Re: Model identification

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2017/1/25 21:52:30

It varies a bit from state to state. If you're in KY, and it's titled from out of state, you'll probably have to have the police check it to get a KY title. If it's in state, the DMV/court house should have forms to fill out, if you can't tell what the id is. They should be able to retitle it, if incorrect. I'd just leave it 160, if that's what the title says. it worked for this many years. The registration will be what counts if you get stopped. We recently found out in that era, some states didn't title by model year, but calendar year, so it might not even be a '38. Need to check that - compare to pictures.
They don't get too worried about vehicles pre-title era, so they just need some means to ID in case of loss; theft, collision, etc. The purists will say the theft ID is not the VIN but it's a good substitute, if no other markings. At least you can prove it's existence and unchangeable.
I brought my P in from out of state without a title and you just have to follow the procedure and be patient. My other collector car is model ID'ed incorrectly, but the DMV paperwork only has one designation for it. It was in-state transfer and they didn't care when I told them.