RE: Went thru 3 trees last night...
Glad you are ok. Sux about the Challenger but you know that already.
Not sure about California, but here in Illinois, Insurance COs won't let you buy back your salvaged wreck if they deem it is not worth the repair cost AND if the car is less than 5 yrs old. Something to do with making it easier to take down chop shops by keeping these newer car salvage titles out of the hands of the general public (if you've got one, you must be a criminal; or some goofy logic like that). But I think you can petition to buy back parts (engines, etc) from the insurance company if you can get them to give you the auction information.