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Originally Posted by TheSquealer
In most cases, most of the body and everything else for that matter, is not original and was fabricated from scratch. Or are reproduced parts I don't think it's a fair assumption to think that was a pristine car, owned by an old lady who only drove it in Sundays . It is more probable that it was a rusted out shell that was found in a field somewhere with little to nothing, being original.
Typically original cars are restored to original when possible as the value is infinitely greater once finished.
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This exactly. I have never seen a rat rod made from a car that was anywhere near museum quality. If there are original parts, they usually come off a car that was headed for the scrapyard. Or at least thats how it is here. We also just have a lot more rusted cars with winter and whatnot.