not that it has anything to do with brad getting his parts- i was just going off what they have told me. of course it may or may not be true. for a junkyard to buy one here they have to have a title, or they have to be cut in pieces smaller than 1/2 the vehicle. that does not always mean they do this. i have sold them several vehicles over the years and if they know you and they know it's not stolen they might buy it. but their general line if someone comes in with a vehicle w/out a title and they don't who is they "can't under any circumstance buy it".
the problem i have run into is wanting to buy one of these jewels. even though they know me they won't sell me one they bought without a title unless it is just the pieces. they yards i am used to will look to see and they won't have ANY paperwork on the vehicle, no black title, no scrap title, nothin. and if they take one with out a title they will write "mix" or "tin" on receipt not 1963 chevrolet vin c15XXXXXXXX on it too. they won't do like most individuals and just give you a bill of sale. there is some government body that checks up on them because they go thru phases of being more picky. when the price of cars shot up last time one yard started writing down your driver liscense # on your ticket just like they do for copper at the just scrap places. then after a month they stopped. so they are the ones that said they are buying them "illegally". why would they pass up prob a dozen cars a day if it wasn't really illegal for them to buy them?