Posted on April 29, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
You can now order a fun coloring book that features pictures of the Type 65 Coupe, GTM Supercar, Mk4 Roadster, '33 Hot Rod and 818 Sports Car. All proceeds go to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to help those living with CF. Click Here to visit the parts catalog to…Read More
NEW THIS YEAR: Expanded Car Show is on Pier Plaza and Main Street! Two Live Bands Will Be Playing During the Saturday Car Show - The Nomads Surf Band will play on Main Street and The Stevie G Band will play on the Pier Plaza. Sunday Autocross and Riverside Auto…Read More
Posted on April 25, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In 1997, when Factory Five customer Greg LaPointe dominated the competition at Run-N-Gun with a relatively unknown car from a small company called Factory Five Racing, we gathered that night to celebrate with maybe 12 friends. Today, there are thousands of Factory Five customers and our Facebook page approaches 100,000…Read More
Posted on April 25, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge congratulations to customer Chuck Armstrong for scoring a front page spread in the June 2013 issue of Kit Car Builder magazine. Also, big thanks to staff writer Steve Temple for his great article on Factory Five Hot Rods in the same issue. Steve profiles Chuck's beautiful aviation-themed '33 roadster…Read More
Posted on April 25, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As of April 22nd, 2013, we have received 222 orders for the 818 sports car! The S-model (street) has 184 pre-orders and the R-model (race-competition) has 38 pre-orders. Current production plans call for the S-model to enter production first, with the very first kit shipping to Grassroots Motorsports Magazine on…Read More
Posted on April 22, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five will be observing a moment of silence today at 2:50 P.M. to remember victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. The phones will be turned off from 2:50 to 2:51 and our employees and team will be joining people around the country for this moment of silence. Dave Smith…Read More
Posted on April 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This month's GoodGuys Good Times Gazette has expanded coverage of the 2012 Del Mar Nationals wherein Factory Five partner Bret Voelkel drove his Factory Five '33 to win the National Autocross title in Pro Class and Street Class! Bret's car was used recently by Hot Rod Unlimited as part of…Read More
Posted on April 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's always a sign that spring is here as we start to receive e-mails from Factory Five customers with stories from all of the car shows they attend. This morning, we got an e-mail from Factory Five customer Jim B. reporting that he has completed Hot Rod #251. He attend…Read More
Posted on April 12, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This months Hot Rod Magazine has a great story about Factory Five cars, but there's more to the "behind the scenes" action! While we were out in Vegas a few months ago for the filming of the Hot Rod story and the accompanying video on Hot Rod Unlimited, I asked…Read More
Posted on April 11, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It seems like everything is digital these days, but one thing that hasn't changed is that it is still fun to pick up a hard copy magazine, especially a great one like Hot Rod. Pick up this month's Hot Rod Magazine to read a great eval article on two Factory Five…Read More
Posted on April 10, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer and forum member Tyler Wayne has posted his graduation thread for FFR7881! The Mk4 Roadster kit was delivered on 8/22/12 and was officially registered on 4/3/13. Tyler says he still has a few kinks to work out but that the car has performed very well so far.…Read More
Posted on April 8, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
One of the coolest projects that we've done in a long time is to build a Mk4 Roadster for the President of Summit Racing. When we made this deal, we were pleased to find out that Summit wanted to post the build log online. Below are are the series of…Read More