Posted on February 26, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In our January 2014 e-mail update, we mentioned that we are working on several exciting projects here at Factory Five, one of which is a Special Edition Hot Rod Magazine '33 Hot Rod. The crew is busy building the first one in the R&D shop right now and we plan…Read More
Posted on February 25, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It was almost two years ago that we did a story on Richard and Travis Ray finishing up their Mk3.1 Roadster build. They had just finished getting it registered before stopping by Factory Five on their way home to Nantucket. Read the story here. Richard e-mailed us the other day…Read More
Posted on February 20, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Jay's Mk3 Roadster was awarded 2nd Place in Class at the 2007 Knotts Berry Farm Car Show. Factory Five customer Jay S. from Prescott, AZ shared with us today that his Mk3 Roadster is featured in Popular Mechanics' story on the "Top 10 Cars of All Time: Readers' Choice". In…Read More
Posted on February 14, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Racing has recently been profiled in both the New Bedford Standard Times and the Wareham Week. The new 818 along with the rest of our component car line-up has seen growing business overseas (and here in the US), and the local media has visited and written some nice…Read More
Posted on February 11, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our work with Hewlett Packard and SolidWorks goes back years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the new 818 would not have been possible without the integration of HP hardware and SolidWorks software. Recently, the company completed a case study on Factory Five Racing and our use…Read More
Posted on February 11, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Mark P. shared on The Factory Five Forum the other day that his Mk4 Roadster was selected by the Gateway C-car Club as the Car of the Month! Mark received his Mk4 back in April of 2011, had his first start in September of 2012 followed shortly…Read More
Posted on February 11, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I met Victor G. back in 2011 when he visited from Puerto Rico. Victor had already built his Mk3 and had won a good number of car show trophies on the island. Since he was visiting all the way from Puerto Rico, I spent the afternoon showing him around the…Read More
Posted on February 4, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A Puerto Rican television station featured Hugo's GTM on a fun road test (in spanish only). Factory Five customer Huge R. has helped customers in Puerto Rico get their cars on the road. A couple of years ago, we did a post on Hugo reporting three Factory Five's being registered…Read More
