Has a lot of old school hot rodding been lost?

The old car hobby is as diverse as human nature, and that is a LOT!

What has always appealed to me was to take someone's trash and make it something useful and worth having. I was never raised to be the rich kid on the block, I always looked to substitute work for $$. Its nice to just be able to buy what I need, but it is more fulfilling to make it happen with sweat, blisters, and tears. Sweat equity.

1964 new new kid moved to my small rural hometown. I was 16 and he was a senior. Never seen anything like him. His mom built a NEW home. WTF! She was a widow lady. He had a 63 split window Vette AND a 55 Chevy HOTROD, the coolest car I had ever seen!!! It had a tilt fiberglass front end, a built 327, 4 speed, roll and tuck interior! I asked him IF he built it, and he said NO, Mom bought it! I was nieve for sure. All I could say was " God, YOU people must be RICH!!!!!!!"
A year later, they sold their home and moved away!!!
IF he had built it, or at least said he helped!, I would have been REALLY impressed!!!!