Posted on May 29, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Dave Smith and Factory Five customer Ray L. with his recently completed GTM. Factory Five customer Ray L. from Maine visited us the other week with his newly completed GTM #409. Ray ordered his kit in August 2012 and spent the next 12 months building the car of his dreams.…Read More
Posted on May 22, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
These are the kind of letters that make my job so much fun! Factory Five customer Bob C. built a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster with his son in less than one year. The father-son project was posted on a our site a little while ago (click here to read the…Read More
Posted on May 21, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I traveled out to Wisconsin last weekend for the HUGE (1,200+ cars) Wisconsin Dells Automotion Car Show. I was the guest of Arlo and Captain Bob from Wisconsin Hot Rod Radio (WHRR). These guys are authentic hot rodders, and I had a blast at the car show, as well as…Read More
Posted on May 19, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's often said that if you're in the automotive industry, you're at SEMA, and if you're not at SEMA, you're not in the automotive industry. A similar thing can be said of the Carlisle Import and Replica Nationals. If you're in the kit car business, you're at Carlisle, and if…Read More
Posted on May 15, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Less than a year ago on June 15th, we shipped our very first production 818 chassis kit. Since then, the company has committed to a carefully planned and well executed production ramp-up. We are now building at a current production rate of one chassis per day, and slowly bringing lead…Read More
Posted on May 7, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
During the next few months, we have some fun events on the schedule and we hope you join us at one of them. Wisconsin Dells Automotion Car Show – May 17-18, Wisconsin Dells, WI Carlisle Import and Replica Nationals, May 16-18, Carlisle, PA Hot Rod Power Tour - June 7-14, North…Read More
Posted on May 7, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Michael Allen from the website AutoTrackdayMonthly.com interviewed Factory Five Racing Director of R&D Jim Schenck about the new Factory Five 818. Click here to read the full story on AutoTrackdayMonthly.com.Read More
Posted on May 6, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Future Factory Five builders check out some real craftsmanship. Customer John Lipka's "Best Paint" winning car. The annual Factory Five-Huntington Beach cruise-in is one of my favorite events all year. The fact is that way back in January of 1995, I loaded up a truck and headed out east from…Read More
Posted on May 2, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've been working with the guys from Hot Rod Magazine on a special limited edition Factory Five '33 Hot Rod. We've also been fortunate to have the help of some great sponsor suppliers to assemble a truly high-end package of performance parts for this special car. Here are some pictures…Read More
Posted on May 1, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Best in Show - '33 Hot Rod was delivered to the customer exactly one year ago! The 2014 Huntington Beach Cruise-In was a HUGE success! We'll be posting many more photos tomorrow, but the best coverage so far has come from Michael Harding at Rod Authority. Michael posted full event…Read More
