I bought my 68 in '96.It was bought as a Malibu with a
numbers matching title,13637. During the teardown i
found that a Malibu VIN had been glued over top of a
SS vin,13837.Since then i found that the car is
actually 2 cars,a Malibu rear and a SS front with
cowl.The SS VIN was still attached when i found the
Malibu VIN over top of it,BUT since the Malibu VIN was
over top of the SS VIN whoever done it had to bend the
SS VIN down and bent it pretty bad.Since the SS VIN
was so bent so bad in '97 i went ahead and took it
out.I have checked the numbers on the cowl and they
match the SS VIN and i have also checked both the
VIN's at DMV to see if they came up stolen.I had them
do a title/VIN search and the Malibu came up to me and
the previous owner that i bought the Malibu/SS
from.The SS vin/Title didn't come up to anyone.I
talked to the previous owner about 4 months ago and he
said he bought it as a Malibu with no motor or trans.

Im guessing maybe that the SS was totaled by a rear
end accident and that they stuck the Malibu back end
on it to preserve the SS.Since it was totaled(mabye
not by the ins co,no records)they didn't have the
title to the SS so they put the Malibu VIN on it
in-order register it.

I would like to know what exactly would go on with the
title.Would the car be taken by DMV or something,or
would i just not be able to attain a title for the
SS.Like anyone,i don't want my car taken.Or,if somehow
they could find the original or last registered owner
of the SS VIN/Title.If i were to get a title for the
SS i would rather it not be a "salvaged" title
either.If i were to sell it (Never) i would tell the
owner of the history though.

Thats my best guess.