According to Sports Car Market, the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA) has called for a halt to sales of the cars from the GM Heritage Collection during the Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach, Florida.
The issue revolves around the possibility that the new owners might attempt to register the cars for street use. Both Barrett-Jackson and General Motors have been upfront with bidders that many of the cars are sold with salvage titles and cannot be registered for normal use. Both parties are attempting to resolve the matter although the report says that NHTSA has been unresponsive to further discussion.
firstwagon says:
12:33 PM, 04/10/09
I don't see why they can't be inspected and then registered anywhere. As long as they are solid and safe there should be no problem.
There are lots of cars around on salvage titles.
cod3r says:
05:10 PM, 04/10/09
The Acting Administrator of NHTSA, Ron Medford, has communicated to Barrett-Jackson that previous issues concerning the sales of the GM Collection have been resolved and all sales can go forward.
iancar says:
10:55 PM, 04/10/09
Is this a free society or not? If a crime has not occurred yet, the NHTSA will have to wait before it can intervene. If it is suspicious of some cars, illegal of public road use, it can call for a Fed road block to check suspicious cars, not just halt the entire historical & important auction.
iancar says:
10:56 PM, 04/10/09
Is this a free society or not? If a crime has not occurred yet, the NHTSA will have to wait before it can intervene. If it is suspicious of some cars, illegal of public road use, it can call for a Fed road block to check suspicious cars, not just halt the entire historical & important auction.