TylerW
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Yes. I'm looking forward to seeing more, because it gives me motivation for my own money pit.
Resurrected Junk
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2 Darts
A-body Addicted
The job is NOT completed until the paperwork is done.
I thought I was done with this car when I sold it a little over a year ago. I thought wrong. Two weeks ago I received a call from a lawyer representing an apartment complex in a little town on the border about 500 miles from here. Seems that the Dart had been abandoned and since I was the last to hold title, I needed to do something about it. It seems that my buyer had simply driven the car til he broke the key off in the ignition. He had not submitted the signed title and other documents to the state DOT and the county. He had not registered the car in his name, nor had he taken out insurance on it. (Small wonder uninsured motorist coverage in Texas is sky-high).
Through the wonder of Uship, the car was brought back to the Edge of the World. I've taken inventory and found that in addition to the ignition lock being messed up, there appears to be some minor collision damage. The radio is gone and so are the rear 6 X 9 speakers and grilles. It looks like there has also been some third world electrical repair attempted under the dash.
To help put this in perspective, here are some as sold and as recovered photos.
I thought I was done with this car when I sold it a little over a year ago. I thought wrong. Two weeks ago I received a call from a lawyer representing an apartment complex in a little town on the border about 500 miles from here. Seems that the Dart had been abandoned and since I was the last to hold title, I needed to do something about it. It seems that my buyer had simply driven the car til he broke the key off in the ignition. He had not submitted the signed title and other documents to the state DOT and the county. He had not registered the car in his name, nor had he taken out insurance on it. (Small wonder uninsured motorist coverage in Texas is sky-high).
Through the wonder of Uship, the car was brought back to the Edge of the World. I've taken inventory and found that in addition to the ignition lock being messed up, there appears to be some minor collision damage. The radio is gone and so are the rear 6 X 9 speakers and grilles. It looks like there has also been some third world electrical repair attempted under the dash.
To help put this in perspective, here are some as sold and as recovered photos.
72Dodge
Well-Known Member
Despite the neglect/abuse, it still looks like a SCORE to me!
TylerW
Well-Known Member
You know the saying...if you set it free and it comes back, it's meant to be yours
BillGrissom
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Could be a blessing. The car doesn't look too bad. I expect that Texas has laws similar to CA on abandoned cars. You can get a lien title (or such). You contact all prior listed owners via a form, asking them to claim ownership. If nobody responds (usually), you obtain clear title. That was the case with my 65 Dart which was abandoned at a body shop. The shop had done all the paperwork, so I just needed to submit the paperwork to the DMV. I later had to drive it in for a VIN check.
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