Posted on July 8, 2025 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
We had a great start to the week with a couple of exciting kit pick-ups from as far as Ontario and Michigan! Monday morning, Kent, his son, Bodhi, and Kent's dad are building a Factory Five Type 65 Coupe making it a true three-generation build. The team from Ravelle’s Speed…Read More
Posted on June 4, 2025 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
Chris and his wife, Amy F. from Pennsylvania brought their Factory Five Mk4 Roadster with a 427 small block to visit before the Open House! A fun fact about this build is that Amy picked the colors and Chris did the paint himself! See you at the Open House on…Read More
Posted on February 19, 2025 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
We loved hosting the Cape Cod British Car Club at Factory Five! The legendary Cobra,born as a British AC roadster, became an icon when infused with American muscle—just like the Factory Five builds it inspires today. It was an honor to share our passion with fellow enthusiasts who appreciate both…Read More
Posted on January 16, 2025 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
The countdown is on! ⏰ Only 1 day left until the Mk5 Roadster reveal at 10 a.m. EST here at Factory Five! Get ready to experience the all-new version of our best-selling Roadster—you won’t want to miss it! RSVP on our Facebook event here: www.facebook.comRead More
Posted on April 17, 2024 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
Factory Five pro builder Brian Higginbottom and his wife Margie from Ontario arrived this morning to pick up another Mk4 Roadster. This is the nicest day of the year so far and we are all pretty excited to get out and play with cars! Dave Smith PresidentRead More
Posted on January 30, 2024 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
Congratulations to David F. from the Cape on his new Factory Five 289 Roadster build! At first he was thinking about building his 289 with a more classic feel, but has been contemplating a few new ideas. Fortunately, the drive won’t be too far for David on this snowy pickup…Read More
Posted on December 22, 2023 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
Merry Christmas Factory Five family! The team here will be wrapping up by 4pm today to go wrap their own family’s presents, but we'll be back in action on Tuesday. Enjoy these pictures from our incredible customers sleighing the holiday season! Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy…Read More
Posted on July 12, 2023 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
Mike C. finished his GTM build last month, which he started building in May of 2019. He says, “It has a 602HP 408ci LS3 and a Mendeola transaxle. I’m anxious to build an F9 once you are finished with it!” Photography by Gabriel VargasRead More
Posted on June 6, 2023 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
The Factory Five XT1 is on it’s way to builder, Erik Treves in Alabama. We’ll have more info on our website in the coming weeks!Read More
Posted on June 5, 2023 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
The FedEx Pilots’ St. Jude charity car build is complete! We support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital annually by donating a kit to the Pilots of FedEx for a charity build. 100% of proceeds of the auction and any direct donations to this cause (please use the link below) will…Read More
Posted on April 5, 2023 by Dave Lindsey in Uncategorized
Awesome footage of the Factory Five '35 Drift Truck with Joey Logano! Below are videos from the build-up of Joey's Hot Rod Truck with the team from Snap-On Tools on their show "From the Ground Up". https://www.youtube.com/embed/ppU7WSFF4cc https://youtu.be/Qgfc9JoqbSU https://youtu.be/vnYieATWVtw https://youtu.be/jFGn86cmg4oRead More
Posted on February 28, 2023 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
Last week was a big week on the customer front with several show wins, and one of the fastest drag race times ever. There were a few pickups from Connecticut, and even Mike Everson's got a new shop dog. Check it out! Paul Borror managed to score another first-place award…Read More
Posted on October 7, 2022 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
Congratulations to customer Neil F. on from Dubai, UAE on winning October Picture of the Month on The Factory Five Forum with his Gen 2 Type 65 Coupe. Neil’s Coupe has “a bored and strokes small block Ford V8 347 (5.6L) mated to a Tremef 5-speed with some basic creature…Read More
Posted on December 6, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in Uncategorized
We've posted a gallery of studio photos of our new 392 Hemi-powered Speedstar! Check out the full gallery here. The Ridler Award-winning Speedstar body now drives as good as it looks with the proven Factory Five performance Hot Rod chassis underneath! We bought Rat’s Glass Bodies last year, and this…Read More
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in Uncategorized
The 2017 Factory Five Winter Open House this past Saturday saw clear skies and temps in the mid 40s. Customers got to check out the new all-steel '33 Hot Rod and Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe while catching up with friends and having a some donuts. Customer Bob G. drove his…Read More
