Why is the tire not in the center of the rear wheel well.

[Bud Man]

Around 1990 - 1991, I flew to Phoenix to look at a Hi-Tech that belonged to an owner of a well known trucking company. Very nice car, same livery as this one, but with a SOHC mill. According to the owner, it was one of Tom D’Antonio’s early builds. What was noticeable was the very aggressive rear flare profile with a prominent, well defined lip which was very different than the cars I saw a few weeks later when I returned to Phoenix on business and combined a visit to Hi-Tech’s Tempe factory. During that visit I learned that they had recently splashed a new mold from an original Shelby AC-bodied car that was brought in for restoration, and that all future cars would use that body. The car we are discussing here features the same rear wheelwell shape and flare profile as that SOHC car I saw nearly 30 years ago, so it could be another example of one of Tom’s early efforts.

All anecdotal of course, but in any event, Hi-Tech built some beautiful cars and kits, and it could be successfully argued they were the blueprint for the CSX 4000 series cars Tom worked on during his later years with Shelby-American. Wish they were still around...

[patrickt]

Just another aspect of true originality that just doesn't look right.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Bud Man

All anecdotal of course, but in any event, Hi-Tech built some beautiful cars and kits, and it could be successfully argued they were the blueprint for the CSX 4000 series cars Tom worked on during his later years with Shelby-American. Wish they were still around...

Yes, it's my understanding that Shelby wanted to get in the kit car business, as there were a lot of companies making money selling 427 kits. And i believe that was the motivation for him to start producing his own kit, but, unlike many of the other kits, i think he wanted his to be structurally, or near structurally, the same as the originals. Not sure whether he contacted D'Antonio, or the other way around, but i believe the CSX4000's intially were just like the Hi-Tech kit cars.

I couldn;t remember the name earlier, but I think the co-owner of Hi-Tech was a guy named tim gunning, who remained Hi-Tech owner after D'Antonio left/sold his interest in Hi-Tech.

[snakeeyes]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Yes, it's my understanding that Shelby wanted to get in the kit car business, as there were a lot of companies making money selling 427 kits. And i believe that was the motivation for him to start producing his own kit, but, unlike many of the other kits, i think he wanted his to be structurally, or near structurally, the same as the originals. Not sure whether he contacted D'Antonio, or the other way around, but i believe the CSX4000's intially were just like the Hi-Tech kit cars.

I couldn;t remember the name earlier, but I think the co-owner of Hi-Tech was a guy named tim gunning, who remained Hi-Tech owner after D'Antonio left/sold his interest in Hi-Tech.

Edit: Tom D’Antonio (Tjd) is a member here; maybe he can shed some light on things. I erroneously posted earlier that CC member TimG427 was Tim Gunning; sorry about that. TimG427 owned a breathtaking Hi-Tech replica of CSX3002 and I assumed that + his username = Tim Gunning. I always did suck at math, LOL—apologies to both for the mistaken ID.

[1985 CCX]

Here is my MKIV, it also as originals sets forward.
Its the geometry of the suspension which CSX, AC and HiTech cars use.
ERA uses their own set up.

[LMH]

Originally Posted by 1985 CCX

Here is my MKIV, it also as originals sets forward.
Its the geometry of the suspension which CSX, AC and HiTech cars use.
ERA uses their own set up.

Very nice Jeff! I didn’t know you had a MKIV! When did you get that?
Larry