Hotchkis 76 Dart Build

swifter said

How much is too much???? I understand safety and protection but this car ain't doing no 140 mph at anytime soon. Well i guess it's the customers money,Who am I ?????? would really like to know how much $$$$$$ is going to be tied up in this??? for a 76 Dart???? Are you removing the safety bumpers too????? gee why is Hotchkis stuff over the top expensive??? Thanks for the pic's and nice story--Steve

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Steve, this car is being built for a customer and friend of ours at his expense. He is having the car built to FIA specs in anticipation of running Silver State, Pikes Peak, Sandhills Open Road Challenge, and even hopes to make it to Targa. I've raced with Kevin and you may know some of his exploits in Mopar Action as driver of the Green Brick and several other cars competing in Hill Climbs. I'd be willing to wager this car will see north of 150mph more than once.

And the "over the top price" is for quality components and skilled fabrication and design like you see here. The same guys building this car are the guys that build the components sold by Hotchkis. There is no difference in the quality given to this car and a set of A-body control arms. A better question of "why is Hotchkis so expensive?" can be answered with a question: "How are others doing it so cheaply?"