It definitely might make a good track car. You are looking at at least a $20K for a complete high quality respray, so you need to keep that in mind.

Given the risk you have to assume because the owner doesn’t want to finish the project I wouldn’t personally spend more than $30-35k on the car. Reason being if there is something wrong with the engine either from non use or issues before the car was put away you bill for a Mezger rebuild will start in the 20k range and only go up from there. Heck, junkyard motors are $20-30k.

...not saying that’s where you end up but you never know who to trust hence the risk of that cost is there.

Also, you need to LOVE this car because it’s not one to easily get rid of, even in finished form due to the body kit and accident history.

I’d say all done and running perfectly you are looking at a car that’s worth 65-70. Work backwards on the costs to get it done and the risks you take with components such as motor and diff (front one could have been damaged in the collision) and figure out what it’s worth to you to finish the project.

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Yeah as long as u like it and love it who cares.

As as for the title, I would have to see the car fax. Once the insurance companies lays you out, they request the title sent to them. Then they stamp it salvaged. Then after you get the car road ready, you are supposed to take it to the state police for inspection where they will issue another title stamped rebuilt.

I had had a guy from New York went through the work of getting the title rebuilt. Then he had the car titled in New Jersey. New Jersey issued a “clean” title. When I titled the car in Louisiana mine was “clean” as well. When I sold the car to a guy in Illinois I told him ahead of time because i knew the car fax would revealed the accident and insurance payout.

Then if if you ever go for a diminished value claim, every insurance will bark when they pull up the car fax. I had a truck hit my viper in a parking lot this year and State Farm rejected my diminished value because my viper had a $600 insurance claim years ago. Ended up only getting $1100 for my viper limited edition.

now this will drive you nuts. When I bought my viper it had a clean car fax. 2 years later re ran car fax and it shows an accident 10 years ago and 4 years ago. Carfax said their warranty is only against salvage car title. I was not a happy camper. So just because the car fax is clean today doesn’t mean it will be clean tomorrow.

So so you are saying the insurance company paid the original owner but the claim wasn’t enough to total out the car but was high enough to trigger a car fax accident notice.

Then the original owner cashed the check (assuming car had no loans since bank would Be lien holder and they won’t sign over an insurance check without car being repaired) and original owner had the dealership sell the car as is. New owner lives in California has car transported and titled the car in California.

If it happened like what I wrote above it would make sense. Still would affect diminished value claims and difficult but not impossible to get agreed value policies (aka collectors insurance policy). Stated value would be easier to obtain.

Thanks - Sid