> Well yes and no. My brother works for the State Patrol Veh Inspections
> and when I had the title to my 42 GPW corrected (I did this a couple of
> wks after I orig titled it) all I did was go in and have it inspected
> and I pointed out the errors and they gave me their inspection form with
> the corrections on it. I them took it in with my recently issued title
> and they corrected it on the computer and issued me a new one. It was
> originally titled using the engine number which was a replacement engine
> and didn't match the frame and data plate and I was told by bro that
> someone could steal the jeep and retitle it with the frame number and I
> would not get it back. And I had a person who was trying to steal the
> jeep at the time so I went in and got it corrected. Now the inspection
> was for title purposes not safety inspection as classic veh are exempt.
> One of the corrections was the name of the veh was titled as "jeep". I
> showed them the manual and retitled it has "Ford , GPW - 1/4T Truck,
> 4x4" The gal at the licensing kept saying "but it's a jeep" and it's
> not. She had to call Olympia on that. "Jeep" did not become an actual
> vehicle class untill much later. I put 1942 Wash State truck plate on
> it. I gues the point is to learn how their inspection and title system
> works and then provide enough documentation so as it's a no brainer for
> them to agree with you. Now as far as the "mitey mite" that is a nick
> name for one and for two Fed Dpt of Trans has declared them unsafe and
> most states (if they recgonize the vehicles) try to get them off the
> road. (I believe that's the case) The mitey mite is the M151 right? I
> know we have one in the club and when my brother saw it he said that
> there could be a problem. 99% of the enforcement people out there either
> don't know or don't realy believe in the law so there's convient
> enforcement unless the veh is envolved in an accident then all hell will
> break lose. So if you try to correct or change the title on this type of
> vehicle you better have a politically correct name for the vehicle that
> is the truth but in a back door sort of way like a "car" is an
> "automobile" is a "vehicle" . Or an "M151" is a "Ford 4x4" or a GMC
> duec is a "GMC, 6x6 Truck" and can be licensed as a farm vehicle which
> cuts the license tax in half. Oh, and the 1.5T Chev is HIS truck so I
> think he knows exactly what to do. Later Dirt Man
>
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