is it a problem to register a salvage titled california car in Tx

[Shady]

A Friend inherited a car that is in California. It has a California Salvage title. If he decides to keep it can he ship it out here to Texas and register it or will there be problems other than a regular inspection and insurance ?


Its a 1970 El Camino

 

[TreyG-20]

Yes you can register it and transfer the title to a Texas one and no other problems other than inspection and insurance. Now if the title isn't signed by the deceased, that's a whole other issue. If it is signed and dated than he has 30 days to transfer it or there may be extra fees.

Here is a link to the steps, costs and forms required.



http://www.txdmv.gov/motorists/buying-or-selling-a-vehicle/out-of-state-and-foreign-vehicles

 

[Shady]

thanks will pass the info on

 

[45tex]

Along the same lines. Will the vehicle described above receive a Texas Salvage title? It would bother me if one could clean a cars past by bringing it to Texas.

 

[orbitup]

Along the same lines. Will the vehicle described above receive a Texas Salvage title? It would bother me if one could clean a cars past by bringing it to Texas.

You used to be able to do that by running a title through Oklahoma. Now once it's branded no matter of underhandedness will remove it.

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[TheDan]

A Friend inherited a car that is in California. It has a California Salvage title. If he decides to keep it can he ship it out here to Texas and register it or will there be problems other than a regular inspection and insurance ?

Its a 1970 El Camino

You'll likely only have an issue with insurance. With that car I would look into classic/specialty car insurance anyways.

It would bother me if one could clean a cars past by bringing it to Texas.

Depends on who rebuilt it... It's probably better than new.

 

[knormal]

That'd be a great vehicle for Texas - haul and cruise at the same time. I don't believe Salvage Titles from another state have any impact on being able to transfer title or register it. It's more of a consumer alert about the vehicle's past.

 

[DD130]

That'd be a great vehicle for Texas - haul and cruise at the same time. I don't believe Salvage Titles from another state have any impact on being able to transfer title or register it. It's more of a consumer alert about the vehicle's past.

I know this threat is OLLD.. but I'll toss this in since I brought a salvaged out of state vehicle in to TX. It was not different than my other car. I got it inspected, went to the country tax office, filed the paperwork. My new TX title shows it as salvage. I also had no issues insuring it either, didn't have to provide any rebuild docs or anything since I had my out of state salvage title with me when I transfered it.

Hope that helps put anyone else reading up on this, to ease.