Those are always fun, let me tell you. I do know that VA stinks when it comes to titling that way. My frined bought a Fiero from a junk yard that the guy said he "defintiely" had the title to. Anywho, we get it, strip it down, and still no title. My friend had to track down the last known owner and he said that he had sold the car to some guy in the ghetto. I guess that guy never had it registered, so my friend was screwed. He had to call the junk yard to come pick up thier scraps of a car since the state wouldn't allow him to get a new title. Here are some pics of the little bugger:
http://www.alanator.com/projects/lambo/lambo.html
Jack