What to look for when buying an A body?

Cars are in a junk yard for a reason. Examples: don't run, tranny gone, wiring a mess, rear axle failure, etc., you get the picture. Other examples: rot, crash or some other reason for not passing inspection. IMO mechanical issues are easy to repair/rebuild/enhance. Structural/rot/crash issues are not so easy. I got lucky after 4 years of searching I found a '72 Scamp in a junkyard for cheap. No rust/rot/crash. The owner junked it because the bushing in the distributor went bad and it couldn't hold a dwell. A $20 repair. And, one owner with 68k miles. But if the car you look is good enough for parts maybe that is a way to go. Good luck