well, OK, i understand your logic. but here is how i view the idea of "parting out" one of these cars. there were thousands of Barracudas manufactured between 1967 and 1969. probably 80% of all the parts on those three model years were/are interchangeable. AND, other than the engine, transmission and VIN number stamped components - and maybe a "few" things that do have "manufacture dates" on them - parts on these cars are all the same. there is no way of telling if a manual steering box on a 68 Barracuda was the one it was "born with" or was changed at some point. so i have sold parts off of the 68 "parts car" i have and i will be selling parts off of this latest 69 i purchased. where i draw the line on "ruining" a car by turning it into a "parts car" is when you start removing welded on body structure or parts. i "could" reinstall the few parts i've sold off the 68 and build that into a complete car. i could do the same with this last 69. so yes, if you sell a part off of a complete car, the car isn't complete any longer and you would have to replace the sold part if you were going to build the car. but in my mind, that didn't hurt the car nor did it foreclose the option of finishing the car.
