Customer Profile – Greg Marsh

FFR 4373 RD, Knoxville, TN

forum handle:   Greg M

email:   gregory.marsh@med.ge.com

 

Even in grade school, Greg Marsh knew that he had a problem.  He had issues with lust well before most kids his age knew what the word meant.  What Greg lusted over, however was the 427 SC Cobra.  He had stumbled across a magazine article on the car, and after reading (and rereading) the article several times, his love affair with the car was firmly embedded in his psyche.
 

 
Unfortunately, like most of us, Greg’s real life got in the way of his dreams.
 

First came college, then career moves followed by overseas employment, marriage and family.  In the blink of an eye many years had passed him by without his dream car showing up in his garage.

 

In 2001 he and his wife Debbie moved to Knoxville, TN, and something triggered his brain back into full throttle.  How it resurfaced, he wasn’t sure - it may have been where he was situated in life, his spacious (yet empty and lonely garage), or the beautiful roads in eastern Tennessee.  Regardless, he refocused his passions to the one and only car that he ever truly loved.
 

Although it took him several years to satisfactorily research the replica industry, when he placed his deposit on a Factory Five Mk3 in late-2004 he knew he had made the right decision.

 

He was not in a big hurry to build the car, and he wanted to be sure that the car fulfilled all of his criteria.  Remember, this is a guy who has been salivating over a car design for over 30 years – Greg knew exactly what he wanted!

 

Greg told us recently:
 

One very important aspect of the project was that I build the entire car myself.  All fabrication work required for the mechanical modifications was done at home with simple tools.  I performed the body enhancements, bodywork and paint prep at home as well.

 

Now that the car is completed, Deb and I love cruising the back roads and driving the car to cruise-ins and local shows.  It’s been the most rewarding experience and each day adds something new. 

 

I love the reaction of other drivers, and you know what - this car makes people smile!
 

 

Some of the vehicle specs include:

Engine

FMS 302 E-cam, 340 hp

Induction

Edelbrock Air Gap & 650 cfm Carb

Transmission

T5-Z manual 5 spd

3-link Rear Axle

3:08 gears

Steering/Brakes

Hydroboost power

Body mods

Rolled cockpit, wheel wells, trunk, and hood openings, extended hood scoop

Wheels

Halibrand Cobra, deep lip, chrome

Tires

Sumitomo 17/275 F, 17/315 R

Paint

Lexus Indigo Ink Pearl; Dodge Viper Silver stripes
 

Over the course of the last twelve years producing Factory Five’s, we have been continually amazed and impressed by the cars being built by our customers. Greg has built one of the nicest cars that we’ve seen – check it out for yourself at Greg’s build site.