Here's my take. I feel strongly both ways.
I have one of each. A "pretty boy" truck, and another one which is what you call an old restoration with pimples, checked paint, a few dents, etc.
No matter which one I take to a car show, people swarm around each one equally.
I had a guy comment to me about the rugged looking one. He said, "I don't want one of those "pretty boy" trucks. I want one just like this one!"
The only difference between the two trucks in my eyes is the $25,000 spent on one of them, compared to the $25 spent on the other one.
