Posted on June 30, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five show and event trailer is back in Wareham after a fun weekend at the London Cobra Show in Ohio. The crew got right to work unloading it first thing today putting the cars back in the showroom. Here's a some photos from the morning. You can also read…Read More
Posted on June 29, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year, the 2015 London Cobra Show hosted by the Ohio Cobra Club raised $111,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! We attended the super fun 3-day event in London, Ohio along with 180 registered roadsters and a slew of sponsors and vendors. I was thrilled to attend the Friday autocross…Read More
Posted on June 29, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Norman Gunderson and his buddies at the Darmouth Veteran's Advisory Board hosted their 2nd Annual Dartmouth Car Show to benefit Veteran's and Factory Five Racing sponsored this worthy cause. The car show was held on Saturday, May 16th, and despite threatening skies, over 60 cars showed up to raise money…Read More
Posted on June 25, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I was honored to host Factory Five customer David P. and his wife Shelly for a visit here at Factory Five Racing. David works for Mission Control/NASA down in Houston, TX, and brought with him a very special gift for us here at Factory Five. The "Fallen Heroes" Memorial Patch…Read More
Posted on June 19, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Similar to last year, we had a small threat of rain in the forecast leading up to the 2015 Open House. Luckily, the rain held off, and the morning brought some passing clouds before the sun broke through. The entire back parking lot at Factory Five soon filled up with…Read More
Posted on June 17, 2015 by Design Principles in What's New
Factory Five customer John George has posted a couple of race reports for the recent Challenge Series events at MidOhio Raceway and New Jersey Motorsports Park. During the first weekend of the month, June 5-7, John and four other Challenge Series drivers were at MidOhion driving the pro course. John…Read More
Posted on June 13, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Introducing the all-new 818 Coupe! This design joins the 818S street model and the 818R race model. The design is based on the 818 chassis, but incorporates a new removable hard top coupe design with interior bulk head and power side windows, rear glass hatch and rear glass quarter windows.…Read More
Posted on June 12, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
UPDATE: We have sold the 20 Special Edition Mk4 Roadsters! How do you celebrate 20 years of the best-selling 427 replica in the world? Six months ago, I gathered with the team and we put the plans in motion to build the finest Factory Five Mk4 Roadster ever, in celebration of…Read More
Posted on June 12, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Open House - June 13: 9 AM to 1 PM It's that time of year again and EVERYONE is invited to attend our 18th Annual Factory Five Open House event. This fun one day show includes car show awards, plant tours, live music, our famous Scratch & Dent Sale, free…Read More
Posted on June 11, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Bob McKee is organizing a 5-day build to be held at the 2015 FedEx St. Jude Classic PGA Golf tournament. Bob has recruited a group of FedEx pilots will build the Mk4 Roadster throughout this week at the golf tournament. The build will televised along with coverage of…Read More
Posted on June 11, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are experts in trailers. Since 1995, we figure we have purchased and used twelve different trailers. Our business takes us to car shows, races, special events, and we even use the trailers for transporting raw materials and composite parts. We've decided to apply this knowledge and expertise, and use…Read More
Posted on June 10, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Two days before Open House, we are warming up with a new product unveil at the Mass Cruisers Bass Pro Shops Thursday Cruise-in Car Show at Patriot Place next door to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA on historic U.S. Route 1! On Thursday, June 11th at 5:15 PM, we will…Read More
Posted on June 10, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The new Factory Five Indepentdent Rear Suspension is designed to use 2015 and later Ford Mustang center section, spindles, and brakes. The new IRS is available for the Mk4 Roadster, '33 Hot Rod, and Type 65 Coupe. The suspension is available with new kit orders, and is priced at $2,499.…Read More
Posted on June 9, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've put some engineering time into our Factory Five gauge sets and have incorporated all-new GPS speedo technology. The vintage gauge sets work for the Mk4 Roadster, Type 65 Coupe, and GTM. The new pod-style gauge cluster is perfect for the '33 Hot Rod. The gauges can be purchased for…Read More
Posted on June 8, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Racing has committed a tremendous amount of time and effort to re-tooling and stocking the finest aftermarket wheels available for our cars. Part of that effort was to design an all-new 18" Halibrand to join our popular 15" and 17" sizes. I'm proud to announce that the new…Read More
Posted on June 5, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
For day 14 of our 20 comes news of a Special Edition Mk4 Roadster to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. We are planning to build only 20 of these special 20th Anniversary kits. The very first kit is scheduled for the Ohio Cobra Club and will serve as the 2016 raffle car for…Read More
Posted on June 4, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
For day 13 of our 20 specials for our 20th Anniversary, we are putting together two special 818R kits for a special price! 818R Kit #1 - SOLD!: This is a brand new kit, but it comes with a painted body from our 818R race program. The body has been raced and…Read More
Posted on June 3, 2015 by Design Principles in What's New
As we are rapidly approaching production on our brand-new 818 removable hard top, we are accepting pre-orders that are fully refundable for customers who would like to reserve a place in the production line. Pre-orders are $99 and the price of the hard top has been established at an introductory…Read More
Posted on June 2, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Tune in this week to watch episode 1 of PowerNation's Factory Five '33 Hot Rod build. Episode 1 airs on Spike, NBCSN, and CBS Sports Network! Here's the schedule: You can also watch the episodes online now on PowerNation's website. Click here to watch episode one. Click here to watch episode…Read More
Posted on June 2, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last month, a 1,200 HP twin-turbo GTM was featured by Rob Hawkins, editor of UK Kit Car Magazine. This month, another GTM built radically different was featured. Most Factory Five GTMs are built with LS V8-power, and this one was built with a turbo-charged Vauxhall Opel twin cam 2-litre engine!…Read More
