missing car title
I know there are alot of ways of getting a title.
What I usually do is take it to a legal tow yard or perhaps a salvage yard. They put a lein on it, and contact the owner. If they do not want it, then I buy the car from the yard for a fee.
Obviously the risk would be that they may want it back and you would be out of a car.
There are many ways to get a title, any many are pretty gray.....
I don't much care for gray myself.
FWIW-ROB