Yeah we have this bureaucratic double-speak her in NY on salvage titled vehicles. The key is not to let the car stay in a body shops repair yard. I got my 245 out within 48 hours even though it was stashed in a little known street in Queens that is predominated by Sopranos, if you know what I mean, and with the aid of flatbedder from my then Volvo specialist it was taken to his garage to be viewed by the insurance company. We still haven't settle yet, but the car is being rehabed in Pa. by a body re-constructor. In Europe this is done all the time. In the US its still a kill and sell economy. Remember the Feds down here at one time wanted to scrap all cars made before 1980 until the collectors went crazy. In NY State you have to put a second set of serial numbers on a car that has been in an accident and have it inspected by an approved inspector - with the right grease it gets done. As long as you've got the car they can't "steal" it from you!
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