The current trend is most stolen classic cars these days are on loaded into shipping containers within 24 hours of being stolen.
ETA, I'm sure that not every car there is stolen. I was just commenting on what's going on these days.
I try to look at it as sub assemblies. I'll fit and glue whatever I can before painting. Keep in mind paying attention to the order of assembly too. Sometimes adding certain body parts can interfere with final assembly. And you don't want to make things hard on yourself either. Do all your detail work before putting your interior together etc. Have your engine complete before installation. Just think it through. Wherever you need to glue during assembly just scrape some of the paint away where parts join.
I'll preface this by saying I hate lawyers and frivolous lawsuits but I hope those people end up owning The Discovery Channel and living comfortably for the rest of their lives.
To me gassers can be as wild as your imagination Doc.
Here's a nice example
http://www.vetteweb.com/features/vemp_1006_1963_chevrolet_corvette/viewall.html