Title Issues

[Kit Henry]

Hello Group I am a new member that is in the process of getting a family heirloom back into the correct family hands. Some of you may have gotten Manley Ford's message on my situation.

Here is what I have

The car I have always been told is a 1948 MG TC

The Title Reads as follows Serial # XPAG7865 which of course is an engine number and is not the one in the car.

The car says the following on the tag TC/2119 Engine # XPAG2825

The car is in Ohio and is in my sister in laws name due to a death blah blah blah. I was not in the financial situation to purchase the car out right so I have had to get a partial loan. It was upon this inspection that the title discrepency was found. The car's motor is a TD MKII ( I am told), though the number is I believe is XPAG1504 or 1584 on the right front of the block. Can verify in the AM.

The bank of course will not release the funds without a corrected title.
1)They are trying to send me to the Ohio State Patrol to get it verified though I'm hesitant on this as they are saying they may have to issue a built title and I surely don't want that.
2) A couple people have suggested broadwaytitle.com this might be an easy way as I have had somebody loan me the money to finish paying for the car to get it back in the family hands
3) Option three was to call Ohio BMV of which I will do tomorrow and see what they say in Columbus

Last I have the names on the title going back to my mother whom got the car on my fathers demise in 1961
she then transfered it to my brother, whom transfered it to his trust and then now his widows trust.

Any easy solutions other than these or are these the way to go ?

Kit Henry
kit@henrymotorsports.com

[Steve Simmons]

I had the exact same problem with a Y-Type I purchased from a gentleman in Canada. The VIN number was not only an XPAG engine number but it was the wrong one (believed to be a TC engine number). AAA and DMV couldn't do anything for me. I was sent to a California Highway Patrol inspection station. The officer came out and all the time I was giving him my sob story, he just stared blankly at me. Finally as my story was finished he simply said "So what do you want me to do?" I replied "make this number (the one on the number plate) the VIN on the title". He said OK, wrote it on the form and handed it back to me. I was registered with the DMV an hour later.

I can't guarantee it will go as smoothly at your local Highway Patrol station, but perhaps this will give you some comfort that it may.

[stephen stierman]

I live in the Columbus area and have gone through several of these issues. Buy a new serial number plate from Moss and a new engine plate if you like and engrave them to match the title, do not get the highway patrol involved. If you need to have the car inspected, unless things have changed, the auto dealers can do so. There is no need to go through title companies as several have suggested. If you wish to contact me off line, feel free.