I know it's not the same issue, but when I bought my beetle, I waited like
60 days to title it with title and bill of sale and would have gotten a
large penalty for waiting more than 30 days so I had to get a new bill of
sale from the guy with a current date. He was easy to find, but just don't
wait too long to title it even if it is not running.  Good luck.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:31 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> So i'm looking into buying a vehicle that is sold with a bill of sale only.
> It's on the other side of the US, so I will have no chance to meet with the
> seller. Does anyone know the process (in summary) of how I go about getting
> this vehicle titled in my state (PA) later on?
>
> The reason I ask is....
> my brother purchased a vehicle project a year ago out of state with a bill
> of sale only. Now he went to go get it titled. Having waited a year, they
> said they needed a letter or something from the seller, the seller can no
> longer be found, and they have told him flat out "We can't title this
> vehicle". While i'm sure there are loop holes and I'm sure he will get it
> titled in the end, I do not wish to go down this same path.
> Thanks
>
> -Craig
>