Posted on March 31, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Specifics: Two seat build-it-yourself sports car developed as our latest generation spaceframe chassis. Sub 2,400 lbs. target vehicle weight, 104" wheelbase, 78" body width, and 46" overall height. Full carbon fiber body with clear coat finish. Production start estimate late 2020/Q1 2021. Cost TBD. The front nose is the competition…Read More
Posted on March 13, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Above: Dave Smith with customer Tim B. and his wife on tour Friday, March 13. Many people have asked about tours with all of the news of event postponements and cancellations. We are open and working hard here at Factory Five, and have implemented reasonable precautions to protect the health…Read More
Posted on March 12, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Update from Dave Smith, 07-30-2020 2020 is rapidly becoming the year that never was when it comes to shows and events. Unfortunately, we are cancelling our Huntington Beach Cruise-In and our Open House. Both events had been delayed, and we were hopefully that we could still pull them off in…Read More
Posted on March 6, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Rodney A. from Bakersfield, CA sent us an e-mail the other day sharing the news that he has officially graduated his Mk4 Roadster build! Rodney started his build in March 2018, and his goal was to build a modern version of the American classic. Rodney installed a new Ford…Read More
Posted on March 5, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The annual Amelia Island Concourse d'Elegance will feature the Hagerty Insurance-Factory Five Type 65 Coupe as part of their kick-off of DriveShare program. The event is this weekend, March 5-8. Factory Five's Tony Zullo will be there to answer questions, and to take part in this exciting launch. You can…Read More
Posted on March 3, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Detroit Autorama is a huge event, and this year, Factory Five customer's won huge! While customers were winning with their show cars, our 25th Anniversary Mk4 Roadster was featured in Ford Performance's booth alongside two nasty Ford GTs and two GT500 Mustangs! Here are some photos and a recap…Read More
Posted on February 25, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Here's a great story! Customer Bruce L. bought his Mk4 Roadster complete kit in 2018 to build with his son. Time and daughter-in-law intervened to put the brakes on the project mid-stream, but in stepped veteran Factory Five builder Rich Oben from North Racecars who helped finish the car! The…Read More
Posted on February 21, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Come check out the 25th Anniversary Factory Five Mk4 Roadster on display this weekend at the Detroit Autorama at the Cobo/TCF Center in the Ford Performance booth. Factory Five's Dan G. will be a guest of Ford with the 5.2 Aluminator XS-powered Roadster! We are in the golden age of…Read More
Posted on January 13, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
January 16 - 20, Boston, MA We made a last minute addition to our 2020 show and event schedule, and have decided to attend the huge New England International Auto Show this coming weekend in Boston, MA! Join us at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The show kicks off…Read More
Posted on January 10, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale January 11 - 19, Scottsdale, AZ The huge Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event kicks-off on Saturday, January 11, and the Factory Five crew is there in force. We have our show and event truck loaded up with our latest cars, and we are building a Mk4 Roadster LIVE during the…Read More
Posted on January 2, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
2020 is our 25 year anniversary, and we have a great line-up of events to celebrate! Check out 2020 schedule! Click here to view Factory Five's 2020 show and event schedule.Read More
Posted on December 30, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are not only at the end of a memorable year, we are at the headwaters of an all-new decade! 2019 was a really great year, and 2020 is our 25th anniversary! Over the quarter century, we have built a remarkable company, epic cars, and an amazing community. We’ve written…Read More
Posted on November 13, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Opening Day, Tuesday Nov. 5, 2019 The first day of SEMA is always the most exciting as it is when we all get a complete view of the latest, greatest, and newest cars in the industry. We got a great start to the show with an indoor booth that showcased…Read More
Posted on November 11, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A Message from the Crew at Factory Five "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" is one of the most famous phrases contained in the United States Declaration of Independence. It was signed in 1776 by our country's forefathers, and these rights have not been dishonored in over 200 years…Read More
Posted on November 4, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
SEMA is the Super Bowl of car shows, and along with our latest and greatest factory cars, we are always fortunate to have some over-the-top customer cars. For a small company, the sheer number of Factory Five cars spread out throughout the show is always something I am very proud…Read More
Posted on November 4, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Meet the very newest Factory Five, the Speedstar! The Ridler Award-winning Speedstar body now drives as good as it looks with the proven Factory Five performance Hot Rod chassis underneath! We bought Rat's Glass Bodies last year, and this all-new shape is the first result of that acquisition. Click here…Read More
Posted on November 2, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This isn't exactly a SEMA preview, BUT while we have been working for the past few months on all of the SEMA cars, we have ALSO been busy with a huge project next door. We are building an all-new 12,000 square foot building and installing a new 225 kW solar…Read More
Posted on November 1, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Next year is our 25th Anniversary, and so we built simply the best Factory Five Mk4 Roadster we could build to celebrate this huge milestone. The car is on it's way to SEMA, and will be featured prominently in the Factory Five outdoor display accompanied by customer Dale Anthony's stunning…Read More
Posted on November 1, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
One of the most exciting vehicles we have ever built was a project with 2018 NASCAR Champion Joey Logano. We installed a 800 HP Roush-Yates NASCAR motor into a Factory Five Hot Rod Truck. The result was an insane drift truck that saw close to 1 million views on Facebook.…Read More
Posted on October 30, 2019 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are excited to have the Hot Rod Magazine build project Factory Five Truck of Mark Gearhart's in our indoor booth at SEMA this year. Mark has built some very impressive machines, and his Truck is being featured currently in the hallowed pages of Hot Rod as well as hotrod.com.…Read More
