Those transfers need to be notarized, right? It's been a while since I've privately bought/sold a car so I don't remember the exact process, but is t there something to prove a title transfer has been notarized? They couldn't have just banged out a deal in his driveway and made it legal anyway, right? Honest questions cause I don't remember the process well anymore.
Not necessarily, there are some places that will accept it with just a signature locally; granted they are not supposed to but they will especially if you say the person moved etc.