If I was Lance Miller, I would be weary of anyone claiming that they were the correct owner of the car and want all the documentation to be provided to prove it was. I'm not too sure about titles, but couldn't they just have an old title for the car, sold it, then now they claim it was stolen?
Well, knowing nothing about the situation, my gut feeling is that Lance isn't an idiot and would have completed all background checks prior to buying the vehicle. Plus, with Mr. Mathis memories of the color of the car being wrong, I think the car was sold.
Did I ever tell you guys my dad owned a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake and it was stolen?