Posted on June 13, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Open House - June 14: 9 AM to 1 PM It's that time of year again and EVERYONE is invited to attend our 17th Annual Factory Five Open House event. This fun one day show includes car show awards, plant tours, live music, our famous Scratch & Dent Sale, free…Read More
Posted on June 11, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The kit car industry in the UK is huge, and involves a good number of quality companies, so it is good to see Factory Five customer Steve Knect's 500 HP GTM grace the cover of the upcoming June issue of UK Kitcar Magazine that will be available soon. The article on…Read More
Posted on June 10, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five All-Womens 427 Build Team member Cherielynn Westrich sent us a quick video update from the Hot Rod Power Tour while riding in the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod with FFR's Tony Zullo. The 2014 Hot Rod Power Tour continue to cruise across mid-America as they drove from Knoxville, TN to…Read More
Posted on June 9, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Bill L. from Maine sent us a bunch of photos of his recently completed Type 65 Coupe. Bill spent five years working on the car and included a bunch of personal extras that he added. Bill doesn't have it registered quite yet, but still plans to…Read More
Posted on June 5, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Power Tour - June 7-14 This year's Power Tour kicks off in Charlotte, NC and heads across the mid-section of the country finishing up in the Wisconsin Dells. The tour travels through North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The Factory Five crew is…Read More
Posted on June 4, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us on Sunday, June 22nd (rain date June 29th) for a 35 mile, police escorted motorcycle ride to benefit the late Officer Greg Maloney's family. Greg was a Plymouth Police Officer and good friends with Factory Five Racing employee Seth Johnson (brother of Operations Director Nate Johnson). For Factory…Read More
Posted on May 29, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Dave Smith and Factory Five customer Ray L. with his recently completed GTM. Factory Five customer Ray L. from Maine visited us the other week with his newly completed GTM #409. Ray ordered his kit in August 2012 and spent the next 12 months building the car of his dreams.…Read More
Posted on May 22, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
These are the kind of letters that make my job so much fun! Factory Five customer Bob C. built a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster with his son in less than one year. The father-son project was posted on a our site a little while ago (click here to read the…Read More
Posted on May 21, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I traveled out to Wisconsin last weekend for the HUGE (1,200+ cars) Wisconsin Dells Automotion Car Show. I was the guest of Arlo and Captain Bob from Wisconsin Hot Rod Radio (WHRR). These guys are authentic hot rodders, and I had a blast at the car show, as well as…Read More
Posted on May 19, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's often said that if you're in the automotive industry, you're at SEMA, and if you're not at SEMA, you're not in the automotive industry. A similar thing can be said of the Carlisle Import and Replica Nationals. If you're in the kit car business, you're at Carlisle, and if…Read More
Posted on May 15, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Less than a year ago on June 15th, we shipped our very first production 818 chassis kit. Since then, the company has committed to a carefully planned and well executed production ramp-up. We are now building at a current production rate of one chassis per day, and slowly bringing lead…Read More
Posted on May 7, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
During the next few months, we have some fun events on the schedule and we hope you join us at one of them. Wisconsin Dells Automotion Car Show – May 17-18, Wisconsin Dells, WI Carlisle Import and Replica Nationals, May 16-18, Carlisle, PA Hot Rod Power Tour - June 7-14, North…Read More
Posted on May 7, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Michael Allen from the website AutoTrackdayMonthly.com interviewed Factory Five Racing Director of R&D Jim Schenck about the new Factory Five 818. Click here to read the full story on AutoTrackdayMonthly.com.Read More
Posted on May 6, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Future Factory Five builders check out some real craftsmanship. Customer John Lipka's "Best Paint" winning car. The annual Factory Five-Huntington Beach cruise-in is one of my favorite events all year. The fact is that way back in January of 1995, I loaded up a truck and headed out east from…Read More
Posted on May 2, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've been working with the guys from Hot Rod Magazine on a special limited edition Factory Five '33 Hot Rod. We've also been fortunate to have the help of some great sponsor suppliers to assemble a truly high-end package of performance parts for this special car. Here are some pictures…Read More
Posted on May 1, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Best in Show - '33 Hot Rod was delivered to the customer exactly one year ago! The 2014 Huntington Beach Cruise-In was a HUGE success! We'll be posting many more photos tomorrow, but the best coverage so far has come from Michael Harding at Rod Authority. Michael posted full event…Read More
Posted on April 29, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
You might remember the post from early March where we talked about customer Erik Hansen from California and his electric 818 build (click here to read it). Erik, working with the crew from EV West, has made tremendous progress on the build since then not only showing it off at…Read More
Posted on April 28, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer David T. from La Jolla, CA recently finished his Mk4 Roadster and can now call it an award-winning build. At this past weekend's Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In, David's Mk4 was awarded 'Editors' Choice' by Hot Rod Magazine! David visited us here in Wareham, MA back in…Read More
Posted on April 23, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Bob C. recently sent us an e-mail with the news that he has completed his Mk4 Roadster. Bob took delivery of his kit in May 2013, and completed his build in a little under a year. Bob decided to paint his car Indigo Blue with a very…Read More
Posted on April 23, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year's HB Cruise-In promises to be the best one yet! HB Cruise-In News and Updates We are only a week away from the 7th annual Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In, and I am sending this e-mail to show registrants, posting it on the forums, and on our website to…Read More
