Yep, it's all about the smiles.
Back in the day there were indeed a few twats in the trad world who tried to claim that Aero cars weren't 'proper' Morgans, just as even earlier there were a few twats in the 3W world who felt the same about 4-wheelers, but since nobody gave their self-appointed gatekeeper role any credibility they were swiftly dismissed with appropriate amounts of ridicule.