Originality-does it matter?

Us old people that were in this hobby back in the 90s when these old "muscle" cars first pretty much BEGAN to have a real substantial following, collectability, a value just starting to show up, where so many guys (and gals) first began to actually desire and hunt down and buy these relics.... and to put them back on the road,,, the majority sought to "restore" to whatever degree and make the cars as they were when new. $$ and time allowing! But...Not everyone. There are always the hot rod set, the drag race set, the custom izer set... the guy that buys rusty projects and they set and conmtinue to rust! BUT...thats great.. the hobby is diversified.
It happened in the late 80's, and it was the Corvette **** who did this to the mopar hobby. Their hobby had peaked financially, and they started buying mopars really cheap. There was lots of money to be made. Those same guys created the OEM part of the hobby [like their vettes], and jacked up the prices on everything. That was the first move away from traditional mopar owners. Real mopar guys, were always making their cars faster. Only women and old men left a mopar stock.