Posted on January 11, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Technology has made everything better. Dig on the computer-designed, ultra-strong, light-weight Factory Five '35 Hot Rod Truck chassis. Photos by our buddy Dino Petrocelli. This truck chassis is standard under every Factory Five '35 Hot Rod Truck. Shown with optional satin black powder coating. Click here to view the full gallery.…Read More
Posted on January 2, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Erik Treves highlights a great year of customer accomplishments with his twin-turbo Gen 3 Coupe laying it down for charity at the 2018 London Cobra Show. This year, the company and customers made a huge difference for charities like the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.…Read More
Posted on December 31, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If you don't want to read this whole post, you can simply watch the video summary above. For almost 25 years we’ve been shaping composite automobile body panels the same way, by hand. This slow and laborious process of shaping with foam, bondo and clay is tough dirty work that…Read More
Posted on December 21, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge thanks to Factory Five customer Jim K. for organizing a tour here at Factory Five for the members for the New England Supercar Club! What started out as maybe 20-30 people quickly became 350-400 people! Good variety of cars in the parking lot, and a fun tour for a…Read More
Posted on December 7, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In the February 2019 issue of Hot Rod Magazine, Mark Gearhart gives you tips on how to prepare to take delivery of your new Factory Five kit. Mark is building a '35 Hot Rod Truck, and took delivery of his kit the other month. He also talks about when he…Read More
Posted on December 3, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
2nd in class, 3rd place finish overall! The 25 Hours of Thunderhill is the most demanding and grueling road race on the planet, and Rich M. with his Team PDG (Prototype Development Group) has been a regular at this event for more than a decade. This year, Rich scored a…Read More
Posted on November 19, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine's Mark Gearhart is building a Factory Five '35 Hot Rod Truck in the pages of the magazine AND on hotrod.com with hundreds of photos and some really great how-to videos. Here's one of the first videos of the build which starts at the front suspension (upper and…Read More
Posted on November 16, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Featured at the 2018 SEMA Show, this red Factory Five '35 Truck was built by Freddy from SMG Motoring. This truck is powered by a 640 HP ProCharger supercharged LS-engine. Featuring the newest option Deluxe nose/grill. Photos taken by Dino Petrocelli. Click here to view the gallery with a white background. Click here…Read More
Posted on November 15, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five's all-new 2nd Generation '33 Hot Rod debuted at the 2018 SEMA Show, and features a revised chassis and body. This build also features the new optional '32 Deluxe nose. Click here to view the full gallery of studio shots. We also put up a post going over all…Read More
Posted on November 8, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
SEMA 2018 was definitely a high water mark for the team at Factory Five. It was by far the largest, busiest, and most successful SEMA Show since we began attending in 1998 with only a two man crew and a small 10' x 10' display. 20 years later would find…Read More
Posted on November 7, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five President Dave Smith sits down with PowerNation TV's Katie Obsorne and talks about the future of Factory Five's line-up of Hot Rods, Trucks, and now future designs. This episode aired only a few days after SEMA 2018, and highlights the company's investment in its new Hot Rod Truck…Read More
Posted on October 31, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The live Coupe build is done, and Dave Smith gave PowerNation TV's Katie Osborne a ride for it in the Ford Out Front Drift Ring this morning. Also, we've shot several videos with the crew from Power Automedia this week, and they've posted the first one where Dave Smith goes…Read More
Posted on October 29, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We launched our '33 Hot Rod at the SEMA Show 10 years ago! The car was unveiled in the Ford booth, and promptly earned Best Engineered Product Runner-Up and the Global Media Award for Best New Product. Now, 10 years later, we have gone back to the drawing board, and…Read More
Posted on October 27, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Truck Yeah! Five Fast Factory Five Trucks Last year at SEMA, we pulled the wraps off of our all-new '35 Hot Rod Truck that we had built on PowerNation's show "Engine Power." In only a year, we've shipped over 50 trucks, and are bringing four really fast builds to the…Read More
Posted on October 26, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
SEMA preview #5 is also a bit of a head fake... In the past year and a half, we have made a significant investment into our Hot Rod line. We recently launched our Hot Rod Pick-Up Truck which uses a shared platform/chassis with our race-proven '33 Hot Rod. Recently, Factory…Read More
Posted on October 25, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
SEMA preview #4 is a bit of a head fake here. We’ve been working on an all-new digital design process, and while the resulting new model will NOT be at the SEMA Show (since it is undergoing major revisions), I wanted to share the story of the development process. The…Read More
Posted on October 24, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
'35 Hot Rod Truck by Freddie in Battle of the Builders! Freddie Simmons, Jr. is a good friend and a master builder. Last Spring, Freddie picked up one of our new '35 Hot Rod Pick-Up Trucks with the idea of building a super custom truck to enter into the SEMA…Read More
Posted on October 23, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As part of the biggest SEMA we've ever planned, we invited the Ohio Cobra Club to bring out their 2019 raffle car to join our outdoor display. Ohio Cobra Club 2019 Raffle Car at SEMA! Chris Relyea and his team from FormaCars built this beautiful silver and black Factory Five…Read More
Posted on October 22, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As of this past Saturday, our trucks were loaded up, and heading out to next week's SEMA Show in Las Vegas! This year, we have some pretty big news to announce, and I am going to be giving you a sneak peek each day for seven days building up to…Read More
Posted on October 4, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Super proud Mad Dog and our partners at thestealthcrew for winning a 2018 Telly Award for their work on our TV series pilot "Solid Car Guys" which tells the story of the Hespeler family and their '33 Hot Rod build. You can watch the episode below. Dave Smith President Read More
