A-body help needed for my 65 Barracuda

Not that it really matters if the settlement is fair. But why would it be crushed before parting it out. Based on the pictures it looks to have some really nice trim and interior that could fetch some decent money. Here in California all the insurance salvage goes to auction.

with a salvage title it will go straight to a junk yard
if it is a U-pull it yard it will get picked over first then crushed
some junk yards send everything over 10 years old straight to the crusher,