You have NOT gave us near enough information here.
Is it a former street car converted to drag car ?
Is it a fabbed race car such as bickle,suncoast chassis, etc...if so these do not come with titles.
Anytime you buy a car you need to confirm best you can the car is not stolen, has no liens and last but not least to assure no-one can come back at a later date saying this is their car and you have to give it back cause they do have the title.
Have Vin #'s run...and at a minimum get a certified Bill of sale no matter what kind of car it is.
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