Hurricane Motorsports for Sale

[marps]

We would like to announce that Hurricane Motorsports is publicly for sale. For the past 4 months we have been working privately with potential buyers and we were in the last stages of the purchasing process when, unfortunately, the deal fell through at the last minute. As a result, we would like to make available for sale the Hurricane Motorsports brand along with all assets of the company (see below). We are hoping that someone in the Club Cobra / Cobra Country community is looking for an opportunity to live their dream, be their own boss, and run a fun and exciting small business. Given the right ownership, the Hurricane Motorsports brand is ready to be taken to the next level.

After 3 years, the Hurricane 427 Roadster has transformed into a proven, respected and sought after name in the replica industry. Several key elements have contributed to its success: customer service, product quality, effective marketing, and product "build-ability". First and foremost in this group is the attention spent fostering an unblemished brand. This was done through exemplary customer service, constant vigilance to all media postings, and internal support tools such as the online owner's forum and comprehensive build manual. A very high level of credibility with our customers has been achieved as a result. As a direct result of this, many customers have purchased more than one kit and there are many Hurricane "evangelist" owners that spread nothing but praise for the product. These loyal customers form the backbone of our brand support and give a choice for customer recommendations based on geographic areas. Hurricane owners are extremely loyal and believe that Hurricane Motorsports has their best interests in mind.

Another important facet of the brand is the ease of the product's "build-ability" (the difficulty level when building the kit). The kit was designed to use all new parts and does not require a "donor" vehicle. The builder does not have to fabricate or source any parts. All of this combined with tools like the online owner's forum and comprehensive 250+ page build manual result in a kit that anyone from the mechanically inclined hobbyist to the master mechanic can build. We have strived to have one of the highest build completion rates in the business. Each completed build becomes another advertisement for the company and each happy customer (a customer that enjoys and completes their build) becomes a cheer leader for the product.

Items included in the Sale:

• - Hurricane Motorsports Brand
• - All chassis, suspension, steering, and fabricated part engineering
• - All metal production jigs and templates
• - All fiberglass production molds (includes 427 body with all panels, seats, dash, and hardtop)
• - Equipment including Miller MIG and TIG welders, compressor, plasma cutter, drill press, liquid cooled metal saw, grinder, belt sander, benders, engine hoist, 2 heavy duty steel racks
• - Body Bucks, rolling carts and rolling work tables
• - Ford F350 dually Crew Cab truck
• - 28' long trailer with professional graphics (has room for 2 Cobras)
• - Production processes
• - Sales and Marketing materials
• - Magazine reprints, plaques, and awards
• - List of vendors
• - List of customers and leads
• - 250+ page assembly manual
• - Thousands of photographs
• - Cut sheet, build sheet, parts lists, part drawings
• - Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) (includes 1 year hosting and maintenance)
• - Detailed Web Site and Owners Forum (includes 1 year hosting and maintenance)
• - Access to Quickbooks Pro accounting file

Sale Price: $125,000

Please contact Mike or Rich at sales@hurricane-motorsports.com for a comprehensive document describing the business and assets in detail.

[MFE III]

As a Hurricane owner, I can attest to the product quality, "build-ability" and the active, loyal and supportive owners group. The Hurricane is certainly one of the more accurate kits out there. And when you talk about completeness, these kits came with every nut, bolt, fastner and wire connector - right down to zip ties!
Anyone who buys Hurricane Motorsports and demonstrates the same commitment to quality and customer service that Mike and Rich did, will have the full suppport of the owners group.
Matt

[Bill Bess]

Right On ..Matt!

Hurricane is a quality product, second to none in the "Kit Category".
One of the most accurate and well thoughtout builds available these days.

Good luck to whomever puts Hurricane back into production.

Bill

[tcrist]

Isn't $125,000 a missprint? That seems way to cheep.

Terry

[MFE III]

Nope, that's the number. There's also an interesting story about where the molds came from. Taken off an original CSX as I recall.