Posted on October 29, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five show and event truck was loaded and headed west for Las Vegas last night. This year, we have 14 Factory Fives in the 2013 SEMA Show. We are lucky to have a tremendous amount of support from the Factory Five community. Factory Five customers will be helping…Read More
Posted on October 24, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The rear view of the new Factory Five 818S frame. Our favorite photographer Dino Petrocelli photographed the 818R and 818S frames. Factory Fives are famous for their strong tubular steel spaceframes and the 818 carries that tradition forward. We've posted galleries for both models and you can click here to…Read More
Posted on October 23, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Harold D. from Peru, IL recently shared some of his Mk4 Roadster build photos with us and said he is getting close to the go-cart stage in a week or so. It's been a family build with help from his 79 year old father as well as…Read More
Posted on October 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Racing customer Ron Everitt and Dave Smith show off the US flag flown over the Headquarters of Combat Logistics Company, Camp Leatherneck Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Ron's son, Cpl. Ron Jr., serves with US Marine Corps Engineering Section and we sent him a Factory Five flag for his camp.…Read More
Posted on October 17, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Karen Salvaggio brought her Thunder Valley Race Team which included two (yes, she owns two of them!) Factory Five Type 65 Coupes to celebrate famed race car driver Bob Bondurant's 80th birthday last weekend at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix, AZ. Karen sent us…Read More
Posted on October 15, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
When I'm not building cars at Factory Five, I enjoy surfing here in New England. One of my close friends, Kreg Palko, who I've surfed with for years has recently been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Kreg is one of those guys who you are proud to say is…Read More
Posted on October 14, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2013 SEMA Show is only a few weeks away and the crew at Factory Five is putting the finishing touches on the show cars that we'll be bringing this year. We recently finished our latest Mk4 Roadster and had it photographed by our good friend Dino Petrocelli. We've put…Read More
Posted on October 9, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Ron Everitt is a good friend of mine and has built numerous Factory Fives from his shop in Shrewsbury, MA. Ron's son, Ron Jr., is serving in Afghanistan with US Marine Corps Combat Logistics Company Regiment Two, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force. Ron Jr's crew are all car guys and asked…Read More
Posted on October 9, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The weather for last weekend's cruise was sketchy, right down to the morning of the event. But in classic New England fashion, the sun came out and the overcast morning turned into a beautiful mild fall day. Over 75 cars of all different types showed up at the factory for…Read More
Posted on October 7, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Automobile Magazine's iPad app (free download) previews the 818S at Virginia International Raceway. Click here for more. There's plenty to report on our newest Factory Five. The team continues to follow the development and launch plan closely, and I'm super proud of everyone. While August saw the 818R (race version)…Read More
Posted on October 3, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The new 818 scores 1st place in class and 1st overall at NASA's September 28 and 29 Watkins Glen road races. The 818R driven by 2012 Factory Five Challenge Series Champion John George ran a best lap time of 2:02.005 with impressive 1.7 G cornering! More impressive than the great…Read More
