Jeanavive, That is an interesting situation. I wonder if some prior owner did something tricky? Does the VIN on the title match the VIN stamped on the trailer? It should be stamped into the model plate on the curb side in front of the door, under the window. Is it the original model plate? I think it would be desirable to correct that error because it could make it very difficult to sell at a future date. Also, if you had the bad luck to have a major loss and the insurance adjuster knew anything about A/Ss or used a dealer who did to assist him with determining acv, you could have a problem. Someone could think you were attempting to commit fraud. Even a vehicle inspection for registration or a roadside document check could possibly, not likely, but possibly result in unwanted attention. Your trailer is, after all, registered as something it clearly is not. How that would be interpreted by authorities, insurance companies, or prospective buyers is not certain. Since you live in CA it is a judgement call. Just raising the issue with the CA DMV could cause some officious nut case official to possibly impound the vehicle, refuse to register or reregister it, or some other goofy act which I cannot even dream of. If you are a personal friend of the seller it may be an innocent mistake but the situation begs the question, why was it registered as a '74? What happened to the original title? Are you sure you have a clean and valid title? Could the trailer have been stolen at some point? Or declared a total loss and a salvage title issued? A deceased or confined prior owner and some clever person got around the unavailability of a seller's signature by substituting the title from another old trailer that was known to be in a scrap yard? You may want to ask a CA attorney or ask the DMV anonymously. Harvey ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 12:11 PM Subject: [VAC] Re-introducing my trailer as a 65 Overlander/Question > I recently went through an identity crisis with my airstream it was always > referred to as a 74 by the previous owner and when I finally got the title > it also said 74. But as my research continued and I compared pictures > there was to many differences. > > Thanks to RJ Dial who ran the serial who found out it was a: > > "You have a 1965 26' Overlander made in Jackson Center Ohio, in the Land > Yacht trim package with the double-bed option." > > My question is, should I be concerned that the title says 74 when it comes > down to registraion and getting additional property insurance because it is > more of a classic? To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
