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02-08-2023, 10:52 PM | #1 |
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Registering an out of state Model A in TN.
Hi all who live in Tennesse. Can you describe the process to license and title an out of state (CA) Model A in Tennesse. The Model A has a current CA title and registration.
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02-09-2023, 05:19 AM | #2 |
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I am sure it depends on the county, but based on my experiences locally, if all looks good on the California title then it moves along pretty quickly.
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02-09-2023, 09:10 AM | #3 |
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Re: Registering an out of state Model A in TN.
Don't know the exact process in TN but does the ID number on the CA pink slip match the engine number or has the engine been changed over the years? If that's the case and TN wants to verify the number on the title with the number on the frame you've got a problem. Or maybe your A has a CA DMV assigned vin attached which would make the engine number issue moot.
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02-09-2023, 09:22 AM | #4 |
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Re: Registering an out of state Model A in TN.
Took me 10 minutes to register my A in Shelby County with a Texas title. Never question the serial number. I just had to fill out a form indicating what I paid for it and handed the clerk the Texas title. She told me the cost and I wrote a check.
It was a project in pieces. I had pictures of it if they questioned what I paid for it. They didn’t. They just wanted the sales tax and title cost. Last edited by GPierce; 02-09-2023 at 09:28 AM. |
02-09-2023, 09:53 AM | #5 |
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plenty of photos on the internet...........
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02-09-2023, 01:36 PM | #6 |
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I can't say that about most other states I've lived in though |
02-09-2023, 02:10 PM | #7 |
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Re: Registering an out of state Model A in TN.
I just transferred title and registration on a SC car to Alaska. Car was still in SC at the time. No problem -- I had all the proper paperwork, all they wanted was $$.
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02-09-2023, 02:33 PM | #8 |
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Re: Registering an out of state Model A in TN.
Looks like they don't require a VIN inspection
https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/revenu...a-vehicle.html |
02-09-2023, 03:43 PM | #9 | |
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I am in the process of finding a place near Knoxville......does TN require state safety or emissions test on antique cars? How about any annual taxes.....personal property, etc.? |
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02-09-2023, 07:47 PM | #10 | |
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02-10-2023, 04:58 PM | #11 |
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I don’t have rolling stock these days but when I did…….
I placed Yom plates on the car but carried the forever plates in the car. Never stopped or challenged….don’t know what would have happened. Likely illegal. |
02-10-2023, 11:31 PM | #12 |
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Easy peasy transfer as a friend of mine from Alaska just went through this process. Not much accounting and sometimes a bit “ lackadaisical “ as he put it.
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02-11-2023, 10:26 AM | #13 |
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Re: Registering an out of state Model A in TN.
[QUOTEI placed Yom plates on the car but carried the forever plates in the car.
Never stopped or challenged….don’t know what would have happened. Likely illegal.][/QUOTE] Not Tennessee, but in GA, I have been doing the same for 3 or 4 years and never stopped (yet)...The car is registered with a" Historic Auto" plate that was discontinued many years ago. Mine was issued to the previous owner in the early 70's and I was able to get it transferred to me but I don't dare mess with it since I have never seen another one. TOB |
02-11-2023, 12:00 PM | #14 |
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02-11-2023, 06:19 PM | #15 |
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Thanks to all who replied, except hotrodart.
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02-11-2023, 06:22 PM | #16 |
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Herb, are you moving to 10-uh-C in the future? If so, what area are you looking at??
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02-11-2023, 08:53 PM | #17 | |
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That's the case in California. The pattern for 1930 was number-letter-number-number-number-number, and that's been the pattern for motorcycle plates at least as far back as the 1970's. The good news is that the motorcycles got into double digits (10 and above) for the first space around 2010, so if the 1930 YOM plate first place is a single digit (which I believe all of them are) then it will only possibly match an older motorcycle (or another YOM plate). I have a set of 1930 YOM plates that I haven't had a use for yet as my 1930 TS is not currently running, and I figure the longer I wait to check, the better chance that number will be available. JayJay
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02-11-2023, 11:25 PM | #18 |
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About 15 years ago I purchased YOM plates for my 1930 Town Sedan. I found them from a gentleman in N. California, who restored them. He sold the pair & told me to verify them with the DMV within 30 days, and if the number was not acceptable, he would supply 2 new plates. No problem, I took them in to local DMV, they measured and confirmed the color, then the numbers, and blessed them
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02-12-2023, 11:53 AM | #19 | |
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I have my '30 on "non-operational" status right now to avoid paying registration fees on it. Once I get it back running and registered I'll explore the YOM issue. I got the plates with a previous vehicle that I didn't intend keeping so I didn't register them to it. JayJay
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02-12-2023, 05:34 PM | #20 |
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Re: Registering an out of state Model A in TN.
Brent, I posted this topic for a friend. Not sure of her time frame on a move.
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