Honeymoon in Wareham Part Two

FFR Customer Craig West Returns Home


FFR President Dave Smith with customer Craig West and his pit crew Jack.

The new year always puts me in a nostalgic mood as I look back over the years since we started and the adventured we’ve had. This morning, customer Craig West arrived with his trailer and his buddy Jack to pick-up his Mk4 Roadster kit. Not too different than a lot of customer pick-ups, except that I remember giving Craig a tour while he was on his honeymoon (!!) back in 2002. Craig brought his newlywed wife Terry on a tour here in the middle of their honeymoon. Nothing says “I love you” like a tour of Factory Five!

Almost 10 years later, Craig is here to finally begin building his own Roadster. A lot has changed since then and I remembered that we had a web post about Craig and another customer who had visited during their honeymoon. Here’s a link to the 2002 story.

Thanks for the business Craig and best of luck building your new car!

Dave Smith
President


Craig and Terry in our brand-new (unfinished) showroom in 2002.

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