Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This week, our buddy Dino Petrocelli photographed a number of our latest vehicle chassis. Here is the Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe standard chassis. It is different than the R-race chassis. While it maintains a full cage, it does not have the race specific door bars and additional tubing required…Read More
Posted on October 12, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our buddy Dino Petrocelli did some really nice work this week photographing all of our race chassis, and this is the first one he finished: The Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R. This year, we decided to change all competition chassis to white powdercoating, keeping the standard chassis black. The Coupe-R…Read More
Posted on October 11, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five 818R is the competition/race version of our Subaru-powered 818 Sports Car. The chassis is legal for wheel-to-wheel competition in SCCA and NASA races. Competition chassis comes powdercoated in white. Here are some shots of the 818R frame. Click here to view the full gallery. Front 3/4 view shows…Read More
Posted on September 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our favorite studio photographer Dino Petrocelli shot some great images of our latest generation Type 65 Coupe. This car is production #001 of the Gen 3 Series. The car features a 420 HP Ford 5.0L Coyote crate engine, TKO transmission, independent rear suspension, custom 19″ Forgiato wheels, 325/30/19R and 265/30/19F Toyo…Read More
Posted on September 19, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last September, we told you about Chris Tapp's 818 build. Chris at Tapp Auto in Ontario, Canada installed a Chevy Volt batteries with a Tesla S electric motor into a Factory Five 818C and ran a 10 second 1/4 mile. After updating the P85 engine of the Tesla sedan, Road…Read More
Posted on September 15, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Chris H. from Weyburn, Saskatchewan built this nasty 6.0L Chevy-powered Factory Five ‘33 coupe in his garage. He built the car from the frame up, did the body & paint himself, and now he drives it on the street and takes it to the strip for fun. ”I just…Read More
Posted on September 13, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer John George's Gen 3 Coupe-R is captured at speed on the famous Limerock track by photographer Mike Woeller. John would end the weekend winning both Saturday and Sunday races with a best lap time of 56.313 seconds! Click here to view the image gallery. Click here to read…Read More
Posted on September 1, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer John George has been racing his Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R to first places finishes all year long, and this past weekend at Limerock Park in Lakeville, CT, he continued his streak running in two races and finishing first in both! John's fastest lap was a 56.313!…Read More
Posted on August 8, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This past March, we built an all-new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R with the crew from Snap-On Tools here at Factory Five. The build was for their show "From the Ground-Up" and features our new Coupe along with Ford's awesome new 5.2L Aluminator 52XS 580 HP crate engine based on…Read More
Posted on August 7, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year's traditional Huntington Beach Cruise-In was our 10th anniversary, and as such, it was featured prominently in ReinCarNation Magazine by our good friend Steve Temple. Steve writes for the magazine, and has been a fixture in the replica industry since the 90s. The magazine is the only one that…Read More
Posted on July 19, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A while back, customer Ron Ewerth and his sleek black 818R was featured in an issue of S3 Magazine. Ron has been racing his 818R and getting some great attention. Ron reports that he has been racing with Maxxis tires on and off since 2006 in his drifting program. Since he already…Read More
Posted on July 18, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This could be your lucky day! Factory Five has three (3) fully optioned kits, ready to go, with no one to buy them! We are offering these three kits at a hearty discount, and they are ready to ship/pick-up almost immediately! The kit configurations are listed below. These kits are…Read More
Posted on July 10, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Every summer here in New England, the great people at Mass Cruisers car club host a huge (3,000+) car show at Patriot Place in Foxboro, MA every other Thursday. The crew from Factory Five and customers frequently attend this cruise-in. Here are the date. Hope to see you at one…Read More
Posted on July 10, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last March, we built an all-new Gen 3 Coupe with the crew from Snap-On Tools here at Factory Five. The build was for a TV show highlighting our new Coupe and Ford's awesome new 5.2L Aluminator 52XS 580 HP crate engine based on the Voodoo engine, but with a conventional…Read More
Posted on July 3, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Al Adkins (call sign RacerAl on The Factory Five Forum) from Stoneville, NC built his Mk4 Roadster starting with our complete kit and installed a powerful 445 stroked FE with Blue Thunder heads and intake, and a TKO 600 transmission. Whitby Motorcars painted his body. Al also…Read More
Posted on July 2, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five team is heading to Wisconsin for the 2017 EAA AirVenture Show in Oshkosh. Join us at we spend the week of July 24-30 at AirVenture, and check out our fleet of demo cars including the Mk4 Roadster, '33 Hot Rod, Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe, and more!…Read More
Posted on July 1, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five crew is traveling to Syracuse, NY for the 2017 Right Coast Nationals car show. This year, Factory Five Techs Dan Golub and Jay Kravitz will be at the show in the Factory Five booth with the new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe and our '33 Hot Rod along with…Read More
Posted on June 30, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer and hot-shoe driver Wayne Presley drove the Factory Five 818R to a 1st Place finish in the Unlimited Class at the 2017 Grassroots Motorsports Mitty event held at Road Atlanta! This is Wayne's second recent impressive finish as he ran a very fast 1:59.900 lap to finish…Read More
Posted on June 30, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Brandon F. from Abilene, TX sent us this flag that was flown across the skies of Afghanistan on May 11th, 2017 on a combat mission supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel on board a C-130J assigned to the 774 Expeditionary Air Lift Squadron. The mission was…Read More
Posted on June 27, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The FedEx pilots led by Bob McKee and assisted by Factory Five's Tony Zullo built this beautiful blue and white Mk4 Roadster some weeks ago at the Fed Ex St. Jude PGA Classis in Memphis, TN. The car went on to be auctioned and netted $69,000! This total added to…Read More
