Ed, your right, I think the primary goal there was to get a "clean title". Not worth the expense or effort in my opinion.
It can be registered with a salvage title and insured and driven just like any other car. Typically it reduces the re-sale value by about 50% and it scares away a lot of potential buyers as well. The impact will be less severe because this type of "kit car" (I'm still chuckling over the insurance description) is not "ordinary". It will still retain a significant percentage of it's worth regardless of a salvage title.
Actually, the way to do it is this. Register it in Oregon, then transfer to any number of states that effectively "wash away" the salvage part and end up with a clean title when your done. One such state that can and does on occasion, allow a salvage title to become a regular title is Hawaii. It has a lot to do with what you say when you register and how you present your "case" to the DMV. I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying...
It happens, it's been done, heck YOU might be driving that used car with a clean title right now, you or your neighbors. It's fairly common actually.
You won't fool SAAC though, the history WILL be known at some point. This aint no Ford Focus were talking about it that will "blend in" with the crowd!