why do people help make old cars look bad

I even blacked out the grill of my 76 Dart Sport of which I am the original owner and I can even tell you why, because I like the look that and a bunch of other mods I did. It is what you would call ''improving on stock''.
It is what YOU, not ME would call "improving on stock". I call it a change to make YOU happy. Whether or not it is an improvement is a matter of opinion.