What's New at Factory Five
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Countdown to SEMA 2026! Day 9 Special
Welcome to day 9 of the SEMA Countdown where the tech crew has decided to offer nine (9) complete sets of our newest forged aluminum control arms. These were only available with the Mk5 Roadster and were standard on the 30th Anniversary Type 65 Coupe kits. Read More »
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Countdown to SEMA 2026! Ten Days of Specials & Fun
Join us each weekday right here as we countdown the ten (10) days to the Super Bowl of car shows, the 2026 SEMA Show! Each day, you will find a special offer or something fun from the crew at Factory Five to celebrate this year’s SEMA Show and some of the new products that we’ve been working hard on all year and are excited to show you! Read More »
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Hot Rod Truck Gets New Independent Rear Suspension!
Introducing The Iconic ’35 Hot Rod Truck Now with IRS! The Hot Rod Truck can now be built with Factory Five’s streen and race proven Independent Rear Suspension. This is the same IRS that has been a popular option on our Mk4 and Mk5 Roadsters, Type 65 Coupe, and ’33 Hot Rod, and based on the 2015-current Ford Mustang setup. Check out the video below for more info. The Smoothest and Best Performing Ride for Your ’35 Hot Rod Truck Our Independent Rear Suspension (IRS) option is designed for those looking for the most comfort, agility, and performance. The IRS can… Read More »
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Ron L. Graduates His Type 65 Coupe Build!
Congratulations to customer Ron L. from Port St. Lucie, FL on completing his third Factory Five build – a Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe! Ron has previously built a Mk4 Roadster and a ’35 Hot Rod Truck. He took deliver of his Type 65 Coupe kit in October 2024, and post on The Factory Five Forum this past August that he was ready to graduate his build. Ron has driven over 600 miles with the Coupe as of August, and also brought it to the London Cobra Show for his shakedown rides. Here’s the specs of Ron’s Coupe:Engine: Blueprint LS3 with… Read More »
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Ryan B. Unveils his ’35 Hot Rod Truck ‘MACH 35e’!
The Factory Five ’35 Hot Rod Truck is designed to be built with a small block Ford or Chevy, 5.0L Coyote, LS, or Hemi engine, but every so often these days, we hear a story about someone going down a different path and building their own custom EV out of our kit. Ryan B. from East Coast Cobras in Hollis, NH did just that, and recently graduated his Tesla-powered ’35 Hot Rod Truck! Read More »
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The Bostrom’s Mk4 Shines at First Car Show!
“This is a lifetime dream come true for me!” John exclaims as he shares the news of graduating Mk4 Roadster build and attending his first car show with the completed car earlier this month. John found a partially built Mk4 Roadster for sale back in November 2023. He took a trip to talk to the owner in Katy, TX, and was soon bringing it home for him to complete the assembly. “I built a 454 Windsor Ford with Inglese 8 stack injection for it myself,” said John. “Installed it and got it to the running stage. My younger brother, his friend,… Read More »
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Jim and Cecily T. Graduate Their Mk4 Roadster!
Congratulations to Jim. and Cecily T. from Heathsville, VA on graduating their Factory Five Mk4 Roadster build! They received their kit in April 2024. “I was in no rush since I planned on enjoying the build just as much as cruising in it.,” said Jim. “Goes back to my old drag racing days in the 70’s. Tinkering on that car was as much fun as racing it.” Jim’s plan for his Roadster build also included building up a 427 stroker engine as well as doing the paint as he saw it as an additional part of the build that he would enjoy… Read More »
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Factory Five Night with Mass Cruisers
We had the BEST night at Factory Five Night with the Mass Cruisers at Patriot Place! It was an incredible evening filled with great cars, great people, and plenty of Factory Five stories. It was so much fun catching up with customers like Dave W., who shared stories from his trip across the country with pro-builder, Ron E. and their adventures cruising the Tail of the Dragon. We love hearing about where our customers take their builds and seeing these cars out on the road doing what they were built to do! We had an awesome Factory Five lineup and customers… Read More »
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Peter D. Graduates Mk5 Build for Son Scott’s Wedding
Factory Five customer Peter D. from Pfafftown, NC and his son Scott started to put thier Mk5 Roadster plans together early in Fall 2025. The submitted their order in mid-October 2025 with the kit arriving in mid-December. They soon started to inventory the kit and start building the car as they had a goal of having the Mk5 featured at Scott’s wedding in June 2026. “I am a retired healthcare administrator, and Scott is a project manager for a transportation company,” wrote Peter on The Factory Five Forum. “We are both very mechanically minded. I bought my first car at 14… Read More »
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Rob M. Reaches First Start Milestone!
