car title/bill of sale question

[Daryls]

can someone tell me what the georgia state law is about buying a car with just a bill of sale ? i'm buying an 89 stang coupe , but he doesnt have the title . is this car old enuf to be purchased with just a bill of sale and still be registered ?
hanks in advance Daryl

[Boomer]

You're probably gonna need a title for that one...

[Daryls]

thanks

[goose]

Need a title for anything newer than 86. I just went a few rounds with the tag office last week over the same thing.

[Hi-psi]

You can apply for a lost/replacement title at the DMV. Print out a MV-1 form and fill it out.

MV1 PDF (http://www.dmv.org/loading-page.php?mainnav_id=56&stateid=10&state=Georgia&section=Registration+FAQs&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmotor.etax.dor.ga.gov%2Fforms%2Fp df%2Fmotor%2Fmv-1.pdf)

[Daryls]

thanks for the info guys

[w89coupe]

I guess you dont want the iroc??

[todds69]

anything 20 years old or newer has to have a title to be registered,anything 25 years old or newer has to have emissions.

[aa136]

they have changed that anything 86 or newer for now on has to have a title, it doesn't go by 20 years now

[Daryls]

I guess you dont want the iroc??
i'm getting this car for a friend

[a93stang]

The only person who can get a replacement title for it is the registered owner. You can't go to the tag office and apply for a title for a car that isn't registered to you. If you can't locate the registered owner you can get a bonded title IF there's no active liens on the car. Take the VIN # to your local tag office and see if you can talk them into giving you the owners info, most of the time they will but if they wont then get a police officer to run the VIN for you.

[Patch]

they have changed that anything 86 or newer It's actually 1985 and newer.

[Bugman]

It's actually 1985 and newer.

That is incorrect. 86 and newer does require a title/bond, etc. but 85 and older does not. I just did this last week with 2 1985's and a 1984 and only had bill of sales and they all 3 have tags now. :) Now if the date on the door is newer than 10/05 then that would be true and would be considered an 86 anyway and be required to have a title.