Purchasing a car from a private seller. Nightmare.

Bob might send his friend, the original owner, with a duplicate title over there to pick up the "still his" car. LOL:poke: I'd be cautious. The car really needs to go a shop that has some experience in frame repairs or restorations and not Bob's friend the muffler guy that happens to have a welder. Broken frame rails or bad suspension components can result in violent endings. Not a bad idea to get somebody to go over the front end parts as suggested. It needs fixed properly and not a cover up to get you to go away.