So Many Rabbit Holes...

^^^^ Time marches on. A few decades ago there was no "clone". Yes the hotrod guys have been buiding cars out of junkyards for many decades, but most of the Mopar guys stayed with the tried and true Mopar stuff, it was better, stronger or as strong, easy to find, available. Now the old guys are dying off (like me) and other generations take up. Looking fir body 8 3/4? Hard to find and cost $$$$> Use something else??? . Cheaper, but if you sell to a real old time Mopar guy, he will want the Mopar parts.
The Mopars of the 60-70s are rapidly going the way of the street rodder, touring cars, resto rods, custom dash, bandage tires, 20 in wheels, what ever. I saw it comng 20 years ago. These are old cars, hunks of steel and plastic. Time marches on/??