Very old musclecar title question.

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Hi all,
I recently bought a 3,600 mile Black '67 RS/SS 396 ( 4N ) 4 speed Camaro. I've known this car since 1970. I knew all of the owners prior to me. Several are deceased, but the O.O. and 1 of the trio of 2nd owners are still with us and are filling in the blanks from before I met it. Owner #3 was my neighbor. I have assembled the cars history from day 1 and it has always been a SS/E car and has never been licensed or legally street driven. It has not raced since the 1970 season and for the most part hasn't been started or run since. It spent 42 years on jackstands and the last 7 in the family garage. The drivetrain is not original to the car and I know the disposition of the broken original parts. The condition of the car / chassis is exceptional. It's had 1 partial respray after the lettering was removed ('72ish) and has never had a ding or a dent. It's rust free, extremely unaltered or screwed with. The interior is as mint as one could expect. It has been preserved, has not been restored and it shows the wear that a very low mile drag car should. Fortunately it was saved from being cut. B.T.W. most of the miles were from the O.O. flat towing it to the track for part of the 1st year before he got a trailer. ( 210 miles every weekend )


Here is my question. The title is last dated December of 1971. Before I run to the courthouse and throw away that 50 years and end the never licensed streak I need to seek the opinion of others that deal with this sort of thing. Naturally the title and info have been scanned, so that wouldn't be lost. Is there a benefit to avoiding retitling and losing the paper title? I'm not interested in turning this into a driver. I am concerned about leaving this open if I don't change it. With the original drivetrain gone I understand this isn't the holy grail, but it's still fairly special. If it was still on the MSO or even from the O.O. there would not be a question. I want to be sure I mess this up. I'd appreciate some opinions.
Thanks, Dave