Ah, a subject I can speak to! There are a few of us building the new 2nd generation hurricanes in Texas. I am just south of the Dallas/Ft.Worth area, Russ is in San Antonio/Helotes, and another I haven't met yet is in Weatherford. There are two more 2nd gen builds currently happening in the midwest that I stay in contact with.
I too chose Hurricane for the pricing, authentic shape of the body, quality, options, and the upgrades the new company has made to the 1st generation product.
I will add to the previous remarks that Dusty, Steve and Mike at Hurricane Motorsports are the best people to work with. They are always available for support and help. My build is taking a while, just because that's the pace i'm working at - I do what I can when I can, learning as I go, doing then undoing and re-doing ~ but its so much fun! We have a tight little group of current builders that share ideas and mistakes via email, which really helps me. Russ and Mark are several steps ahead of me, which has helped me greatly to improve my build as I go.
And there are several completed 1st generation hurricanes roaming the Texas highways. Most of them will be at the Texas Cobra Club Spring Meet in San Marcos March 27-30 -
Texas Cobra Meet - you should definitely come and take a look and compare. Hurricane Motorsports will be there with their trailer and (hopefully) their latest creation, if not their current demo car. There will also be every shape, size and color of every other replica out there, over 100 cars registered so far. Lots to compare.
If you're ever in the D/FW area you are welcome to stop by my garage and take a look. I also might actually get around to starting a build webpage soon.