Posted on May 16, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Growing up Jamie O'Pelt was the first one in his household to fix something when it broke. He has been in the Metal Fabrication Industry for nearly thirty years now. In pursuit of a fun and unique project, he researched some build projects. Although a Personal Helicopter or Hovercraft were…Read More
Posted on May 12, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Customer Hugo Vega from Ecuador built his Type 65 Coupe with his son Mateo over the last two years. He says “this was a job done with my son. We spent many nights building the car, and it was a challenge that we had to carry out. For us it…Read More
Posted on May 9, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
“Your cars have great potential and are not too difficult to make really fast.” Robert Schwaiger from KRT Custom Speed has been running a Factory Five Type 65 Coupe-R and Challenge Car racing in Europe. He says, “the car developed well and we are pretty much at the lap times…Read More
Posted on May 6, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
The Tech Team took some deserved time off yesterday afternoon to head up to the Mass Cruisers car show at Patriot Place. Jeff, Mike, and Keith were joined by Riley, (from Welding). The weather was perfect at 70 degrees with clear blue skies! The team brought three cars to the…Read More
Posted on May 4, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Factory Five customer Karen Salvaggio is headlining the Spokane Festival of Speed. Factory Five customers are welcome to join her! A Fundraiser Benefiting American Childhood Cancer Association Spokane, Wash. – April 12, 2022 – Spokane Festival of Speed announced today a new partnership with Kalispel Tribe to hold its annual…Read More
Posted on April 29, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
NASCAR driver Joey Logano has named the Factory Five '35 Hot Rod Truck one of his Top 10 Favorite Cars on Autoweek.com! We helped build a '35 Truck with Joey in Snap-On's YouTube series "From the Ground Up," and painted it to match his 2017 Ford GT. From Autoweek.com -…Read More
Posted on April 28, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
https://youtu.be/NUBza-5XsvA Sunset Proposal in the FFR MkIII Video Six years ago customer Jon Ayala planned a surprise proposal to his now wife, Elisa at the end of a sunset drive in a Factory Five MkIII Roadster. The couple pulled up to a finish line setup surrounded by friends and family.…Read More
Posted on April 26, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Legend has it Ralph Button drives himself to his races, and has hit record mileage on his Factory Five Mk1 Roadster -if you haven’t seen the video on Ralph, “The Traveler” we’ve linked it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYZEtcgnsU8 Recently, while Ralph was on an evening drive “tuning” his dual carbs, a deer…Read More
Posted on April 15, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In 1969, the third Monday in April was officially designated as Patriot's Day which can be traced back to the Sons of the American Revolution in Massachusetts who first began recognizing this day. The day is meant to remember the Battle of Lexington and Concord which was fought on April…Read More
Posted on January 28, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
While the bulk of our 2022 show and event plan is unchanged, we have had to make the very difficult decision to cancel our annual Huntington Beach Cruise-in, scheduled for this April 30, 2022. I met with the town of Huntington Beach last week to review the plan for this…Read More
Posted on January 14, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This week, Factory Fives set new records for auction prices of customer-built cars. The Mecum auto auction in Kissimmee, FL offered three Factory Five Roadsters (one Mk3 and two Mk4s), and a very well-built Type 65 Coupe. The Roadsters sold for between $74,800 and $110,000. The Coupe for $121,000! Check…Read More
Posted on January 7, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This beautifully build aqua blue Factory Five Mk4 Roadster debuted at the 2021 SEMA Show, and is know being auctioned for charity with ALL proceeds going to benefit the pediatric cancer hospital supported by the Austin Hatcher Foundation. The car will be auctioned to the highest bidder at the Mecum…Read More
Posted on January 7, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Building a Factory Five? Check out these cool Factory Five Remote Control '35 Hot Rod Trucks and '33 Hot Rods! They are 1/10 scale Traxxas brand RC cars with speed up to 30+mph (50+kph). It comes fully assembled, with a TQ™ 2.4GHz Radio System, XL-5® Electronic Speed Control, Titan® 12T 550 motor. This model is…Read More
Posted on January 7, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Chris L. from South Plainfield, NJ shared photos of the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod that he completed in 2018. Just recently, he built a matching pedal car for his 2-year-old son, Donovan. Congratulations Chris on a beautiful build, and when Donovan gets a bit older, we have an…Read More
Posted on November 3, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If the old expression, "Seven gets you to Heaven" applies, then Factory Five is on its way with seven customer cars prominently displayed at this year's SEMA Show! For the first time is 25 years, we were unable to attend the show, but our customers have made us proud! Here…Read More
Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Update - October 29, 2021 - 9:35 FFR is still without full power, and Eversource says it will be up Saturday night. We hope to return to regular operations on Monday, November 1st. We're staying on top of emails as best we can. Please send your questions to us at…Read More
Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This past April, we shared a build update from customer Ron V. from Virginia on his Factory Five Type 65 Coupe build. Ron has recently graduated his build, and the car is street legal with a proper VA title & tags. "It is a fantastic drive!!!" wrote Ron. "The team…Read More
Posted on October 26, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Episode 147 As president of Factory Five Racing, Dave Smith is the poster child for pride in ownership. The “Built, Not Bought®” kit car company has weathered its share of storms over the course of 27 years, with the last year-and-a-half being “both the most challenging and maybe a lot…Read More
Posted on October 20, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The team at Factory Five Racing has been working with Phil Frank (designer of the Saleen S7) on an all-new design that we call the F9. We have already been granted trademarks on the F9, F9R, and F9E protecting the name of the car in its three forms. These design…Read More
Posted on October 15, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
After 25 years of attending the annual SEMA Show, we will unfortunately have to miss this year's show. Due to a combination of COVID related issues and our obligation to our customers to get as many orders and parts to them as possible during this global supply chain nightmare, I…Read More
