People getting defensive at car shows!

When the clone first appeared I wondered WHY!! there were still plenty of real cars to restore. It as a flipper thing I guess that started it.
Now I have no desire for another real car to do, ie Roadrunner, Charger etc...don't want to have to give stupid $$$ for a car that not too many years back I wouldn't even consider a parts car!!
A feller i have known for way too many years has a 70 dart clone. I did wthe walk around assessment, all the while he is saying "its all original" now, keep in mind this guy is a flipper, always buys low sells high, been that way for ever. car is that siblime green, black stripe, no swinger emblems in the usual places, 360, headers B& M shifter hooked to a 904. dead giveaway is ,the interior, standard dash, painted body color...the rust bubbling up in the lower quarters, Im telling him "this thing will need body work..." hes like "its done.." Im like "oh yeah?" flippers...I checked the VIN looked it up on my phone it was a slanyt car originally. Thing is, I have had an H code since 1993, took it down to metal, did the body work... I can tell a clone from 10 feet away...knowing the guy he paid 8 grand wants 12 to 15 for it.I laugh and walk...