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I would imagine the details of this answer might be different in every state but in most states, the big picture is that you can not sell a car you do not own. Proof of ownership for a car is having the Certificate of Title for the car in your name.

In some states, if the car is clearly old, abandoned and been there a number of years, you may obtain special paperwork that would eventually give you ownership of the car if the real owners can't be found after a through DMV records search. At that point you may sell (or keep) the car because you'd be the owner.

In some states, if the car is clearly old, abandoned and been there over 48 hours, you can get the car impounded by the police but you do not own the car and will not get any money for it. If the car is clearly stolen you can get the car removed by the police but you do not own it nor can you take possession of it.

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