I have a 84 300 CD that i rescued from the junk yard and was going to be my daily driver. However I cannot get it titled. Ill know more later this week as to why but I thought it had a salvage title but now Im told its just a letter to allow it to be dismantled not resurected.?! I dont know but now I may have to sell it as I have no where to store it no the finances to try for a bonded title, if I can get one. Anyone know what I should sell it for? go here for pics http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/vbpicgallery.php?do=big&p=2029
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Go to your dmv and do a title search for the previous owner ,you can still get a title with their help.Explain your situation to the counter help at the dmv ,they should be more helpful than the yard hands at the junkyard.Those guys just crush stuff and drink beer .If the previous owner can do a lost title then your golden ,thats if they didnt hand the title over to the dismantlers ,then their the new owners and you can pretty much forget about it then .Their paper work is used as napkins when a sandwich gets to messy.

Can you register it in a state that has no title requirements? Georgia maybe?

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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12
1982 380SL
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing
1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes

Lewisville huh? Maybe Armando needs a CD......
It can be semi-expensive to go the bonded title route, and you can't really get rid of it for several years I don't think. You have to wait for the surety bond to run it's course.
Best bet is to try the DMV route, then check into the specific info for a surety bond. Maybe somebody will make an offer for parts value, but that isn't just a whole lot.
Hmmm, isn't that vin plate on the A-pillar just held on by a couple of rivets?
Maybe bondo over the Chassis # on firewall....
In all candor, value isn't worth the risk of getting caught doing that.
So.....whatcha gonna do with those seat covers........

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I think Armando and I both live in Lewisville... we might have to come steal your CD as neither of us have one - we will just use Jimmy as an accomplice.

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~shell
As of 2/2010:
2001 CLK55 0o\=*=/o0
13.6 @ 106mph
10K mi
1984 300SD
260K mi and going and going...
97 S600
46K miles
1991 Sentra SE-R (extremely dorked with)
www.se-r.net

If you were a little closer I'd make you an offer for parts.

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'83 240D (for sale)
'84 Harley FXRT
'85 300CD Turbo (Sold)
'85 500SEC (for sale)
'04 Dodge Dakota Quad
'06 Harley FLHTCI
'97 SL320

That car sure looks too good to part out. Do they have such a thing as a salvage title in Texas? I would think that the junk yard should be able to give you either the original title or some other bill of sale if you bought the car. Can't believe this would be the first time the DMV would have come across this problem. If the junk yard didn't title the car (most likely didn't) and doesn't have the title, then maybe you could go back to the last owner and have them submit an application for a replacement title and bypass the junk yard completely. The previous owner could then just sign the car over to you, and you could give them something for their trouble. Maybe not 100% legit, but might work.

I can't believe Texas is so backward about this. Here in Arizona, all you need is a receipt and then after it's been repaired you go for a vehicle inspection where they make sure it has turn signals, horn, stop lamps, etc.... and your good to go!

You can get it registered in NH with no title; there has to be a way that someone in this situation with an old car and no title who moves to Texas can still get it registered. Don't scrap her yet!

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Gil

2004 ML350
1984 300CD; Ivory (sold)

Backward? Arizona's system opens the door for stolen vehicles. It's been a huge stolen vehicle issue around the Texas border now that some of the cities across the river will register a car in Mexico with just a bill of sale.

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Houston, Texas
1984 300CD 235K miles, Elvira, one owner
1987 300TD 180K miles
1974 TR6 78K miles Sarah Jane, one owner
OBK #27

I got the car from a friend that owns a junk yard and he bought it at a insurance auction. He said he had a salvage title but he cant find it. I have another guy who has connections at a bank(wife) and she did some research and found the auction that sold it and they,supposedly, were getting a duplicate copy of the title. I haven't gotten what they sent in the mail yet so Im gonna wait and see. No you cant steal it. I keep a watchful eye on it so the apt complex doesnt tow it. Ive told them of my problem and are somewhat considerate. Havent towed it yet anyway. If I can get $1500 for it as is Ill be good. It runs great and shifts fine, drove it for 2 weeks till temp tag ran out and loved it.

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I will drive the getaway car. Wait, I have 67 horse power. Uh, Shell will drive the get-away car........
Armando will distract you showing his Mafia Mobile.
I will slip into the CD and steer as Dan winches it up onto his trailer.
And the Hitman will convince you that we were never there.
Then we will have Paul explain to you how it wasn't possible for the likes of us to pull that off.....
Ralph is going to store the car for us......(under his new carport)

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Anyone interested, Id love to see this car go to someone who no what it is and appreciates it. Ill put it on craigslist this weekend.

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Im interested. Give a call.732 682 5058. Ill be traveling this week , so thats my sell. A friend will be around Dallas the first week of Nov.. He can pick it up then if I cant get there earlier. Any rust?

Rick in NJ

email me charlie at airmail. net I'd love to swap stories I replaced a lost title in Denton County with no problem years ago who knows what that's like now. $1500 for your car sounds like a steal I don't have room for it but would love to see it anyway.