Posted on February 7, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The annual winter tradition of Moochfest is back! It was only 14 years ago that I found myself hanging out on a Saturday morning with a handful of Factory Five customers when someone mentioned that it was Valentine's Day and here we were talking cars. I guess since I was hosting,…Read More
Posted on February 3, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Fives are being built all around the world! Here's a great story from Bucharest, Romania. Factory Five Tudor Vicol called the Factory Five Build School in November of 2009 and reserved a place in the next class. Tudor is an automotive engineer, and he knew the FFR chassis was…Read More
Posted on February 3, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I travelled out west to attend the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, CA. The Factory Five crew was mostly unavailable following the previous week's Barrett-Jackson Show, so I asked some customers to help with our booth. The 3-day show had beautiful weather, sunny and mild with good crowds every day.…Read More
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I met Factory Five customer Bob Boyce when he picked up his Mk4 Roadster last winter (a year ago). Super guy, and like a lot of Factory Five customers, still waters run deep. Turns out Bob is quite a talented guy and in less than a year, he turned our…Read More
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge congratulations to customer Ron Ewerth of Hiawassee, GA as his highly customized Factory Five 818R was featured in this month's S3 Magazine, issue 41. Ron built his 818R using a 2004 Subaru WRX, but upgraded the engine to the Japanese STi 2.0L EJ207. Even though its an R version…Read More
Posted on January 24, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2017 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event is now in the history books. This year was the first time we've been to Barrett-Jackson since 1997! We plan on making this an annual event. The weather was a mix of beautiful and miserable. The team did an outstanding job answering customer questions and…Read More
Posted on January 22, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're heading west after Barrett-Jackson to attend the 68th annual (!) Grand National Roadster Show! We usually only make it out west once a year for the annual Huntington Beach Cruise-In, but since our crew and truck are in Arizona the week before, we figured it would be fun to…Read More
Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Gen 3 Coupe production continues to ramp up. There have been a few delays, but the project is storming ahead at record pace and it is the best new product launch in our history. Yesterday, Dave Pohli and George Daulton from the Ohio Cobra Club were here at Factory Five Racing…Read More
Posted on January 18, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
While our crew is working hard building a steel body '33 Hot Rod at the show and manning the Factory Five show truck, customer cars are heading across the block at the Barrett-Jackson auction this year. We even have a customer Hot Rod being auctioned across town at the Russo…Read More
Posted on January 18, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2017 Barrett-Jackson Auction is officially underway! The crowds are huge, the weather is mild, and our crew is very, very busy covering our show truck with display cars and also building a steel body '33 Hot Rod in the DIY area. Check out photos from this week. Photos from…Read More
Posted on January 16, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I got a nice letter today from Factory Five customers Troy and Tara R. from Alberta, Canada. There are about 20 Factory Five customers in Northern Alberta who meet and cruise together. Troy has been down to the annual Factory Five-Huntington Beach Cruise-In for the past two years with his…Read More
Posted on January 11, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, AZ for the Factory Five '33 Live Build! Our crew and customers will be building a steel-bodied '33 Hot Rod during the week-long Barrett-Jackson car auction event. We will be in the DIY area and all are welcome! This isn't the first time we've…Read More
Posted on January 10, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Question: What do you do when your tired old race motor finally gives out? Answer: You call the good guys at BluePrint Engines for a brand-new mill! The crew at ReinCarNation Magazine follows our engine swap in our 289 USRRC Replica. The article goes through the engine swap/installation, tech bits…Read More
Posted on January 6, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Steve Temple from Reincartnation Magazine writes a cover story on two Factory Five customers who built two very different, but very similar cars. Factory Five customer Mario Abril built a beautiful 427 ci. powered 570 HP Mk4 Roadster while fellow southern Californian John Saia built this very period-correct Daytona Coupe...…Read More
Posted on January 3, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
2016 is in the history books and it was another banner year for Factory Five and our ever-expanding community! We've made huge investments in the company, from new facility upgrades, new equipment, and new property to our exciting new Gen 3 Coupe and all-steel '33 Hot Rod body, the company is…Read More
Posted on December 16, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are heading to Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, AZ in a month! We will be bringing out our big rig and show cars for the entire nine day event, and everyone is invited! We will also be building a steel-bodied '33 Hot Rod in the televised DIY area, and customers are invited…Read More
Posted on December 16, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Greg Clouse’s '33 Hot Rod was selected by Rod Authority as the first of five Top Roadsters from SEMA 2016! This is a huge accomplishment, and Greg's car was already featured in Street Rodder Magazine. Greg has the guys at West Coast Auto Craft fabricate a steel…Read More
Posted on December 7, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
After more than a year of development, we are excited to announce that the first customer Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe has shipped! Factory Five customer Henry Renaud has earned a reputation from the cars he has built. Search Factory Five archives and you'll know that Henry is not only a…Read More
Posted on November 30, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Introducing the all-new Gen 3 Factory Five Daytona Coupe replica. This third generation car is completely new. There is not a single piece of steel chassis, aluminum panel, or composite body that is shared with the previous gen 1 and gen 2 car! This is effectively an all-new Factory Five design. After…Read More
Posted on November 29, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Introducing the first ALL-STEEL Factory Five body! The body costs $9,990 and is an option that can be added to the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod. Now you can build the world's best-selling and best-performing Hot Rod with an industry-leading, quality steel body just like Henry made! Last year after…Read More
