They’re all beautiful, but some of the charm and appeal has been lost due to all the kits and reproduction OEM bodies, a lot of them aren’t “real” anymore, meaning they’re reproductions. Shouldn’t matter, but somehow for me it does.
Now, the trucks aren’t reproduction, not yet at least. The ‘56 Ford with Crown Vic chrome spear trim was inspired, I don’t know why it works but it does. The Chevy in Black Cherry paint from B-J auction was very nice, too, canting the tailgate inward at the top really made it so much more sporty, like the tailgate on a Nomad. Probably not practical for hauling, but that truck won’t be used for hauling anything.
I used to feel the same way. But now I prefer that the really old originals (1920s and 30s particularly) should be preserved/restored as original. Not that I don't love them as hot rods, but, in their case, as increasingly rare as they are, I would rather use a reproduction than original metal for that purpose.