Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're heading to Memphis, TN on June 5-11 for the FedEx St. Jude Classic PGA Tournament... but we're not going to golf. We're going to build a car on the 18th hole with a bunch of pilots from FedEx to raise money for the kids at St. Jude Children's Research…Read More
Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us in Carlisle, PA on June 2-4 for the All Fords Carlisle Car Show! The Factory Five crew will be joining the team from Ford Performance. We will be bringing our all-new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R to the Ford display. The rest of the Factory Five fleet will…Read More
Posted on May 12, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer John George built and is racing one of our new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R models. He wrote this report from his third race in the new car. Rain, Race, and Time Trials - By John George NASA Northeast’s first event of the 2017 season kicked off this past…Read More
Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine's Mark Gearhart attended the 2017 Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In and wrote a nice report with 59 awesome photos of the event. Here are a few. Click here to view the full gallery on Hot Rod's website. Factory Five Roadsters were the most popular model at this…Read More
Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Over the last month we have been testing the new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe model using two test cars, namely the latest factory-built car and the beta version owned by customer John George. John's car was built to compete in the NASA ST2 class. The goal of our wind…Read More
Posted on May 9, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 12th annual Edelbrock Car Show was held last Saturday, May 6th at Edelbrock's headquarters in Torrance, CA and it was a great show! I have to admit that back-to-back weekend trips to L.A. wasn't easy, but the show was worthwhile and it was the first time we attended. Here…Read More
Posted on May 2, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
What a blast! Another great Huntington Beach Cruise-In is over and I'm back in New England wondering if the last few days were just a dream! The crew did an exceptional job and the customers delivered huge with some of the best builds and most inspiring stories. The one-day event…Read More
Posted on April 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us on Saturday, May 6th at the 12th annual Edlebrock Car Show at Vic's Garage in Torrance, CA. The Factory Five big rig and show cars are in town the previous week for the 10th annual Huntington Beach Cruise-In, so we decided to stay in town for a few…Read More
Posted on April 14, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
There has been some major developments that will make the Huntington Beach Cruise-In even more fun! We are currently building an 850 HP Edlebrock supercharged Mk4 Roadster for the boys at Edlebrock to use at their shows & events and as an engine test mule. We are delivering the car…Read More
Posted on April 4, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew at ReinCarNation did an excellent job covering the all-new Gen 3 Factory Five Type 65 Coupe and R-Type Coupe chassis. Ever since the magazine resurrected the venerable Car Builder Magazine (which was Kit Car Builder by Steve Temple), we have seen a steady stream of high-quality features from…Read More
Posted on March 31, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I met Factory Five customer Michael B. (a.k.a. The Stig on The Factory Five Forum) quite a while ago down in Charlotte, NC at a customer cruise-in event. At the time, he was at the beginning of building his GTM which he had purchased partially assembled from another customer. Over the years,…Read More
Posted on March 30, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's been a while we've had an event in the mid-Atlantic region, so we decided to head south this May to attend the HyperFest event at Virginia International Raceway and all Factory Five customers are invited! Chris Cobetto and his crew are hosting this big event along with the great…Read More
Posted on March 28, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As you know, the new Factory Five Gen 3 Coupe began production in January, and one of the first of these Coupes made its debut on the track at Virginia International Raceway. Factory Five customer John George was selected to be a beta builder of the new Coupe, and in this…Read More
Posted on March 15, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This week we are building a Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R with the crew from Snap-On Tools. This build will be part of Snap-On's broadcast series "From the Ground Up." The quality of the parts going into this car is really exciting. We have one of the very first, if…Read More
Posted on March 14, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Shortly after the launch of the all-new Gen 3 Coupe, we have begun developing additional parts to compliment this exciting new car. Right now we are focusing on aero parts as this new Coupe chassis and body promise much improved aerodynamics over the Cobra replicas. The first part out of…Read More
Posted on March 9, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine online profiles the all-new Gen 3 Daytona Coupe replica! Hot Rod's Brandon Gillogly did some awesome camera work as we drove in the California high desert. Hot Rod Magazine's online section has a good overview article with a larger one coming out in the print magazine in…Read More
Posted on March 9, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year, we launched our all-new Gen 3 Daytona Coupe replica! Our favorite east coast studio photographer Dino Petrocelli took these beautiful shots of the car after it returned from tuning at Edlebrock in southern California. Thanks for the great shots, Dino! Click here to view the full gallery. Click here…Read More
Posted on March 9, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
For 22 years, we've been racing Factory Fives and we don't have much company on the track from other replica companies. Most replicas are better off avoiding race days and wheel-to-wheel competition. Not so with Factory Five as we build race-capable cars and prove them every day on the track.…Read More
Posted on March 6, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us for another great day on Main Street in Huntington Beach for the 10th annual Huntington Beach Factory Five Cruise-In! This year's event is scheduled for Saturday, April 29th. We will be joined by VIP guest Cristy Lee from Velocity's "All Girls Garage." Live music, car show awards, raffle prizes, and…Read More
Posted on March 1, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Congratulations to Factory Five customer Paul B. from Lake Orion, MI on being awarded 1st Place in the "Homebuilt Sport" class at the 2017 Detroit Autorama with their 20th Anniversary Special Edition Mk4 Roadster! Paul (center) with his wife Sharon and Ken their son. Paul had previously won big at…Read More
