Lol - you may be the only guy at the shows with a /6, but I bet you could win the award for number of people passing your car by and saying: "...oh, it's only a slant six..." Congratulations on being so special.
Yeah, most folks walk up to other guys' cars and say "WOW - LOOK! A Small block! Just like this other car over here. And this one. And this one...".
My experience at car shows is the OPPOSITE of what you claim. You honestly think an average, run-of-the-mill 440 with standard bolt-ons will get more attention at a show than something different like a blown slant, like the original poster mentioned? Maybe at a show full of Chebbie guys...
Believe it or not, lots of folks actually find it boring looking at the same engines under the hood of every car. Fortunately, just because YOU don't think outside the box doesn't mean you speak for the majority of car enthusiasts. But I have to ask, if you like belly-buttons so much, why aren't you driving a Camaro or a Mustang instead of a Mopar? Doesn't EVERYBODY want a Camaro?
"Napoleon complex"? Sounds to me like someone's trying to compensate for a personal shortcoming with their car...