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are you going to fix it up for a driver, turn it into a track car or part it out?

It really depends on your state laws for both buying & selling. I would have the highway patrol run the vin, just in case before you buy it. If stolen you sure dont want to pay someone else and then lose the whole car. The DMV may tell you who the lien holder is and then you can contact them to see if it's been paid off. If not, I would walk away no matter what. Could turn into a legal battle. Some junk yards are required to get the title, some just a bill of sale and some nothing depending on how old it is. Check your state laws. For example in MO the seller is required to provide a title, bill of sale for in state is not acceptable. Seller is also required to have both safety and emission testing done but a junk yard can take any car older then 12 years without any paperwork at all. Go figure.