Category: What’s New

Factory Five Customer Peter B.’s Rescue ‘33

That's right.  A rescue car.  Peter found this car unfinished in California and bought the car, shipped it out to Massachusetts, and used his considerable skills as the owner of a body shop to complete the car.  We spotted this on the customer website www.thefactoryfiveforum.com.  Here's what he wrote and…Read More

A Day in the Life at Factory Five

Pro photographer and good friend Christian Rowell from High Octane Image came down the other day and captured some nice shots of a typical day at Factory Five.  Here are some of his shots. The boys from "The Auto Shoppe" in South Burlington, VT came down to show off their…Read More

Grassroots Motorsports Magazine 818S Build Article #8!

The November issue of Grassroots Motorsports features the final build part #8 of the magazine's excellent 818S build series articles. In this section, the car that was built at Wayne Presley’s Very Cool Parts garage ends up on the track and doing commuter duty. The crew from Grassroots Motorsports puts the…Read More

Watch Industry Pro Women Build a 427 on Detroit Muscle TV!

Now on PowerNation, five women from the automotive industry build a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster in five days!  If you missed the show when it aired, you can watch it online on PowerNation's "Detroit Muscle". Click one of the links below watch Cherielynn, Nan, Courtnie, Karen, and Jo build this beautiful Mk4! Click here to…Read More

New 289 USRRC Replica Studio Photos

The 289 USRRC Roadster is based off of Factory Five's proven Mk4 Roadster chassis, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 289-powered race cars.  The design focuses on period-correct body shape and trim.  Highlights include an accurate 289 flared fendered body complete with 289-style petty bar/roll bar, center gas cap,…Read More

818 Progress Report: Year One of Production

The Factory Five 818R race development program has been at full throttle this year. The goal is to make the 818 chassis the most track-capable street car in our line-up and to continue developing the platform for new products.  The 818 story continues to grow and the car is definitely…Read More

Watch Live Video from NASA Nationals East Race, Aug 29-31, 2014

NASA Championships Presented by Toyo Tires NASA Nationals East Coast 2014 at Road Atlanta is upon us this weekend, and Factory Five Challenge Series driver John George will be on track defending his 2012 Championship win.  Racing in the class are 7 Challenge Series drivers in identically prepared Factory Five Challenge Cars.  The Nationals…Read More

Join Factory Five Customers in Santa Monica This Weekend!

Join Factory Five customers Karen Salvaggio, Frank M. (frankeeski on www.thefactoryfiveforum.com) and Rupert B. this weekend in for a fun evening cruise-in! Karen has been asked by director/producer Patrick Kriwanek to invite all Factory Five owners to bring their Roadsters and Coupes to this special event.  It is being held at…Read More

A Busy Day of Filming at Factory Five

We have fantastic partner companies that we work with here at Factory Five, and one of them visited us last week.  iContact is the company that helps us send out our monthly mass e-mails, and our Account Manager (and future Factory Five 818 owner) Brandon Allen asked if we would help…Read More