Posted by GordoSD on February 05, 2010 at 17:32:07 from (216.106.249.252):
In Reply to: OT: posted by James Howell on February 05, 2010 at 11:28:30:
It's 1966. I am stationed in San Diego in the Navy. I bought a decent 55 TBird for 1600 dollars. Took it to my rented shop/garage and deconstructed it. Began the restoration process. Did not title or register it. Betwee the WestPac cruses, VN and all I finally finished it in 1970. Went to CA DMV. Bad news. I owe 6% tax on the value of the car, 5 years registrations, and penalties. About 900 dollars and in 1970 that was a nice chunk of change. Told the clerk, "Forget it" and left. Dug out the CA code on vehicles and did some legal bookwork/ Returned a week later with sworn, notarized affadavits, photos and witness affadavits, that the car had NEVER been out of the shop or on the road. SO that waived the registration fees. Then onto the use tax. The clerk asked me what I had paid for the car. I said it was so long ago I couldn't remember. She said quite pompously, " Oh, no problem, we have a book that tells us the value of cars." So she looked up the value of a year, 1955, make, FORD! I complimented her on her astute appraisal,her attention to the law, and shelled out the 6% tab, $15, on that 250 dollar "book value" Sold the Bird a year later for considerably more :)
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