Join Us In Utah at the SKJ Customs Open House

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Scott, a.k.a Honey Badger, will be bringing the Factory Five ’33 that was featured on MuscleCar TV.

Join us this weekend, Saturday December 8th, from 10 am to 2 pm in St. George, Utah at the headquarters of SKJ Customs for a fun Open House event. The guys at SKJ are providing refreshments and there will be a HUGE variety of show cars and custom Factory Fives.

The Factory Five big rig will be showing up with some notable cars. Check out the latest Mk4 Roadster built for the President of Summit Racing with new Sherwin Williams-Factory Five paint. Also, check out the 5.0L Coyote powered demo car owned by FFR President Dave Smith. Lastly, another great car that will be on display is the national winning GoodGuys Autocross Championship car owned by the boys at Ridetech.

You’ll also have the chance to meet the team from SKJ and see Factory Five vehicles in the different stages of assembly. Factory Five President Dave Smith will be on hand to answer questions and do some donuts in the parking lot.

Click here to visit SKJ’s website and to get directions.

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