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re: Should I buy this land yacht? Update: Title issues

Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:17 am to
Posted by HattiesburgTiger5439
Hattiesburg ms
Member since Sep 2023
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Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:17 am to
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Posted by LSUwag
Florida man
Member since Jan 2007
17984 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:24 am to
Nice to see that you’re a car guy.

The title could become a nightmare but I think you are an attorney so I’m sure you could manage that.

Why doesn’t the engine run? Does the transmission work? What condition is the frame in. The rust concerns be. Did it live in a salt environment? Does the electrical system work?

I think 20 grand is a very low estimate to get it presentable and road worthy. I’d imagine parts are hard to come by.

Posted by Passing Wind
Dutchtown
Member since Apr 2015
4766 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:27 am to
Hard pass. The title work alone is going to consume a ton of time if you can even get it done.
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
72025 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:29 am to
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one of my high school football coaches played briefly for the Green Bay Packers and he had that same car in a "champagne" color


One time I asked my uncle Emory why all of his Lincolns were black. He said “a gentleman drives a black car. Only pimps, gangsters, and homosexuals drive gaudy colored cars”.

I think I was about 6 or 7 and had no idea what a pimp was or what the word “gaudy” meant.
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
19453 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:31 am to
No

Next question
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
88361 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:33 am to
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He said “a gentleman drives a black car. Only pimps, gangsters, and homosexuals drive gaudy colored cars”.



and there we have it!
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
72025 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:46 am to
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and there we have it!


They don’t men like my uncle Emory any longer. Even after he retired he still wore a suit and tie daily. And would not even consider leaving the house without his fedora.

I absolutely loved going to visit him an my Aunt Toots. Like me, he was an avid history buff. In their house he had a library. The room had shelves built into the walls from floor to ceiling. He had a ladders on a rail system so you could get to the books on the higher shelves. I spent countless hours in there.
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:49 am to
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The title could become a nightmare but I think you are an attorney so I’m sure you could manage that.

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nightmare but I think you are an attorney so I’m sure

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I think you are an attorney


I’m not going to allow you to debase KStout’s character in such a vile manner!



Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
88361 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:53 am to
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Even after he retired he still wore a suit and tie daily.


that was my dad, he grew up dirt poor during the depression, I wonder if that factored into that, he always had a big vegetable garden and I think that was therapeutic for him, he had his own business, my friends would all call him Mr. Douglas(Green Acres,) because he'd be driving his tractor or working in the garden still in his dress pants, shirt, and tie, every athletic game of mine he ever came to, always in a suit and tie, one year our baseball coach quit at the last minute and nobody else would step up so he did, and he really did not have the time for that, coached every game and practice in dress clothes
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 9:55 am
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
100298 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 9:54 am to
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The last titled owner is long dead and the car has changed hands at least twice with no title. To get a title in LA, I would have to locate the heirs and see if they would be willing to assist in filing for a duplicate title or sign a bill of sale. That or I have to hook up with a tow yard and go through the abandoned property procedure, which carries some risk. Seems like too much trouble so I am passing on it unless something changes.


If you’re planning on driving it regularly this is a problem. If you plan on fixing it up and just the occasional loop around the neighborhood and trailering it to a show I wouldn’t worry about a title and registration.

You can always create a LLC with a P.O. box in a state that’s easier to get a title in this situation and buy car in the LLC name get the title then transfer it to yourself and dissolve the LLC
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
72025 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 10:03 am to
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that was my dad, he grew up dirt poor during the depression, I wonder if that factored into that


Probably. My uncle Emory also grew up dirt poor.
Posted by ChatGPT of LA
Member since Mar 2023
4355 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 10:06 am to
Buy it, do the work. Then approach family heirs and alert them to issues w title.
If they balk, they'd have to pay your for the improvements in value IF for some reason, they try and reclaim.
Posted by holmesbr
Baton Rouge, La.
Member since Feb 2012
3880 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 10:43 am to
New Hampshire still sketchy title friendly? Or did they close that loophole.
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
21596 posts
Posted on 12/6/25 at 10:52 am to
$10k in that shape is a great deal! Get it boss man!
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