Ford F100 59 - Import from usa to sweden problem

[RobertStenmark]

Hi
bought a car from the united states but did not get with any title what should I do.
can not inspect it in Sweden without it.

number F10J9R15192

Please can anyone help me / Robert Sweden

[parklane]

What did the seller give you?? bill of sale? or nothing? In some States, cars/trucks from the 50s did not have Title, from what I hear.

[paul2748]

It depends on what state the truck came from. Some states do not require titles if older than a certain number of years. Some never required titles.

In some states, like NY, for a long time the registration card was the title.

Contact the seller as see what he can do for you. Some states in the US take the registration and a bill of sale as enough proof if the car came from a non-title state.

[52merc]

im surprised it got out of usa without title i know of 1 shipping company that has about 100 cars guys have brought that cannot be shipped until a title or sutch is produced,you should get hold of who you brought from and contact the shipper you used they should be anble to help

[LOWRIDER]

X2 what Paul said. I've purchased 2 cars from down south (1 from Alabama the other from Georgia) & both came without a title. But I was only moving them to Michigan & the SOS just used the bill of sale on both to register them (after I finally talked to someone that knew what they were doing). Talk to the seller 1st.

[Ford blue blood]

No titles in AL for 74 and earlier, bill of sale and registration only. As a side note, cars with "classic" tags, the tag goes with the car.

[blucar]

I am surprised that the vehicle even got shipped out of the U.S. without proper title, registration and a Bill of Sale...
As it has been mentioned in some of the earlier postings to this topic, many of the states did not normally issue titles for vehicles prior to the mid '70's, Alabama is one..
Several years ago I got tangled up in a big mess with a '39 Plym that was purchased in Alabama, shipped to California.. The car was sold on a notarized Bill of Sale.. Upon receipt of the vehicle in CA it was found that the numbers on the Bill of Sale did not match the VIN... The Bill of Sale contained the engine number which was not correct for a P-8 Plym.
It took over a year and a half to get the mess straightened out.. I finally resorted to the internet, getting documentation that Alabama did not issue titles prior to '74... Then with the aid of printed documents, i.e. Standard Catalog of American Cars and a letter from the Plymouth Owners Club I was able to prove to the DMV that the VIN stamped into the chassis plate was correct for a '39 Plym built in Detroit..
Several months ago there was a fellow down in New Zealand was having the same problem with a '48 Desoto he imported from the States to NZ... The vehicle had an engine number in lieu of the correct chassis VIN.. NZ would not accept the engine number on the paper work and they were reluctant to use the VIN until it could be proved that it was correct.
The moral to the above, a person should do his home work before he purchases a vehicle out of state and/or out of country, making sure just what paper work the local DMV will require... Keeping in mind... "There is no such thing as a free lunch" ....

[blucar]

Originally Posted by RobertStenmark

Hi
bought a car from the united states but did not get with any title what should I do.
can not inspect it in Sweden without it.

number F10J9R15192

Please can anyone help me / Robert Sweden

Does the vehicle in question have a VIN tag attached to the glove box door.
The majority of the F series trucks through 1960 have the VIN tag attached to the glove box door, later F series trucks usually have the VIN attached to the left door.
It would appear that the number you have listed in the above is correct for a '59 Ford F100.. The F10 denotes F100, the J engine, R assembly plant, the 9 is model year, then sequential production numbers.
Your best bet is to contact the person that you bought the vehicle from in the States... Get a notarized letter from him stating the facts about the missing title.
You might also resort to the info contained in the Standard Catalog of American Trucks, 1896/1986, pages 346/347..
If all of the above fails, contact me via a PM I might be able to help you get around the problem...
As you can see from the attached pix, I have a '59 F100 4x4.. I have had a lot of experience with the '59-66 Ford trucks...

[Ford blue blood]

My 61 Unibody had the VIN tag on the glove box door.

[RobertStenmark]

You have pm blucar

[trulyvintage]

Originally Posted by blucar

Does the vehicle in question have a VIN tag attached to the glove box door.
The majority of the F series trucks through 1960 have the VIN tag attached to the glove box door, later F series trucks usually have the VIN attached to the left door.
It would appear that the number you have listed in the above is correct for a '59 Ford F100.. The F10 denotes F100, the J engine, R assembly plant, the 9 is model year, then sequential production numbers.
Your best bet is to contact the person that you bought the vehicle from in the States... Get a notarized letter from him stating the facts about the missing title.
You might also resort to the info contained in the Standard Catalog of American Trucks, 1896/1986, pages 346/347..
If all of the above fails, contact me via a PM I might be able to help you get around the problem...
As you can see from the attached pix, I have a '59 F100 4x4.. I have had a lot of experience with the '59-66 Ford trucks...

There you go being helpful again .....



Jim