[john chesnut]

Hello, I'm John Chesnut. I own a Kit car company that sells relatively high end cars that use my space frame design and C5/6 Corvette parts. I do my cars for fun, they are my passion. I am fortunate that I make my living off of products that I invent and license, or contract to have manufactured and marketed.
I don't believe that during this economic time, the relatively small market of Kit cars, and the relatively low profit margins of a Kit priced as Hurricane was, that it would make sense to start a new Kit car business to sell Hurricanes. But, it would make sense to add the Kit to my business.
I have the means to do it with out investment money or having to use deposit money to finance it. While I have not sold a ton of kits I believe that I have a good reputation for honesty, quality, and doing what I say that I will do.
I have seen some posts where current owners suggest that a new Hurricane based kit should have some improvements to the body and the frame. I would be interested in what those should be. I would be willing to make those improvements, build new jigs and make new molds. If some one were willing to supply me with a body and frame to work from I would give them the first new frame from the jig and body from the molds.
I believe that the Hurricane used the Cobra specific parts from Shell Valley. My idea would be to produce the body/frame and supply a build manual/video and parts list. The customer would purchase the Cobra parts directly from Shell Valley.
Please let me know if you would like to see this happen and give me any input that you might have. I believe that I could have kits ready for summer.
I also need to check into obtaining the legal right to the name. It might be that the kit would have to be resurected under a new one.
Thanks for any input, John