Cars without titles

[CT Mark]

I live in CT too and I think it sucks. I have a clean CA title for my Chevelle and if I want to register the car, I will need to turn that in and I'll never see it again. I'm not at the point now where I need to register the car but when the time comes, I'm going to evaluate all possibilities. I really want to keep that paper.

[Rainer]

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I live in CT too and I think it sucks. I have a clean CA title for my Chevelle and if I want to register the car, I will need to turn that in and I'll never see it again. I'm not at the point now where I need to register the car but when the time comes, I'm going to evaluate all possibilities. I really want to keep that paper.

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Technically, no state is going to allow you to keep the title to a vehicle you receive from a seller if you want to register it in your name. So, aside from not getting a state-issued title in CT, everyone else in the states is in the same boat as you.

While you won't be able to keep the CA title, you can make a nice color photocopy or scan and keep that as part of the car's documented history.

[x Baldwin Motion]

you may also be able to have the seller obtain a duplicate title from his Motor Vehicle Department, claiming the original is lost if you MUST have the original for your documentation. I have a photocopy of the original title from my car which I purchased from the original owner. It is not even a color copy, but all the supporting docs are in order.