Hot Rod Magazine: The Drift Truck Build

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Hot Rod Magazine remains the monthly bible of custom car guys. We’re excited to start a multi-issue build focusing on our newest ’35 Hot Rod Truck. The magazine will be following the build and road test of a 1,200 HP Ford-powered Factory Five ’35 Hot Rod Truck.

The very talented Mark Gearhart will be building the car. Mark has figured out the design style, running gear, and has some cool tricks up his sleeve for this build. Pick up your copy of Hot Rod Magazine to follow along with this build over the next six issues!

Hot Rod has posted some photos on their website. Click here to see more pictures.

Hot Rod Magazine ’35 Hot Rod Truck Build Articles:

The Drift Rod: Our Take on Factory Five’s Newest Hot Rod Kit! (March 8, 2018)

Where Projects Are Born: Factory Five Racing (April 28, 2018)

Sneak Peek: Our Factory Five Project Truck Arrives (June 6, 2018)

Preparing for Your Factory Five Delivery (July 5, 2018)

Factory Five Drift Rod Build Kicks Off! (August 8, 2018)

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