lot of response for a 7 year old thread, in the last 24 hours
I live in the north west corner of Alabama. Florence, Lauderdale county
In Alabama if you have a bill of sale for a pre 1975 (76?) vehicle you take the bill of sale and the vehicle to the county (where you live) courthouse. They will check the vehicle for the vin number to match the one on the bill of sale. That is all they check for.
If you chose you can get a vintage tag. It cost $12 which is a one time fee (no tax, never, ever again) and you do not have to re-tag every year. You must turn it in when you sell the vehicle.
http://revenue.alabama.gov/motorvehi...MVR4012290.pdf
If you have a MOS then you apply thru the ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION in Montgomery by mail.
That vehicle will have a title with the year registered and you will pay taxes based on the value of the vehicle each year. You will be issued a certificate of title with the legend "ASSEMBLED."
If you have a titled vehicle from another state then you just apply for a transferred title from your local courthouse.
This is a simple basic how to tag a car in Alabama. The problem we have found is in most county the people issuing tag don't know the State law. It's easier if you know and can tell them where to look or who to ask. I would think each office has one woman who know how to tag a old car or Cobra.
I have several stories about tag a car in Alabama and I'll share one at this time.
Coach bought a 34 replica from a guy in Maryland a couple of years ago. He received a title from Maryland and a bill of sale.
He and I go to the courthouse to tag the car. He gives the lady both the title and bill of sale. She looks at the year model and hands the title back to Coach telling him she does not need the title. He tries twice to give it to her before I take it out of his hand motioning to him to be quiet. They inspect the vin plate and Coach pays $12.
If you have a bill of sale of a vintage car (25 years old) you can use a old plate instead of the state issued plate. Most of the guys around here have old Alabama plates that match the year model of their car.
Now mtrain2000 where do you live and what are you trying to tag? Please contact me and I'll talk you thru the process.
Dwight Frye
algunruner@aol.com
and mrmustang is just have a bad day so please give him a break
