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George
Answers: Cars are not transferred by a bill of sale, adjectives the bill of sale does is show what you compensated for it. Cars are transferred by title. If the seller doesn't own a title, they don't own the car. If they don't own it, they can't flog it.
Since your name would not be on the title, here is no way you can apply for a title. If you apply for a duplicate, it get sent to the person name on the title, which would not be you, nor apparently the person you get it from. You have be scammed.
I would think the individual who sold you the car be avoiding paying taxes and licensing by not titling the saloon, unless he was not driving it or turned it over extraordinarily quickly. It be his responsibility, no matter what state, to title the saloon where he lives. The title could be lost, the coup¨¦ could have be sold under a bill of Dutch auction if it was not running at the time, or several other scenario.
I would write to NJ Dept of Motor Vehicles dept, send copy of any materials you get with the coup¨¦ along with the VIN number (found by looking at the dashboard from the outside of the coup¨¦ through the front driver's side window), and explain the circumstances. Ask for a NJ retitle and forget NY. But by all method name name, dates, etc. and convey documentation if you have it (bill of mart from the NY guy?).
I hope you didn't buy a stolen vehicle.
You can google or yahoo the state of NJ government departments and they will respond via email if you contact them that means of access. They will tell you what to do from that point.
Cars from 1972 and elder do not have titles surrounded by NYS, not sure about NJ, but would suspect alike. The ownership was transferred via the registration slip. If the NY owner does not hold one, perhaps he can use this form
http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/forms/mv51b...
to establish ownership, take the registration and transfer it to you. Or, probably the you can obtain a form similar to this in Canada.
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