Posted on February 20, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
With all of the snow this year in New England, we thought it would be a fun idea to take some pictures in this epic New England snow. Dan, Jay, and Vinny did a nice job of pulling the car outs so they could be photographed. It was fun to…Read More
Posted on February 20, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I met Bob Warren last year at the Huntington Beach Cruise-In. I immediately noticed his car. It's hard to miss the supercharger sticking out of the hood, the bright candy-apple red paint, and the aggressive stance. Bob earned "Best in Show" and "Best Hot Rod" out of over 100 very…Read More
Posted on February 18, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A Factory Five Roadster and Challenge Car are featured in the February 2015 issue of the British "Kit Car" Magazine. The cars were built by Factory Five's European builder/distributor Hammink Performance. We've been working with Hammink Performance for over five years now and they have helped import over 30 Factory Fives…Read More
Posted on February 16, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're getting pretty good at this as south eastern New England got HAMMERED again by a winter storm. This past weekend's storm brought 12"-18" of blowing/drifting snow pushing us up on the all-time list. The good news is that thanks to the hardwork of Chris Ronni and Nate Johnson's Dad,…Read More
Posted on February 13, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Paul Tucker, owner of Sign Logics, forwarded to me a beautiful giclée print of a 427 roadster that he had made for his nephew, Factory Five owner Mychal F. from Roseburg, OR. In addition to artwork and prints, Paul does some fantastic traditional pinstriping. He worked on Factory Five customer…Read More
Posted on February 13, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Sherwin Williams, the official paint of NASCAR, has launched their line of 17 custom Factory Five colors, and this month, the all-new Sherwin Williams trade magazine features the Factory Five 289 USRCC Replica on its cover! Inside the magazine is a full description of the 17 colors available at Sherwin…Read More
Posted on February 9, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In the April 2015 issue of "Street Rodder Magazine", Factory Five customer Kris Colvin's bright orange '33 Hot Rod is featured. The car earned top honors at the 21st Annual NSRA Northeast Street Rod Nationals. Kris' car was built by The Auto Shoppe of South Burlington, VT. Click on the image…Read More
Posted on February 9, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are up and running through the storm. However, we will be shutting down at 2 PM today to allow our crew to get home through the inevitable traffic and heavy snow. Here are some photos from the day. Also important is that we are running out of places to…Read More
Posted on February 3, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Fives customers continue to become calendar stars! Customer Robert W. from Royal Oak, MI saw our post on Factory Five customer Mike Wilkinson’s green Factory Five Mk3 Roadster being featured in Snap-On's 2015 calendar and sent us an e-mail to let us know that his Mk2 Roadster is in the…Read More