I understand back in the late '50's or '60's putting a SBC into your street rod.
What gets me is when someone builds a 1:1 show rod or F-100 and they customize every little piece on the vehicle, import leather from europe for the interior, use some rare African wood for the bed floor, chrome what can be chromed, then put a $10,000 paint job on it, have Chip Foose make a special one-off set of wheels and add the biggest brakes Wilwood ever made.
You get all excited, you're thinking this is the most amazing car I've ever seen, then you look under the hood and what do you see?
A 350/350 combo! Really?
You spend $100,000 on building this vehicle, call in all kinds of favors to to it done "right" and you save money on the power plant? Really?
Why build a truck/car for a show? To show off!
Do something different! None of the rest of your car/truck looks like anyone elses, why should the engine compartment?