Man way pissed

[darkfiire5000]

Well in the process of getting the title for my beloved charger the state got involved and found out it was stloen from the place it was suppose to be crushed. 20 years later it found  its way to the place I bought it from and I tried to get the title. The guy who originaly owend it wants it back so the state is confiscating it but I get my money back. But on the upside I found a 71 Roadrunner

[Tilar]

Wow. That sucks that happened to you.  But I wonder how the original owner feels. I know there are a few that I've wished I still had and he gets the chance to get his back.

[Axels73Charger]

That sucks... Maybe you could get a "new" Charger like it? Unless you really want the RR

[darkfiire5000]

All the ones I have been looking at are on ebay and are way outta my price range  .

[chargergirl]

WOW...JUST WOW! At least you get your money back.

[HOTROD]

THAT IS BULLSHIT WHAT STATE ?? AND IS THE OWNER GOING TO RECRUSH IT !!

[Axels73Charger]

THAT IS BULLSHIT WHAT STATE ?? AND IS THE OWNER GOING TO RECRUSH IT !!

I agree with HotRod. So umm... Craigslist? (or craiglook is good for making it easy)

[darkfiire5000]

It's in Idaho but its all good my buddy is already hooking me up with another one

[4cruzin]

WOW that would be scary . . glad you still have your cash!   

[oldcarnut]

Did you find out why it was going to be crushed in the first place?  Good you got your money back  .

[darkfiire5000]

Yah cause it had a blown engine back in the 80s and now that its worth something he wants it back

[tan top]

oh crikey  ,     good you got your money back   

[last426]

Well in the process of getting the title for my beloved charger the state got involved and found out it was stloen from the place it was suppose to be crushed. 20 years later it found  its way to the place I bought it from and I tried to get the title. The guy who originaly owend it wants it back so the state is confiscating it but I get my money back. But on the upside I found a 71 Roadrunner

Why would you get the money back and who is supposed to pay it? Kim

[lisiecki1]

if it were me, I'd put a mechanics lean on it and tell him he's welcome to buy it back for the cost of the lean, or he can just give you the title.

glad to hear that you're getting another charger atleast.

[PocketThunder]

Well in the process of getting the title for my beloved charger the state got involved and found out it was stloen from the place it was suppose to be crushed. 20 years later it found  its way to the place I bought it from and I tried to get the title. The guy who originaly owend it wants it back so the state is confiscating it but I get my money back. But on the upside I found a 71 Roadrunner

Why would you get the money back and who is supposed to pay it? Kim

Ya, where does your money come back from?  The guy you bought it from?

[Old Moparz]

Well in the process of getting the title for my beloved charger the state got involved and found out it was stloen from the place it was suppose to be crushed. 20 years later it found  its way to the place I bought it from and I tried to get the title. The guy who originaly owend it wants it back so the state is confiscating it but I get my money back. But on the upside I found a 71 Roadrunner

Why would you get the money back and who is supposed to pay it? Kim

Ya, where does your money come back from?  The guy you bought it from?

He's not getting any money back, the bank bail out money took care of it when he used his student loan money to pay for the car.  

Im confused, is this the same "shell" that you used a colege loan to buy?

I see you posted that you bought a bare, stripped shell form a junkyard on a bill of sale previously. an if I have been reading right, you paid $2000 for it, Thats a lot for something without a title.

I would ask the state inspector to verify the VIN on the shell and that it is not crushed, and was an error by whoever sent in the VIN. Plead with them to reinstate the VIN as a salvage title and the inspector will be able to verify the VIN stampings, as long as they have not been switched, you should have nothing to worry about.

Heck, just cut the front clip off another 68. weld it to yours and say its restored, i saw pictures of a certain (very famous) car that appeared to have that done, and is now 100% restored.

Thats why I checked with DMV when I bought my charger to make sure the VIN was good and there was no records open on it before I bought any other parts.

[451-74Charger]

He's not getting any money back, the bank bail out money took care of it when he used his student loan money to pay for the car.  

Im confused, is this the same "shell" that you used a colege loan to buy?

