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State guides

What your state allows for a vehicle with no title

For a classic with no title, what your state offers, what it refuses, and the states where you don’t need us at all.

Looking for who can inspect your VIN? That’s covered for all fifty states here.

All state guides

Three so far. Each one is read off that state’s own statutes and forms rather than a summary, which is slow, and we would rather publish three that are right than fifty that are nearly right. For the routes in every state, start with getting a title for an old car with no title.

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Ohio: titling a classic car with no title

Ohio has no bonded title process. For a classic with no paperwork, your only in-state route is a court order, here's what that involves and what the alternative is.

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Pennsylvania: titling a classic car with no title

PennDOT offers no bonded title. For an untitled classic your in-state option is a court-ordered involuntary transfer, or Montana.

Read the guide →A red early-1960s Corvette convertible with its hood up at a sunny outdoor car showFlorida

Florida: your classic is too old for a bonded title

Florida's bonded title excludes vehicles more than 29 years old. What's left for a classic with no title: the antique affidavit route, a court order, or Montana.

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Where you may not need us

States where you may not need a title at all: Alabama (35+ model years), Maine (26+), New Hampshire (1999 and older), Georgia (1985 and older). And Tennessee residents can title a 30-year-old vehicle with a single form at the county clerk, no bond, no inspection. If that’s you, don’t buy anything from us.