Buying a car without a title, but how do I get one?

I bought my 66 Valiant from a salvage yard about 15 years, ago. Just got a bill of sale (no title) as it was just going to be a race car only. Last year I decided to try and get a title. The short story is: I contacted a towing/recovery company in my area and told them what I wanted to do, and showed them the bill of sale. They ran the VIN, got the last titled owners address. They sent them a registered letter, detailing towing and storage charges. After waiting the required time, filed for a "mechanics lien" and got a title in the towing companies name, then transferred the title to me. Wasn't cheap, but only took about 1 1/2 months. Major cost was the Florida DMV fees. Totally legal, and now have a clean title. Now I can spend some time and money to put it on the street.