I failed to mention when I bought the car in Kentucky, so I don’t know how much that can affect things.
www.tn.gov
Out of state purchase
shouldn't affect the title
application process.
Especially if the car is more
than 30 years old. Without
regular registration, most
DMV's purge their info every
7 years, so the only info to
show up on a level 3 (NCIC)
vin inspection will be wether
or not the car was reported
stolen.
Your insurance company
will also run a vin check
to see if the car was ever
reported as a total loss
when applying for a bonded
title.
In which case, the car
becomes a salvage vehicle,
and once the bond clears,
the car will be titled as such.
It may also be helpful if you
can find an old registration
form for the car.
It took 18 months from the
time of the title bond
application to a title in my
hand, with 4 trips to DMV
for process and verification.
paperwork.
Once your bond is approved,
DMV will schedule your
appointment (usually with
the state police) for the
level 3 vin inspection.