Originally Posted by JHM2K

I'm still waiting on my adjuster to get back in touch with me regarding the legality of this... When I bought the car back, it was under the condition that the car would be dismantled and sold for parts. Prior to a few days ago, there was never even a consideration for the chassis to be reused. All things being equal, it would be much cheaper (and safer) to simply buy a replacement Alabaster coupe that never had a wreck, versus trying to Frankenstein two cars together. If anyone had sentimental value in a Limited Coupe, it was me... but I had a reality check once I saw the repair estimates. For the same money, I could (and did) buy a far superior car.

In the state of TN, applying for a salvage title is $75 plus ~6 week turnaround time... Parts-only is free and is a two-week turnaround. Seeing as I told the insurance company that I wasn't ever going to put the chassis on the road, ever again, it might be wise to stick to that (from a legal standpoint).

My agent was out of the office today, but should hear something back tomorrow.

I understand the idea you're going for, and agree that it would be novel to have the backup, but I'm trying to cover my rear as much as possible, legally speaking. If the thought of having a part-only title is unacceptable, let me know and I'll offer the chassis back up for sale, or strip the big items and crush for roughly the same $$$ in my pocket, with zero liability/risk.