Has a lot of old school hot rodding been lost?

vntned said
The intake is a reproduction of the Thickstun intake available back in the ‘50s. The carbs are matching Carter Ball & Ball D6A1 carbs from 1941. They were not easy to find!

my point was some of the clowns in this thread make it sound like if you didn't cast that intake in your garage you aren't a hot rodder..:)