Rebodied cars and do they get certified

[RichSchmidt]

I guess my scenerio should be that both car number on and car number 2 had the same amount of original sheet metal.If car number 2 used the original firewall with the hiden vin numbers and original subframe from the supercar,but the body was cut at the A pillars and the toeboards and replaced from that point back with a donor,is it any worse then a car that has had all the same parts replaced by new metal?The new metal car would have no original metal expect part of the firewall and maybe a scrap or two around the trunk weatherstripping,other then that,each panel would have to be replaced on at a time from the toeboars to the tailpanel,roofskin to floorpans.

Everybody talks about how bad a rebody is or how bad the new Camro bodies are,but how would you fix a car like one of these or would you even fix them?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-CHEV...1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-Chev...1QQcmdZViewItem

[David W]

i have two yenko novas a 69 and a 70 they were both found in Maryland area junk yards they both have titles with both the vin and trim plates on them.now the bad part is one of the cars was on the bottom of the stack of five it is a complete loss and the other car was in the middle of another stack and it would also need a rebody or firewall job.in my case how would you handle this situation? for me just owning a peice of history like these is enough i dont have to have them restored or have the intention of doing anysort of rebody does that make me a fool or just to honest?

[Canucklehead]

i would restore them whatever it took, but thats just my opinion.

[Enoch]

I would do EVERYTHING I COULD to get the remains of these cars then I would decide what to do.

[Salvatore]

Rich, Some of these cars are not worth saving. If people didn't get caught up paying close to 200,000 for COPO's and 60-70,000 for Z/28's these 307 2 barrell cars wouldn't even be mentioned. All you have to say is 1969 camaro and look out. Why would anybody want all the pain and money to restore a standard type car (camaro, nova, mustang)etc. when they are available for about a 1/4 of the price of the resto, already done? We are not talking about anything rare here. Junk them! Its called recycling and move on. Some of these cars that turn up on ebay are not even good parts cars.

[David W]

i already have the the cars or whats left of them they are in the barn covered up with tarps,my wife thought i was an idiot for bringing them home untill i told her exactly what they were and now she understands why they are in the barn covered up like children even though they look like they went through a war but no matter what i will not sell these cars nor will i consider it these cars are a peice of history that most people dream of owning or they pay outragus amounts of money to get and i have two of them,they arent worth 250k but they are special to me because i have two peices of history im just not to sure how i should handle the cars at this point.just leave them alone or spend big money to fix them?both cars will need roofs,quarters and probly some frame machine work to get them strait but then again they are warm and safe where they are and well cared for(now)and cherished for like they are restored

[MikeA]

Please post a picture of the cars.

[camarojoe]

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Please post a picture of the cars.

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I second that... You're saying you have a Yenko Deuce AND a 69 427 Yenko Nova that were both found in a pile of cars in a junkyard? And they're in your posession now, covered up with tarps? Are these cars that are on the published VIN lists? What color are they? Did you get them from the same yard? Sorry for so many questions, but i've never heard of these cars existance...

[67 GTO]

Seems like this thread loops. There are posts from page one here on page 19!

I bought a 68 442 from the original owner, numbers match, got the Protect-O-Plate and even found a broadcast sheet. Being a Canadian car it can be even documented through GM Vintage Vehicle Services. As much as it pained me, I parted it out. It came from Ontario, and the salt really did a number on it. It needed sheetmetal (except the firewall) and even the frame had nasty rot. Am I nuts? I'd like to think not. My older brother (he's an a--hole) suggested that we grab a nicely restored IDENTICAL local twin - it was even the correct green w/blk vinyl roof. I still had the motor/trans, how hard would it have been? BTW, I still have the tags, but I've stamped XXXXXX over the last digits.

[David W]

Mike , Joe as you both well know its the cold time of season for us east coasters it would take an act of congress to get to them to take some pics right now as soon as i get some stuff moved out of the way ill post the pics for you to see
Joe these cars do exist and they are on the vin lists thats the only way i know what they are because there is nothing left to ID them by visuall at least,these cars were found by me while i was looking for a few parts for my fathers 54 caddy,we have always had novas in the family we currently have 6 total from restored to full race so when i saw them i was inclined to look and see if there was anything left i could ad to my collection i wrote down the vin's and started to check them out and see what they might have been in there heyday and i found out alot more than i ever dreamed of

anyways one car was found a mile off the road in the back of an old junkyard about 30min from VA and the other car came from just east of cumberland ive been trying to get these cars for over 3 years and the owners of the junk yards wouldnt sell them for the longest time and i finally got them to sell so i bought both of them about a year apart
im not sure of the color of the 69 car the trim tag was smashed pretty bad in the accident that sent it to the bone yard in the first place but the 70 was red i believe with black interior
i know its kind of hard to believe and trust me i would have to wonder if someone else had told me the story but i swear it to be true
David