I think that there is a way.  I'll have to ask a guy I work with, he
restored a camaro and I think he had to get a title for it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <superluckyninja@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 2:22 AM
Subject: Re: Converting 'Salvage' to 'Clean' title? How honest is it?

> Hello,
>
> Can a "salvage" title be converted to "clean". [CA]
>
> I have a 59'type-1 that apparently got totaled
> somehow, As it says salvage on the pink slip [CA]. I
> bought it from the um-teenth owner and stripped it
> down and rebuilt just about everything. it's pretty
> tippy top for a poor boy's 59'.
>
> any-hoots, now I own a westy and must part ways with
> my bug. [interested p-mail me]
>
> So can it be re-assessd to be "clean"? anyone know?
> does it matter? I'm not sure it does, just wondering.
> mabey it's a state by state thing?
>  =]
>
> -chris
>
> --- Tim McDermott <h2oboxer@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote:
> > Most people would complain if they bought a vehicle
> > with
> > a 'clean' title and then later found out it was once
> > a 'salvage' vehicle.
> >
> > There are many reasons a vehicle could be salvage,
> > flood , theft or physical
> > damage.
> >
> > I bought a 1984 vanagon with a salvage title (due to
> > theft), replaced the
> > missing pieces
> > (motor, tranny) and drove the car for 5 years after
> > which it got sideswiped
> > and totaled again.
> >
> > Drove it for another 6 months before I sold it to a
> > guy who wanted a
> > 'beater' to install a
> > Subaru motor in.
> >
> > I was completely honest about the title history of
> > the vehicle.
> > I remember a while back Ken Wilford was talking
> > about getting a clean title
> > for.
> >
> > Are we all being as honest about a vehicles past as
> > we would expect another
> > seller to be?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Tim
>
>
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