[Verne_Frantz]

DS,
Again, from my point of view, the trim tag is NOT a vital organ or a replacement part to make the new "body" complete. When Wadsworth donates his vital organs to Wad to keep him alive, yes, he's still Wad, and still has his original birth certificate - even if he has new "guts".
But if Wad dies, his birth certificate goes on file, marked deceased. It doesn't get attached to someone else.

I also have a hard time accepting re-bodied cars. I don't think the entire body was meant to be a replaceable part either. I know it's done all the time when an original body and/or frame is too far gone for restoration, but I feel uncomfortable calling the resulting car "restored". "Re-created", yes. But that word gives me the same sensation as scraping my fingernails on a chauk board.

Verne