Hi Rick and everyone
I don’t know anything about the early CAVs but I do know what an absolutely tremendous job John Spence and Jean Fourie have done on the CAV GT in just a few months. The comment “praise where due” applies in spades to them!
I know this from dealing with them as a very satisfied customer of a CAV GT kit sourced direct from Auto Futura in South Africa and brought into the UK this July. I first talked with Jean as they were finalising the deal with the liquidator and since then it’s clear they have moved the proverbial mountain - in straightening out relations with suppliers – many of whom must understandably have been wary of CAV business given the history – putting through a lot of design changes – new seats, new alloy fuel tanks, various suspension / chassis changes, just to name a few – and continuing to turn the cars out. To go from chassis #82 to #100 in just a few months against this background is remarkable.
My experience has been that they very well understand what the customer wants. Throughout the process of speccing my car, getting the monocoque chassis built and body fitted, (yes for us kit builders they will supply the chassis with the body panels already fitted , saving a lot of build time) shipping everything and then providing support during the built process, I have found them very open to comment and very responsive despite the massive workload they have obviously been dealing with. I think they have a cracking product and wish them every success.
Take care,
Brian Yeomans