Hey, if they like sitting around, circle jerking to who has the oldest hose (hah, that's a double pun right there! i could make it a triple at tim240z's expense, but that's too easy), more power to them
Purists make me laugh. You should see those guys that do full 'vetter restorations, and they go as far as to replicate factory OVERSPRAY when getting the paintjobs done. Now that's just stupid