Anybody bought a Westy (or any vehicle for that matter) out of state with
the intention of DRIVING it back to CA?  I'm in the process of buying Chris
Turner's 86 Westy that he's had for sale, and was planning driving it back
from PA to CA this coming November as I already had plans to be out that way
for a wedding.  However, I'm finding the two DMV's to be rather
uncooperative.

My future brother-in-law is to pick the vehicle up from Chris this coming
Friday, and store it at his house in Virginia until I get back there.
However, PA won't issue a temporary transit plate/permit for the thing
unless its titled to my brother-in-law.  I REALLY don't want to have to go
through trying to title it in PA since its heading to CA.  CA DMV should be
able to issue the new title fine once Chris has signed off on the PA title.
But I can't "register" it until its actually here and has been smogged,
etc...

I tried to head down to the DMV office here to see if they will issue the
temporary permit, but they've got great new hours where they are closed 1
monday a month.  Must be my lucky monday.

Has anybody jumped through these hoops to bring a vehicle to CA and if so
got any insight/advise?  I'm running out of hair to pull out.  =)

Thanks,
JD

BTW, sorry this message is kindof all over the place.  I just spent the last
hour driving all over Sac county to two different DMV offices to find one
that was closed and another that is a commercial driver test-only facility.
Grrrr....  If I wasn't clear about anything (likely!) please just ask for
clarification.