleftsox@reddit
They are more worried about emissions up here than they are safety. Exhaust manifold completely rotted off but as long as that check engine light is out,it passes.
This ones even better. Bedliner is just ratchet strapped to it.
MunchamaSnatch@reddit
Not necessarily. Fiberglass body, and if it's been out in a field, it's been away from the salt slurry. It's probably pretty rusty underneath, but maybe not rotted like high mileage daily drivers.
bobbyhillischill@reddit
Fiberglass tho so rust ain’t as much of a problem
Vauderye@reddit
Frame and birdcage are notorious for rust issues. Even a meth addict can have nice skin.
bobbyhillischill@reddit
Damn really?
Vauderye@reddit
💯. You have to remove all the fiberglass and rebuild the structure. Imagine replacing the skeleton in a chicken....and making it LOOK like a chicken again. Frame is less if an issue- unbolts and is similar from 63-82 with different front and rear sections.
bobbyhillischill@reddit
I’ve got a 78 project vette sitting at my house but the frames solid I do live in the rust belt but it sat in a barn for 30 years
Vauderye@reddit
Yea.. i have 2 77s right now. Both California cars. Never be worth what I have into them...but fun to drive none the less.
aj8j83fo83jo8ja3o8ja@reddit
you’d think so, but my understanding is the non fiberglass parts are a nightmare
Boxofusedleftsox@reddit
No problems with rust but the fiberglass will degrade depending on conditions its been kept in especially in spots were paint or gelcoat has come off.
plywooden@reddit
The important parts are not fiberglass.
bobbyhillischill@reddit
Yeah I know I meant the body
BenjiCardozo@reddit
I know in Texas you can get an attorney to file an action for quiet title, where you’ll get an order from the judge that the DMV has to honor and issue you a title. You may want to look into it and see if there is a similar legal avenue in NY. Bonded titles are expensive and a pain.
chrisaukcam@reddit
Ohio has some sort of salvage(?) title (I think that is the term) for abandoned vehicles. If the vehicle has been left on property for like 5 years then it can be considered abandoned and you can go to the court and get a title issued. I would imagine that New York has a similar process.
KrylonFlatWhite@reddit
Get a title here: https://www.saintsengine.com/services/title-service/
cdsbigsby@reddit
I saved this link the last time someone posted it in here for future shenanigans.
Have you personally done it? Does it really work out as simply as their website makes it sound?
hedge-core@reddit
I've personally used saints many times. I have yet to have an issue.
IronSlanginRed@reddit
https://zipbonds.com/types-of-surety-bonds/license-and-permit-bonds/title-bonds/new-york/
716econoline@reddit
If it been sitting for more than 10 years or so. the dmv will have no record of it. Especially because it's a non title vehicle due to the age. Just go there and tell them you lost your registration for your car. You'll need a vin tracing. Don't mention the other party. Its your car, you lost the registration.
1453_@reddit
Do you have experience restoring older Corvettes?
Ghost17088@reddit
Most likely your landlord would have to file a mechanic lien on it, go through all the bureaucracy of New York to get it titled in his name, and then sell the car to you. And while I am not familiar with New York’s DMV, I suspect that it would require a massive pile of paperwork and several months for your landlord to get a title in his name. Or he could just call and have it towed and not worry about it.