Wow you dug that quote up well, and he had a different username too when that was posted.
Seems he has a lot of drama over his Charger.
If the DMV originally said crushed, and he bought it from the yard that was supposed to crush it, didnt the yard officially own it at that point?
Odd how the original owner is involved again, and the DMV must have received the title for it from the yard when it was surrendered when it was supposedly crushed.

[Tilar]

If the DMV originally said crushed, and he bought it from the yard that was supposed to crush it, didnt the yard officially own it at that point?
Odd how the original owner is involved again, and the DMV must have received the title for it from the yard when it was surrendered when it was supposedly crushed.

Up untill about 10 years ago, at least in Texas you didn't need a title to crush a car. probably a lot of other states are like that. Just make out a bill of sale to the yard.

[darkfiire5000]

The yard that I bought it from is the one who is going to pay me back. The charger was originally supposed to be crashed back in the 80's but was stolen from the place it was suppose to be crushed then in 2004 sold to the Guy i bought it from. So for like 20 some odd years it was in limbo.

[451-74Charger]

So if it was stolen and a police report filed the VIN should have been Flagged and you should have been told by DMV.
If it was to be crushed, why? did the original owner part with it? if he did, it would belong to the yard, not him..
I am guessing here, if the original owner found out it was still alive, then he probably offered more $$$ for it, thats why the yard are willing to pay you for a car "they had stolen"

[69bronzeT5]

I hope it dosen't end up getting crushed after all.....

[HOTROD]

YAH WHAT THEY SAID !!

[darkfiire5000]

Tell me about it but o well at least I got a replacement that's even in better shape than the one I had.

[rt green]

boy, what a mess.  when the original owner finds out how much it costs to restore one of these things he might want to crush it again. how is he going to get a title? hell, you might end up with it again.

[darkfiire5000]

The car is still registered in his name so the state is going to issue him a valid title.

[chargergirl]

Ya know...just a thought but if insurance paid for the car already...this might be considered fraud. Just a random thought.

[rt green]

i rest my case

[nvrbdn]

i agree with 74 charger, the yard paid him for the car, then it was stolen. the car should belong to them by bill of sale. seems fishy. oh, thats a cuda. seems horsey!!!!!

[mauve66]

what was the reasoning for it to be crushed in the first place??  they should only be confiscating it to return it to the owner it was stolen from who may still want to sell it.......

[jb666]

what was the reasoning for it to be crushed in the first place??  they should only be confiscating it to return it to the owner it was stolen from who may still want to sell it.......

BINGO. If the owner sent it off to be crushed he obviously didn't care about it... Why does he care now?!?! It should have been LONG out of his mind... It was "stolen" from the salvage yard, NOT the owner. He relinquished his right to call that "his vehicle" when he brought it in to be crushed.

[bull]

I seriously doubt there'd be all this fuss over it if it were going to be crushed. Would anyone go through all this hassle for the price of 3,800 lbs. of scrap? Somebody wants it now because it's worth the price of a classic car, not for the value of its scrap content.

[Black Charger]

The sad thing is, once the owner realizes just what it will cost to restore this car, it will more than likely sit and rot and will become one of those cars that is never for sale because he is "going to fix it up someday." Another Charger goes to waste...

[loudmouthaussie]

could the lesson here be "dont buy a car w/o a title unless its for parts?" just a thought 

[doctor4766]

i agree with 74 charger, the yard paid him for the car, then it was stolen. the car should belong to them by bill of sale. seems fishy. oh, thats a cuda. seems horsey!!!!!

Nah that be a Mustang

[Brock Lee]

Ya know...just a thought but if insurance paid for the car already...this might be considered fraud. Just a random thought.

In that sort of case, typically the insurance company that paid out the claim owns the car. However, after 20 years, the owner may not remember who it was or the company may not even be around anymore. I know a guy that had a car stolen in the mid 90s, had the insurance pay him for the theft. Then 10 years later the police call him stating they found it in a garage full of stolen vehicles. He claimed it and went to contact the insurer, which was a small town type that resold policies. They were long gone out of business. It was still titled in his name, so he re-registered it and has owned it since.