I tried to buy a car from an individual seller. Moments before my credit union printed the check, they advised the car had a salvaged title and they couldn’t touch it. The seller was in disbelief, as he had no issue financing the car. He later provided me with an email from NCDOT salvage title dept stating the car in fact had a clean title. I forwarded the email to the credit union asking if they could account for the discrepancy.
After reviewing the documents they admitted they had never seen this scenario. The vehicle was definitely at a salvage yard, and must have been repaired adequate to retain the “clean” title. We could now proceed with the deal at my discretion.

Could anyone with experience in this arena offer an explanation how this car was repaired and totaled at the same time?
This is a beautiful Mustang, with extras, at a good deal. Maybe…