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PENNSYLVANIA has anyone done a title w/ a bill of sale. just purchased a 41 pu from texas. b/c of age no texas title, bill of sale only. how do you go about titling the vehicle in PA????

I am from PA and I have done three titles from bills of sale from NY. I wrote to NY State DMV and they sent me a letter stating they were not a title state at the time the cars were sold new. My Notary sent the bills of sale to the PA DMV along with the appropriate forms and I obtained a PA title each time. This was done on three separate occasions over many years. I had no problems whatsoever on any of the titles. I hope this helps.

This question is asked a LOT on another forum and the answer is always the same: Contact the licensing authority in the state in which you want to title the vehicle for their process in resolving your issue. Those are the people you're eventually going to have to deal with so cut to the chase. Each state is a bit different in how they resolve the issue.

In that vein....have you ever tried getting a title in the state of NJ? A literal nightmare! Any easy suggestions? (don't say Broadway Title, cause they don't do NJ and many other states anymore) Maybe I should just buy another home in another state to title my cars. :))

funny you should mention NJ. just had an friend of a friend inform me that he bought a 40's p/u from pa w/ no title but w/ a bill of sale. took BOS to MVC office and they couldn't give a rats butt what paperwork he had they gave him a title and registration. guess it is who is on the shift and what kind of day thay are having.

Hypothetically speaking, one could have a friend register the car in NYS, which is fairly easy. Once the car is registered, the friend could "sell" the car back to you, by signing over the registration and providing you with a modest bill of sale. This is all hypothetical, of course......... :o