Many states are no longer accepting the paper work from Broadway Title any longer. I know that in CT, they will accept a registration from the previous owners state as proof of ownership, and CT has never issued a title for any vehicle older than 10 years. MA was not a title state until about 20 years ago, and now they require a title on everything. NJ has been a title state almost since the beginning of cars. They have the records, but trying to access them is a problem. I lost the title to my 1962 Chevrolet, which has a NJ title, and when I requested a replacement, they said it was "out of file". I had a friend that worked for a dealership make the same request, and he got a replacement title in less than 10 minutes. It all depends on who is working. If they don't want to put any effort into getting the information out of the computer, then you are SOL. My 1963 Chrysler has never had a title, since NY was not a title state when it was sold in 1963, and they didn't get one to sell it in 1988. It came to CT and was transfered on a registration form from NY and CT didn't issue a title since it was over 10 years old. The only proof that I own it is my bill of sale from the previous owner, and my registration papers.