[Robert T. Faust]

Great Posting. I do see this once in a while (kinda alot lately). Not really by the guys who have been around them along time or the older hot rod/car guys/garage builders though. The other day at a local evening car gathering, a "more real/closer to a real one kit car" owner was laughing at a home made/owner built car. Sad part about this was the person laughing never wrenched a day on his car. The car he was laughing at was built ground up by it's owner. Didn't have the right gauges, BBF, or wheels, but it was what the person could afford and did himself. Ten or more years ago these home builts looked FANTASTIC and were appreciated, giving us the "gotta build one of those" attitudes.
This type of "my car is more real than your car" can be seen at many events. I've really haven't seen this type of snobbery at "street rod/hot rod" shows, where guys bring out their garage built rods and cars and can talk with others, all on the same level.
Bob