Posted on October 31, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
We’re feeling spooky here at Factory Five Racing! Happy Halloween from customer Kevin V. and his Factory Five Mk1 Roadster co-pilot, "Indiana Bones” who can move his head and arm to say hi by remote control. Kevin, an elected Clark County Councilman for 14 years, loves his Factory Five Mk1.…Read More
Posted on October 26, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Customer Rich C. shared these awesome track photos showing off his unique Factory Five Type 65 Coupe R build. He recently completed his build, and has been hitting the track! Rich says, “My wife, Kristen, and I race vintage cars together. She races a ’65 Mustang. We run a combination…Read More
Posted on October 19, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Chris Hein and his Factory Five '33 Hot Rod set a new record during Rocky Mountain Race Week with an impressive drag time of 8.53 seconds! Chris made this record-breaking run at Kearney Raceway in Nebraska and shared his excitement, saying, “second round I was able to make a clean…Read More
Posted on October 17, 2023 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Everyone here at Factory Five knows that the new XTF Pre-Runner Truck is awesome... but it sure is nice to get that feedback from a qualified third party like Ezra Dyer at Car and Driver Magazine. Ezra thrashed our first production truck for over 400 miles, and got some killer…Read More
Posted on October 14, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Customer and first-time builder, Jim P. (Street Rod Jim on YouTube and the FFR forums), has finished his 33 Hot Rod V2. If you have been watching the journey unfold via his build videos, his new videos are taking it to the next level. “A childhood dream of mine was…Read More
Posted on October 12, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Factory Five customer Geoff H. recently shared some photos of his Mk3 Roadster as he celebrated the onset of the fall driving season. Geoff expressed gratitude for his car, saying, "Thank you for an amazing car, and the community that comes with it! I acquired my kit back in 2005,…Read More
Posted on October 11, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Congratulations to Scott D. (forum handle Sdonnel) from Maumee, OH on being named the October 2023 Picture of the Month winner with this photo of his Mk4 Roadster at Toledo Express Airport with one of two remaining airworthy B-29 Super Fortresses. Scott built his Roadster with a 351W, TKO600, 3.73.…Read More
Posted on October 11, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Proud of my daughters Madison (left) and Nicole (right) as they completed the Chicago Marathon this past Sunday and raised over $2,600 for The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The conditions were really perfect, partly sunny and near 60 degrees. They ran it in 4 hours and 53 minutes, and finished together.…Read More
Posted on October 6, 2023 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew had some fun doing some off-road testing with our two XTF Pre-Runner Trucks in October 2023. It's 1995 and the world has no idea how good this thing we have created is. A Raptor R on steroids, with rabies.. and you gotta build it yourself. Click here to…Read More
