You Meet the Coolest People at SEMA!

If you’re in the business of cars, you’re at SEMA along with 400,000 other car enthusiasts.  When you walk the aisles, you pass guys like Jay Leno and Mario Andretti… it’s just one of the cool things about SEMA is that you meet the most interesting people.

This year at Factory Five’s booth, we will be having some very special guests on hand for customers to meet.  Our team will be joined by Jo Coddington from “American Hot Rod,” Katie Osborne – the new host of PowerNation TV, Pete Brock – the designer of the original Daytona Coupe, Allen Grant – team driver from the Shelby’s world championship race team, Arlo and Captain Bob from Wisconsin Hot Rod radio, and Dave Smith’s special guest and personal friend NFL player Al Toon.  Check times below:

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Katie Osborne will be at the Factory Five booth on Thursday from 3:00-4:00 PM.

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Allen Grant (center) with Karen Salvaggio and Dave Smith.  Allen will be at the Factory Five booth on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Pete Brock and his wife Gayle (not pictured) will be at the Factory Five booth on Thursday from 9:00 to 10:30 am.

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Jo Coddington will be at the Factory Five booth on Thursday.  Jo was part of the All Womens 427 build team.

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Arlo and Captain Bob from Wisconsin Hot Rod Radio will be stopping by on Tuesday.

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NFL player Al Toon (above with Dave Smith) will be visiting the Factory Five booth on Wednesday.

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Power Automedia’s Jessica Barton will be stopping by the booth to shoot some videos with the Factory Five team during the SEMA Show.

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SEMA is a great time to meet up with other friends like Kevin Byrd from Two Guys Garage (above) and Ray McClellan from Full Throttle Customs (below).

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As in previous year’s, the team from Factory Five will by joined by customers and friends in the Factory Five booth. We hope to see you there!  For those who cannot attend the show, we will be posting updates on our website, the forums, and Facebook.

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