Dick; You boys have some strange laws down there in California. In Western Canada, B.C in particular, you can buy whole cars out of the junkyard with no problem at all. The only catch is that you need to get them safety inspected, by an approved shop, before you can put them back on the road. Usually it takes a considerable amount of work to do this as the cars are usually a project. The only reason for this is that it was at one time common for people to buy two junk cars of the same model, one rear ended the other front ended. They would then cut both in half, reweld the two good ends together, make a decent body. The only trouble was that not everyone doing this did it properly hence the need for rigorous inspections. This to me seem much more reasonable then not allowing decent bodies to be used, not no way, not no how. Best Regards Arran Foster 1954 Imperial Newport Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim parts.