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Subject:Re: Converting a salvage title in CA
Date:Mon, 10 Mar 2003 22:26:59 EST

In a message dated 3/10/03 1:42:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mwmiller@CWNET.COM writes:

>
> Volks,
>
> In a word, NO.
>
> Once a vehicle is branded salvage, junk or several other things like that
> it
> will remain that.  The records are held by VIN so unless you can change the
> VIN, a federal crime, then once branded is forever branded.
>
> This is from the people who make such decisions at DMV.
>
>

i know in georgia you can get a good title for a car w/ a prev salvage title
when you get it inspected at the dmv by a state trooper. a buddy of mine in
atlanta got a good title for a cabriolet he bought that way.
chris