What can you tell me about registering hat cars in Florida?

Found a Grand Marquis with no title for $400.  Can I put a '70s truck on it and register it as a truck?  Is the frame the important part?

Where do I start looking for that info?

In reply to Mr_Asa :

Wherever the vin is stamped, that's the car. 

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Appleseed said:

In reply to Mr_Asa :

Wherever the vin is stamped, that's the car. 

Correct. There's an example in my garage. 

It can vary depending on where you live.

Everything you need to know about registering and titling your hobby car in all 50 states:  https://www.semasan.com/resources/everything-you-need-register-and-title-your-hobby-car-all-50-states  I think if you dig into the details there for your state you should be able to find out what VIN info they use - whether it's the frame or body.

Make sure that Grand Marquis isn't stolen first.

You're asking if you can put new suspension under your truck. I don't understand what the Grand Marquis has to do with any of this.  

Stampie said:

Make sure that Grand Marquis isn't stolen first.

It is up in your neck of the woods...

In reply to Mr_Asa :

So chances that it's stolen are higher.

I'd just make sure the 70s truck has a title and is easy to register. Then, make sure your insurance company knows about any added value. Maybe agreed value insurance would be a good spot to look. 

in IL, there are various plates for different types of collector vehicles. Some are for 'absolutely unmodified' antiques. I'd probably stay away from plates like that, but otherwise I would be very surprised if you had to register modifications of any sort to your truck with the state, as long as the final vehicle is legal (lights, wipers, seatbelts, emissions, etc). 

oh, but ditching the rest of the title-less car can be a pain. You may have to chop it up into "I could believe that wasn't a car" scrap metal. 

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

This is Florida. We have ways.

Stampie said:

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

This is Florida. We have ways.

I didn't realize "feeding the gators" worked with car parts too?

Robbie (Forum Supporter) said:

in IL, there are various plates for different types of collector vehicles. Some are for 'absolutely unmodified' antiques. I'd probably stay away from plates like that, but otherwise I would be very surprised if you had to register modifications of any sort to your truck with the state, as long as the final vehicle is legal (lights, wipers, seatbelts, emissions, etc). 

Florida ain't got no time fo dat!
We don't even have inspections.  I wish we did with some of these deathtraps I see cruising around, but we don't

Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) said:

Stampie said:

In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :

This is Florida. We have ways.

I didn't realize "feeding the gators" worked with car parts too?

Replace "Gators" with "methheads" and you've got it.

You list "free scrap metal" and they come down like locusts.

In reply to Mr_Asa :

Just bring it to the Challenge, I'm sure somebody will take it.