Originality-does it matter?

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.
Corvette ****? they are the last people I'd think who'd buy a Mopar. I do remember in the 80s at least in my area noone wanted Mopar there were a few of us really into it besides the guys who had clean 72 73 340 dusters that were 12 or 13 years old running around town. One guy had a 71 charger super bee etc. but these cars were well beat by the mid 80s and we were broke high schoolers trying to keep them running in auto shop etc. I had a 69 Coronet with a 318 and lateer my 340 Swinget that i still hav e today swinger I didnt pick up till after high school early 90s. it was beat sitting in a backyard needed towed home. My point is these cars were cheap and unwanted at one time A bodies were for sure. I also knew a guy who had a 69 charger RT it sat he couldnt get it going no cash but it was a nice specimen of a charger at the time. i dont know if people remember but the 1978 gas crunch people started unloading chargers and gas guzzlers kids and working guys got them cheap. By the time i started driving in 86 id be second or third owner of a 78 gas crunch unloaded v8 car and they were pretty beat.