[asphaltgambler]

When I was a teenager - I remember a older guy who was in the body / paint side of the business ( and very skilled BTW) said to me what ever you do NOT ever buy a vehicle that's been consumed by fire. One thing if the fire was inside or the engine compartment, a whole 'nother when the whole thing is burnt to a crisp.

If you want to restore something, that's the last place to start

He referenced something about the sheet metal being 'ruined' by the heat where the temper would take any strength out of it and something like the roof skin be almost impossible to get right.