You would have to be crazy to swap tags if no one had seen it too, if you get caught it is jail time and the car gets seized.
I just had to throw that out there for anyone thinking of VIN swapping or a re-body.
As always, buyer beware.......
I agree,
MOST would re-body that car, but after some thorough eyeballing of those pics, I believe that it could be saved without a re-body (I am 100% sure I could do it myself, at great expense of course).
The question remains,
WILL the next person repair it or re-body it? Someone will need to step up and prove how it was restored when the time comes should it ever get resurected and re-sold, that's for sure.