Is it me or the neighbor?

[Andice]

I was tinkering on my '64 GMC a couple hours ago and my across-the-street neighbor approached me and ask if I was "working on this old truck". I said "yes, I am" at which point I expected her to say something encouraging or complimentary considering the time, effort and expense I've put into this truck over the past twenty months. Instead, she said "I wish you would move it off of the street because it is really ugly". I was stunned. All I could mutter was "really?". She said "yes, it IS ugly and that I should move it onto my driveway or someplace else". I told her that the truck is insured, licensed and inspected and that it has as much right to be on the street as any other vehicle in the neighborhood. Then she said that it looked like a "Mexican truck" and that it has been on the street for weeks. I told her that she had an ugly attitude and she was prejudiced and that the truck was going to be around for years so she better get used to it. She said "we'll see" and stormed off. I am still shocked and awed! I have attached a picture of the truck as it sits today vs an image from around the time that the truck was given to me from the widow of a friend of mine. My friend died from head and neck cancer. His suffering and humiliation was immeasurable. This truck was never something that I expected to own, but I could not refuse the offer of a free truck especially since I had known the truck and it's owner since 1979. My daughter took an immediate liking to the truck because she said that it looked like Bella's truck from the "Twilight" movie series. So with the motivation to fix up Tom's "old red truck" as a sort of tribute, as well as my daughter's interest here I am just trying to do the right thing. Now I feel angry and a bit discouraged. Thoughts?