Here's a question about purchasing a car out of state.

[HotRodKush]

I'm in NY and just bought a car in Indiana. My plan is to fly over and drive it back, make a road trip out of it. However, in Indiana they must surrender the plates immediately after the title is signed - so I wouldn't have any plates on the way home. Is it possible for the Indiana DMV to give a temp. registration to an out of state buyer, or does NY give out pre-registrations just so I can drive it home? I know this must have been done before, I just can't figure out how!

Aaron

[jy211]

Just put a copy of the bill of sale in the back window :D

Seriously.


I sold a H1 hummer to a guy from Michigan. He and his family flew down and I picked him up at the airport. Took him to the truck, and they loaded all their luggage into the truck. I asked him if he had a plate and he said nope. I'll just put a copy of the bill of sale we sign in the back window and drive home. He said he's done it many many times with no hassle. :wow:

[HotRodKush]

That might work, that's basically what the dealers do when you buy a new car now that I think of it - they just stick a temp. bill of sale in the window for you. Nice Hummer BTW!

[MarkM66]

I'd just put some plates on it from another vehicle you own, and don't do anything to get pulled over. JMO. :)

[redfire69]

Check w DMV in your home state, each state is different but in VA DMV will sell you temp plates to transport vehicle back legally.

[HotRodKush]

Thanks guys - I just called the BMV in Indiana and they told me that if I bring proof of insurance and the signed bill of sale, they'll give me a temporary pass so I can drive it back to NY and register it there. Sounds like a plan!

[HotRodKush]

Got back last weekend from Indiana, the plan worked without a hitch. Flew out to IN and drove the car back 13 hours to NY:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a394/hotrodkush2/100_1401-1.jpg

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Now, to make it a G-Machine! Actually, it already has some upgraded suspension pieces including Yenko sways and handles pretty good. I need to rebuild the steering rack to take out a bunch of play in the steering, and I'd love to get a set of 16" black steely cragars. I hope to get it out to a couple of autoX events this season to see how she'll do.

[XcYZ]

Wow, cool. Glad it went without issue.

Nice car. :thumbsup:

[spchiv]

Very nice!

[70rs]

Cool car! Glad you made it home without any issues.

[89 RS]

That's a pretty cool car. Looks like it was taken care of.

[HotRodKush]

Thanks guys - it was pretty well taken care of. A few issues developed by the time I got home - fuel sender leaking at the gas tank, carb gaskets leaking, steering box worn out - but overall it's in very good shape especially for such an old car.

[70rs]

I have never seen one with the vinyl roof before. Are you going to keep it looking like it does now or ??

[HotRodKush]

I want to swap out the wheels for something bigger and somewhat updated. The roof is a designed by John Fitch, who did modifications for the Corvairs back in the 60's (like Yenko did for the Camaros - and the Corvairs too actually). That roof was one of his modifications, it lays on top of the original roof and extends the roofline out. Sort of resembles the Camaro body line. I don't personally like it as a vinyl roof but I do like it appearance-wise, so I plan to strip it and paint it body color so it blends into the car. For now I'm sticking with the current paint scheme.

[70rs]

I didn't even notice the extended body line with the roof. At first look I thought it was just a standard vinyl top. Painted to match the body color will look great. Nice car.

[HotRodKush]

I don't have any really good pics of it, but here's a couple that show how it comes off the back. Looks out of place in black but really looks nice when it's blended into the body. I personally always thought that corvairs looked funky out back because of the stretched trunk, this helps to add visual weight to that area and makes it much smoother (IMO, anyway).