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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MyLittlePony" data-source="post: 1584704" data-attributes="member: 11359">This. Had the same thing happen to my very first car. I could write a book about that story, but instead of a wall of text, I will just say that if the vehicle has an insane amount of sentimental value, resell value won’t matter.See how much it will cost to have the frame pulled, door and fender replaced. Then buy a totaled coyote mustang. Get your engine, transmission, wiring and computers from that. If the car was originally a 3.8, you’ll need to get a GT rear end, or you’ll tear up the differential even if you had a t-lock installed.Did the girl ever get the car retitled? If not, and you still show up as the last registered owner, see if you can file for a lost title. They’ll just issue you a new one as if nothing had ever happened. That of course is if the salvage yard doesn’t have their own documents for it. If salvaged, see if you can get the yard to write you up a bill of sale. If you can get a bonded title, not salvage, after three years (in Texas at least) you can file for a real title (clean). Another option is titling it out of state, and then retitling it. Sometimes people do that in situations where the owner has passed away, but the documents are lost.</blockquote>