Lost Title in Washington State, just bought a car without a title Options

[biggy72]

So I'm heading up Friday night to pick up a 73 2.0 liter without a title. It's not very complete, but it is VERY VERY solid.

It looks like the guy that originally started tearing everything apart was doing a really nice job and had a really nice car to start with. I found just a little rust in the rear trunk and the passenger side below the door hinge is a little rusty but pretty easily fixable. The floor pans are solid and not rusty at all. The front trunk has the center section cut out, but it could easily be patched back in. The hell hole has no rust and the long looks perfect. It has never been hit and I could not find a dent on it.

Now I'm not really looking for another project, but if someone was looking for a roller to put their parts on, this would be a perfect car. The problem is that it does not have a title. The guy that I bought it from never transferred it and who knows who the last person it was titled to.

Has anyone had any luck in Washington getting a title for an "abandoned" car like this? The DOL website makes it sound like I'm out of luck, but it would be a shame to chop this one up.

I looked at it last weekend and I'm heading back up Friday night with my trailer to pick it up. I will post pics after I drag it home.

[biggy72]

I honestly don't know about the 2.0. It's definitely a 2.0 and has dual weber intakes on the engine, but no carbs. The top side is covered in dust. I'll pull it all apart before it actually goes in anything.

Now the tranny on the other hand looks like someone just went through it. It's really clean with all new hardware on everything I could see. It shifts really nice and tight. There is also a new starter and all of the wiring around the starter looks new. The calipers on all 4 corners look like they were freshly anodized. This kind of leads me to believe the engine probably is pretty fresh since everything else seems to be new or freshly rebuilt that didn't get covered by dust.

I was honestly just looking for a side shift tranny and all of the parts. The guy told me he had another attached to a 1776 on the floor next to it.... well it's a 1.7 and a tail shift, which is what I've already got in my car.

Anyway I'm going to drag it all home and sell off what I don't need. I'll have three spare tail shift trannys and 3 spare 1.7's when this is all said and done.... I think it's time to get rid of at least a little of it.

About the title lien, I'll get ahold of one of my buddies with a shop and see what he says. It may be the easiest way to go.