Rebodied cars and do they get certified

[71SSNova]

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While we are exploring situations here:

A car has a firewall job done when it was only 1.5 years old as a repair while under insurance. The firewall effort was not concealed, and was just ripped across the floorboards - rockers and all. The original green paint is still visible on this blue car.

What is it? Is it acceptable as a repair? The motive at the time it was done was to repair it, not to defraud anyone.

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Aren't cars this badly damaged normally totalled by the insurance company? And, if someone pieces two cars together, a salvage title is issued? I just don't think this sounds like a realistic scenario.
-Sam

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If they had insurance, you would think so, but what if they had influence with the insurance company.
I have a firewalled 70 Nova SS that I am parting out. I don't know why the original owner did what he did, may not have had the insurance to cover it, whatever the case, it does not have a salvaged title.
A little diffent situation though, it was firewalled somwhere after '86 and never put back together.