There’s many milestones when building a Factory Five including getting the kit in your garage, making it a roller, engine install, and of course, graduating the build. One of the most exciting ones though is the first start, and customer Rob M. from Suttons Bay, MI recently shared his Mk4 firing up for the first time on The Factory Five Forum! “First start was a success!” wrote Rob on the forum. “Dad made it up and we had perfect weather. I primed the fuel pump with my power probe and got the pressure right at 65 psi per the Gen… Read More »
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The Mk5: Revolution
Meets Evolution
THE BUILT, NOT BOUGHT COMPANY!
Factory Five Racing was founded in 1995. Over the years we have grown from a start-up business in a small garage to become the world’s largest manufacturer of "build-it-yourself" component car kits. We employ a full-time crew of about 40 people, and are located in Wareham, Massachusetts (about an hour south of Boston). We make our products right here in the USA, in the heart of New England where American manufacturing was born.
Mk5 Roadster
Some Evolution, More Revolution
Each successive version of this design has made the car faster, stronger, safer, and easier to build. When we launched the Mk4 version in 2010, it was intended to be, as I described, "One last bite at the apple," and so the changes to the Mk4 were the most dramatic of all versions to that date.
As we kick-off our 30 year anniversary, we are entering production on an all-new generation of our Roadster, the Mk5. Many of the changes are profoundly revolutionary that take the design to unmatched heights, while some of the changes are evolutionary that simply improve existing parts and designs.
MK4 Roadster
The Factory Five Mk4 Roadster is the world's best-selling, best-engineered, and best-performing replica of all time.
There is no better way to honor a legacy than to continue it. The Mk4 Roadster is designed to accurately reproduce the looks of the legendary 427 Cobra*, keeping its essence intact, while using modern technology, parts, and materials to improve performance, reliability, and comfort.
289 USRRC Roadster
Period Correct. Period.
The Factory Five 289 USRRC Roadster is a gentleman’s racer. It is smaller, more precise, and is the saber to the Mk4’s broadsword. For sure, the car appeals to a smaller group than the best-selling Mk4, but it has a passionate following.
MK4-R Challenge Car
Competition Only
he Mk4-R Challenge car is the competition version of our best selling Mk4 Roadster. The car takes the Mk4 Roadster to a more serious competition level and is engineered to be used in wheel-to-wheel road racing,
Type 65 Coupe
One of the Most Unique and Stunning Shapes in Automotive History
Designed to be an accurate replica of the original 1965 World Championship Coupe, the Type 65 Coupe was made to capture the look and feel of the original 200 mph GT cars, but also use today’s engineering to make it more reliable and comfortable.
Type 65 Coupe-R
The Race Version of the Gen 3 Coupe
The Type 65 Coupe-R is based on the complete kit version of the Type 65 Coupe, but made for professional competition. The largest difference between the Gen 3 Coupe and the Gen 3 Coupe-R is that the Coupe-R comes with a competition cage chassis (powdercoated in white like all Factory Five competition version chassis).
'33 Hot Rod
The Award-Winning Factory Five '33 Hot Rod
A beautiful machine whose handling and performance match its good looks, our '33 Hot Rod has garnered a slew of awards and industry recognition, redefining what a modern hot rod build can be.
'35 Hot Rod
Period-Correct Wicked Fast '35 Truck!
The all-new Factory Five '35 Hot Rod Pick-Up Truck delivers renowned Factory Five handling and performance, but in a cool, period-correct cruiser. Cool features like a bench seat, functional 5' truck bed, traditional doors and cab. Vintage style on the outside, and with a curb weight of 2,380 lbs., it is wicked fast!
Speedstar
Ridler Award-Winning Design
The award-winning Speedstar body now drives as good as it looks with the proven Factory Five performance Hot Rod chassis underneath! We bought Rat’s Glass Bodies, and this all-new shape is the first result of that acquisition.
XTF Pre-Runner Truck
A "Build-It-Yourself" Raptor on Steroids
Introducing the Factory Five XTF Pre-Runner Truck kit! Take your 2015-2020 Ford F-150 and turn it into an off-road beast with our full tubular chassis, long travel suspension and super wide 90” complete body package! This new kit is the ULTIMATE upgrade for your F-150 Truck!
Build Your Car with a Blueprint Engine
Brand-new, reasonably priced, high-performance, drop-in engines that are dyno-tested with full warranty and ready to run and a perfect matched for Factory Five kits.
Visit the Factory Five Community Forum
You can join this community whether you have a car or not. The Factory Five Forum is a great place to start talking to other FFR guys. Our Facebook and Twitter page is used to post fun news about the guys here and customers.
