Are you a purist?

Great thread, rmchrgr!
I grew up in SoCal building model car hot rods. The first car magazine I ever bought was Hot Rod with the McMullen '32 Ford roadster on the cover. But then I started high school at the same time the muscle car era started ramping up and I was hooked.
My first Mopar was a '69 340 Swinger that evolved over several years from the 'Day 2' used car it was when I bought it (Cragars and wood-rimmed steering wheel) to a quick semi-race street driver with a built 340, reverse manual-shift 727 and 4.89 gears. I still kick myself for selling that car - but the memory of my first Dart is the basis for my current '69 Dart build.
A purist? No, but maybe a semi-purist in that my Dart will be all-Mopar in appearance.
The direction my current build is heading is a combination of mostly 'then' with a little bit of 'now'. The body is going to be stock appearing except for the Mopar scoop on the hood - not a six-pack because they've been done to death, and not a Hemi-style because I prefer a strong small block for street use. It's going to be Viper Red with a white '69-style bumblebee stripe, but the lettering on the stripe will be different. Better headlights and LED taillights for safety.
15" wheels and white-lettered tires because they just look "right".
Disc brakes in the front and larger B-body drums in the rear will handle braking just fine and, again, look "right"
The interior will have the most mods since I've got one of the last Rocky Mountain Dash panels that were made - but it's going to have a nostalgic twist as well. I still have my old chrome B&M shifter box from my old Dart and might refurbish it to use in my new build for the nostalgic value. The seats are going to be bolstered buckets for comfort and safety but the seat brackets are going to be S/S Hemi Dart inspired.
I appreciate all styles that I see at shows. Some builds I can linger over for hours admiring all of the subtle changes and ingenuity. Others just get a minute or two if they're not in my wheelhouse. If I don't like it, I'll just move on to the next one.
But my ride will be exactly what I want it to be - and if you don't like it, then you're entitled to your opinion and are welcome to move on to the next car. Just don't verbally bash mine and tell me everything I did "wrong" because, in my eyes, I didn't.