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This is a
page right out of the Factory Five playbook!
With their
June issue, the editors at Hot Rod are launching a first of its
kind, reader competition for feature articles on the best homebuilt
cars on the planet.
Perhaps a
light bulb went off during Hot Rod editor Rob Kinnan’s recent visit
to Factory Five, or maybe he (like the rest of us) has been spending
too much time on the Factory Five
owner’s group forum – whatever the reason, this
competition seems to be designed specifically for the Factory Five
community of owners. Truthfully, the fact that there is no “Best
Factory Five” category indicates that Hot Rod wants to enter our
cars in more than one classification.
This is a
once in a lifetime opportunities that you need to take advantage of
right away (like when your wife gave you the go-ahead to buy your
Factory Five kit). |
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To
sweeten the deal (as if being a cover model and instant celebrity
requires more of an incentive), Factory Five is laying out the
following prizes in conjunction with the Hot Rod program:
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$2000 CASH!
Get
your Factory Five on the cover of Hot Rod magazine and we’ll
send you a check for $2000!
Just to cover any loopholes – your car image has to represent at
least 30% of the cover image content – one of three cars
minimum.
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$1000 CASH!
Win any one of the Hot Rod categories with a Factory Five, and
Dave Smith will personally autograph a company check in the
amount of $1000.
- $100 Factory Five bucks
There really aren’t runners-up referenced in the details that
we’ve seen, but should your Factory Five be mentioned in a
positive light (not like those referenced in the photo tips),
we’ll shoot over a $100 FFR Bucks Gift Certificate.
- Free T-Shirt and License Plate bracket
Send us a copy of your submission for use on our website and
we'll send you a cool T-Shirt and license plate bracket.
Some tips from us here at the factory (it’s not really cheating,
it’s only “suggestions” from your friends in Massachusetts)
- Best Use of Used Parts
Are they kidding us? Why not just call it the best use of a
donor car to build a Factory Five!
- Best Quickest for Cheapest
Got a supercharger or some turbos on your 5.0L?
- Most Interesting Treatment of a Common Car
See Best Use of Used Parts
- Best Dare to be Different
Michael Kadie, are you listening?
- Best High School Shop Class Rod
We've had a few of these already - you know who you are
- Kinnan's Pick
Rob is an old school. big block, pin-drive, 100% vintage,
"there's no replacement for displacement" king of guy
- Freiburger's Pick
David leans toward modern running gear, fuel injection, ABS
brakes, and power steering
The contest details in a nut shell:
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Apply
Fill out
Hot Rod’s application form – we’ve created an internet link
here,
or you can get it within the June magazine issue.
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Provide Details
Add as much as you can think of. Assume that the person reading
your application doesn’t know what he/she is looking at.
- Photos, Photos, Photos
A
pictures is worth a thousand words, and since most of us simply
grunt when describing our engine mods, it can’t hurt to overload
your entry with extra images.
(Some specific photography tips are included in the article –
this is a good thing to study in advance. Read it twice,
photograph once! No one wants to be the poor schmuck whose pics
are used as the example of bad photography)
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Enter multiple categories
Enter
Chicago style! (in the Windy City, you “vote early and vote
often”)
Virtually any Factory Five worth it’s salt could quality in
several categories. You can’t win if you don’t play.
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Get your entry in to Hot Rod by August 1, 2007
The
underlying message here is at Hot Rod! Not post-marked,
“in the mail”, nor in process – at Hot Rod magazine!
The door closes on August 1 – if an editor at Hot Rod does not
yet have your entry, you might as well keep it for your family
photo album.
We wish all of you within the FFROG community the best of luck on
this - we expect to see some winners in August. |
