[Excaliber]

Hi Tech is ONE supplier for fiberglass cars to Shelby, they are built to Shelby specs. Hi Tech owns a subsidary, SPF, they build their own replica Cobra version to their own specs. SPF bought a PAID ENDORSEMENT from Shelby for their product. They could have got Tiger Wood to endorse their product, or maybe Jay Leno. Lot's of people will say they really really like your product and let you use their name to market that product,,, if you pay them enough. There is no comparison between the two cars, they are completely different.

HST in Mexico is yet another supplier to Shelby, there have been several different suppliers over the years. You contract with someone to make your fiberglass cars, you tell them, this is how I want it made, you pay them for the product and put your name on it. BAM, you got yourself a Shelby, or whatever other name you choose to use. HST does a LOT of glass work for a LOT of different people. They will build whatever you want, for a price, to whatever specs you want, for more or less money. It's the way business is done.

When buying a "brand name" you trust that the person carrying the "name" is better than a lesser known name company. Like Roush specs his stuff better than Saleen (maybe, maybe not). OR Shelby specs his stuff better than Kirkham, maybe, maybe not. It's all about trusting the "name" on the product, not where the product originates from. All though it could be argued some points of "origination" are superior to other points when both use the same specs! Some folks just naturally do a better job than others. HST, Hi Tech, Vegas, Kirkham, McCluskey? Who's the best original provider for a CSX if you want to get picky about it.