^ is true. The only way to take legal possession would be to do a garageman’s lien then aucton it to yourself. But being you are not in the businees of storage it makes it tough. Send the guy a certified letter saying storage will start at $xx.xx per day on such and such date. Then bargin the storage fee for the title. If its worth $50.00 have the guy apply for a duplicate title and have it sent to you, and you pay the fee. This can get funny as he still owns it untill the title is signed.