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Make Your Military Surplus Hummer Street Legal: Not Easy, Not Impossible
Yes, I can register in RI as I have a building there. I have another truck for my staff I registered that way. The insurance co wants to know where it will be garaged primarily and that is supposed to be where you register it . One option is to get a sample copy of what they intend to provide, and go to the RI DMV to see if it is enough. The only issue I see is sometimes you don't want to call attention to these things. Meaning just show up and let it takes it course based upon what my contact stated I should be ok. Sometimes asking too many questions is a bad thing if they have not said no yet. It's a tough call given the money involved. I am going to get a copy of what they provide to review. I would love it if someone else has done this already.
Do you think you are nick cage in the rock?
Not to bring a thread back from the dead but I am wondering if you managed to purchase the HMMWV and managed to get it successfully titled in MA? I have been seriously thinking about doing this. There is a govplanet humvee auction coming up at the end of June and it's something that has been rolling around in the back of my head. Thanks in advance for any feedback you have!
As of May the Sf-97 said off road use only on almost all of them.
Not to bring a thread back from the dead but I am wondering if you managed to purchase the HMMWV and managed to get it successfully titled in MA? I have been seriously thinking about doing this. There is a govplanet humvee auction coming up at the end of June and it's something that has been rolling around in the back of my head. Thanks in advance for any feedback you have!
When I was spending a lot of time trying to do this, they ended up stating that they were not able/willing to supply the government issues title (SA-97) which I needed in order to get it registered in my area. I was actively bidding at the time and that turned me off, based upon my discussions with several DMV reps etc, they stated that if i had that I would be able to make it work ultimately. Shortly after I stopped looking, i was notified that they changed their policy and were now issuing the SA97. At that point, i had already made some other large purchases for some property in Maine i bought. I am thinking at looking again actually. Waiting for a unit closer to home to bid on.
There is a ton of info out there. Some states its fairly easy to register them in. I was hoping for Maine which I hear is a little more lax compared to MA. I while back i also spoke with a 3rd party titling company that said they can get it done and transfer to a local state etc. Only catch is you need to sign it over to them, and they register it and then sign it back over to you basically.
https://www.hummersurplusparts.com/hmmwv-street-legal-titling-status-state/
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/forumdisplay.php?29-HMMWV
Edit1, I saw one for sale at a car dealership in Swansea MA last week. It was low $20's.
Edit 2, I spoke with this guy in Maine that seems to be purchasing and titling them no problem for resale.
http://army4x4.com/hummers.shtml
Update:
Colorado revoked the titles on over 800 formerly "street legal" military vehicles:
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Colorado legislators question DMV's targeting of historic military vehicles
When Dick Olmstead bought a used 1997 AM General Hummer in 2002, he never thought the Colorado Department of Revenue Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) would send him a letterdenvergazette.com
Sonnenberg, one of many legislators who cosponsored the 2019 change, offered a work-around for military vehicle owners.
“Here's what I told everybody that had trouble with them,” said Sonnenberg. “What I told them was license them in another state and then they can't stop you from using them here.”
It included Hummers that were originally titled as street legal, and had never been purchased by nor used by the military.Update:
Colorado revoked the titles on over 800 formerly "street legal" military vehicles:
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Colorado legislators question DMV's targeting of historic military vehicles
When Dick Olmstead bought a used 1997 AM General Hummer in 2002, he never thought the Colorado Department of Revenue Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) would send him a letterdenvergazette.com
It included Hummers that were originally titled as street legal, and had never been purchased by nor used by the military.
DMV.