Some intresting views here.....if your "clone" or whatever else you want to call it, ( recreation, replica, fake, modified) were in a general make show, as long as it appears to be stock, most people wont know the difference.
My 71 draws a lot of attention wherever it goes, and at general make shows i sometimes get asked if it's "real"...i always answer "Yes, thats a real hemi" Then proceed to say it's a "V" code 440-6 car from the factory.
Would i prefer to have an original R code car...you bet! But i like the fact i've been able thru the years to own many nice cars and get to experience different cars, and still have $$ to spend on other things more important than Mopars (like my kids).
I can say my clone cars dont drive any worse than the original cars I've owned, and as a matter of fact the 71 is nicer than an original since i can run radials, have frame connectors, polygraphite bushings, aftermarket large diameter sway bars, and 3 inch exhaust without getting all worked up about how I've deviated from "stock".
I appreciate all MOPARS, and i think the bottom line is it's YOUR car, do what you want with it! I love seeing the numbers, paint sploch restos, and the wildly modified cars too, as well as the clones, replicas, whatever.
Just my .02
