How do you think old cars are restored to be worth thousands upon thousands of dollars?? Barret Jackson, Woodward Dream Cruise....most of these cars have either been wrecked before, or torn aparts 10 times to be restored. Cars can be fixed to better than new. See the black notch in my sig above?? That used to be a maroon, wrecked, 2.3L automatic, peice of junk ready to be parted out.
If you want an omelete.....you gotta break some eggs.