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How to Buy Abandoned Cars. Follow this advice to find the legal owner of an abandoned car
and make the ride your own. You will need VIN License plate number Receipt or a Sales
Tax Exemption Certificate Transfer affidavit Signed title and motor vehicleoffice. Step
1. Locate the vehicle identification number, called the VIN, and the license plate number.
The VIN will be located at the top of the dashboard near the windshield or on the inside
of the driver's door. Step 2. Obtain a title record from your county's motor vehicle office
to determine who the title owner is. If the license plate is from another state you will
have to contact that state for the information. If you cannot find the owner, the vehicle
is most likely the property of the local government where the vehicle was abandoned or the towing
company that removed it. Most of these cars will be available for purchase at auction.
Step 3. Contact the title owner and ask them to transfer the title to you. Step 4. Ask
the seller for a signed receipt or a Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Transfer Affidavit
if the owner doesn't make you pay for the vehicle. Step 5. Take the signed title, the
receipt, and your driver's license to a motor vehicle office and apply for a title in your
name. Then drive away and enjoy your new ride. Did you know It has been estimated that in
the United States, half a million or more cars are stolen and exported each year.