I would like to chime in on this. I am 21 years old, I love all classic, antique, and old American cars in gerneral. I personally am someone (even though I don't have a classic or antique as of now, but probably will when I am older) who appreciates the restored originals, the street-rods, and the lowriders and the many other subcategories within these categories. I for one like mostly original cars. But rodding and lowriding at least keep the old cars alive in some form or fashion. I think it's better to build a chopped '48 like the one in the pics above than to crush it or let it rot in a barn. Just my .02 cents worth.