[Jeff H]

Legally the cowl section with the partial VIN and the VIN tag in the dash would be a legal car that can be titled. If that's what it takes to save a car, welding on lots of new body pieces, it's still the same car as it was originally. What's the difference in replacing 1 piece of metal vs replacing half the car? But it comes down to what can you legally call a 69 Camaro. If you have the original cowl, and VIN's and title, it's a 69 Camaro. Personally, I would prefer to keep the body shell which goes from the firewall back to the tailpanel and call that an actual car. If it needs quarters, trunk floor, tailpanel then fine, replace them. But this car is just a cowl panel and I don't see it as a car. It will eventually be decided in the courts at some point in time. I've seen a couple of backhalved musclecars and it really makes you think what you are really buying.