Posted on August 26, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The last 818 update that I sent out was in April just prior to our debut of the newest 818 Coupe at Open House in June (click here to read that update).The 818 Coupe prototype debuted at our summer Open House event, and now enters production this Saturday. The first…Read More
Posted on July 22, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This summer we are lucky to have two interns working here at Factory Five. Charlie Ionata is working in the Admin area doing Marketing. Charlie is entering his junior year at Wake Forest University studying business, and is a nationally ranked hammer thrower for the Wake Forest Division 1 Track…Read More
Posted on July 15, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five crew is traveling to Syracuse, NY for the 2015 Right Coast Nationals car show. This year, Factory Five Tech Guys Dan Golub and Vinny DeGeorge will be at the show in the Factory Five booth with the All-Womens Build Mk4 Roadster and the flame '33 Hot Rod. The All-Women's Mk4…Read More
Posted on July 14, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I am always proud of the team here at Factory Five. I do however, sometimes take for granted the fact that we get a lot done in a day. Yesterday it was impossible to notice the scale and pace of the work. I thought to myself, "I should share with folks…Read More
Posted on July 2, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
"I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states. Yet through all the gloom I see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is worth all the means.…Read More
Posted on June 30, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five show and event trailer is back in Wareham after a fun weekend at the London Cobra Show in Ohio. The crew got right to work unloading it first thing today putting the cars back in the showroom. Here's a some photos from the morning. You can also read…Read More
Posted on June 29, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year, the 2015 London Cobra Show hosted by the Ohio Cobra Club raised $111,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! We attended the super fun 3-day event in London, Ohio along with 180 registered roadsters and a slew of sponsors and vendors. I was thrilled to attend the Friday autocross…Read More
Posted on June 29, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Norman Gunderson and his buddies at the Darmouth Veteran's Advisory Board hosted their 2nd Annual Dartmouth Car Show to benefit Veteran's and Factory Five Racing sponsored this worthy cause. The car show was held on Saturday, May 16th, and despite threatening skies, over 60 cars showed up to raise money…Read More
Posted on June 25, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I was honored to host Factory Five customer David P. and his wife Shelly for a visit here at Factory Five Racing. David works for Mission Control/NASA down in Houston, TX, and brought with him a very special gift for us here at Factory Five. The "Fallen Heroes" Memorial Patch…Read More
Posted on June 19, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Similar to last year, we had a small threat of rain in the forecast leading up to the 2015 Open House. Luckily, the rain held off, and the morning brought some passing clouds before the sun broke through. The entire back parking lot at Factory Five soon filled up with…Read More
Posted on June 17, 2015 by Design Principles in What's New
Factory Five customer John George has posted a couple of race reports for the recent Challenge Series events at MidOhio Raceway and New Jersey Motorsports Park. During the first weekend of the month, June 5-7, John and four other Challenge Series drivers were at MidOhion driving the pro course. John…Read More
Posted on June 13, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Introducing the all-new 818 Coupe! This design joins the 818S street model and the 818R race model. The design is based on the 818 chassis, but incorporates a new removable hard top coupe design with interior bulk head and power side windows, rear glass hatch and rear glass quarter windows.…Read More
Posted on June 12, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
UPDATE: We have sold the 20 Special Edition Mk4 Roadsters! How do you celebrate 20 years of the best-selling 427 replica in the world? Six months ago, I gathered with the team and we put the plans in motion to build the finest Factory Five Mk4 Roadster ever, in celebration of…Read More
Posted on June 12, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Open House - June 13: 9 AM to 1 PM It's that time of year again and EVERYONE is invited to attend our 18th Annual Factory Five Open House event. This fun one day show includes car show awards, plant tours, live music, our famous Scratch & Dent Sale, free…Read More
Posted on June 11, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Bob McKee is organizing a 5-day build to be held at the 2015 FedEx St. Jude Classic PGA Golf tournament. Bob has recruited a group of FedEx pilots will build the Mk4 Roadster throughout this week at the golf tournament. The build will televised along with coverage of…Read More
Posted on June 11, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are experts in trailers. Since 1995, we figure we have purchased and used twelve different trailers. Our business takes us to car shows, races, special events, and we even use the trailers for transporting raw materials and composite parts. We've decided to apply this knowledge and expertise, and use…Read More
Posted on June 10, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Two days before Open House, we are warming up with a new product unveil at the Mass Cruisers Bass Pro Shops Thursday Cruise-in Car Show at Patriot Place next door to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA on historic U.S. Route 1! On Thursday, June 11th at 5:15 PM, we will…Read More
Posted on June 10, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The new Factory Five Indepentdent Rear Suspension is designed to use 2015 and later Ford Mustang center section, spindles, and brakes. The new IRS is available for the Mk4 Roadster, '33 Hot Rod, and Type 65 Coupe. The suspension is available with new kit orders, and is priced at $2,499.…Read More
Posted on June 9, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've put some engineering time into our Factory Five gauge sets and have incorporated all-new GPS speedo technology. The vintage gauge sets work for the Mk4 Roadster, Type 65 Coupe, and GTM. The new pod-style gauge cluster is perfect for the '33 Hot Rod. The gauges can be purchased for…Read More
Posted on June 8, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Racing has committed a tremendous amount of time and effort to re-tooling and stocking the finest aftermarket wheels available for our cars. Part of that effort was to design an all-new 18" Halibrand to join our popular 15" and 17" sizes. I'm proud to announce that the new…Read More
