Posted on October 30, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Steve Temple who publishes the online kit car magazine "Car Builder" features three Factory Fives in his current issue. Subscriptions to the online magazines are free, and Steve is an expert in the industry. I met Steve back in 1995 when he was editor of "Peterson's Kit Car Magazine". As I…Read More
Posted on October 29, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our good friend Freddy at SMG Motoring Inc. had the chance to dyno tune the Factory Five Mk4 that was built by the All Women Team on PowerNation's "Detroit Muscle" TV show. The cool thing is that the stroked 351W displacing 427 ci. laid down a cool 427 RWHP and…Read More
Posted on October 28, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The December issue of Grassroots Motorsports features build part #9 of the magazine's excellent 818S build series coverage. In this article, the white gel-coat car gets a very nice wrap with GRM graphics and finishing details. The crew from Grassroots Motorsports, up to this point, has kept the car base Subaru WRX…Read More
Posted on October 27, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
These two newly built Factory Fives are heading to the 2014 SEMA Show. The LS7-powered GTM is painted with new Sherwin Williams-Factory Five paints (Grey metallic with satin clear) and new wheels from Forgiato. The 818R sports a race-built 412 HP Subaru STi block (engine is still at the engine builders!). Click here…Read More
Posted on October 24, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Here's a few snap shots of the Factory Five LS7-powered GTM heading to the 2014 SEMA Show. The paint is Sherwin Williams. Full details from the SEMA Show. The 818R is also heading to SEMA. The paint matches the GTM, but rather than satin clear, it has a gloss clear.Read More
Posted on October 24, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our ace tech support guy Dan attended the Joint Base Cape Cod Military Car Show about a month ago, and attended the awards banquet last night. On behalf of Factory Five Racing, Dan accepted some nice awards from the Cape Cod Military Support Foundation. We were proud to support the…Read More
Posted on October 7, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Check out John George at speed for a few minutes before the engine grenades. This short five minute video is exciting and heart-breaking at the same time. The car is SO FAST, and it was tough for the team to fail to record a great time and a win with the…Read More
Posted on October 6, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer George R. sent us pictures from this past weekend's O'Kenny's Falltastic Car Show in Valatie, NY where four FFR "33 Hot Rods and two Roadsters were display. The weather was perfect for an early fall car show and two Factory Fives were awarded "Favorite Pick" trophies -…Read More
Posted on October 3, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Ed Konda and his GTM Supercar are featured in an article for Canadian car website AutoGo.ca. Journalist Nauman Farooq visited Ed at his Ontario Kit Car Consultants office to check out his GTM and take it out for a quick test drive. Nauman wrote, "The GTM is a visual…Read More
Posted on October 2, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
That's right. A rescue car. Peter found this car unfinished in California and bought the car, shipped it out to Massachusetts, and used his considerable skills as the owner of a body shop to complete the car. We spotted this on the customer website www.thefactoryfiveforum.com. Here's what he wrote and…Read More
Posted on October 2, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Pro photographer and good friend Christian Rowell from High Octane Image came down the other day and captured some nice shots of a typical day at Factory Five. Here are some of his shots. The boys from "The Auto Shoppe" in South Burlington, VT came down to show off their…Read More
Posted on September 28, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The November issue of Grassroots Motorsports features the final build part #8 of the magazine's excellent 818S build series articles. In this section, the car that was built at Wayne Presley’s Very Cool Parts garage ends up on the track and doing commuter duty. The crew from Grassroots Motorsports puts the…Read More
Posted on September 23, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge honors for Factory Five customer Kris Colvin and his stunning orange '33 Hot Rod built by The Auto Shoppe of South Burlington, VT as his car was selected by "Street Rodder Magazine" as the "Best Ford in a Ford" at the NSRA Northeast Street Rod Nationals held last weekend,…Read More
Posted on September 12, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Congratulations to Factory Five customer Jeff K. from Indiana and his friend Joel for both having Top 5 Finishes in their SCCA Region's "Super Weekend" event last weekend. During this two day event, Jeff and Joel both shared Jeff's Roadster during the two day autocross event with Jeff making it…Read More
Posted on September 8, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Five industry-pro women built this 535 HP Ford small block-powered Mk4 Roadster on the show “Detroit Muscle”. Click here to watch the episode and to learn more about the build. The Factory Five Mk4 Roadster built by these five women is powered by Ford Racing’s 535 HP small block 351W…Read More
Posted on September 8, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Now on PowerNation, five women from the automotive industry build a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster in five days! If you missed the show when it aired, you can watch it online on PowerNation's "Detroit Muscle". Click one of the links below watch Cherielynn, Nan, Courtnie, Karen, and Jo build this beautiful Mk4! Click here to…Read More
Posted on September 5, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
There are too many Factory Five stories to tell, and I'm the lucky one who gets to sit in the middle and hear them all. Here's a great one, or two rather. A year ago, Bob and Anita Capps bought a Mk4 Roadster complete kit. Bob and his son Jonathan…Read More
Posted on September 5, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 289 USRRC Roadster is based off of Factory Five's proven Mk4 Roadster chassis, and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 289-powered race cars. The design focuses on period-correct body shape and trim. Highlights include an accurate 289 flared fendered body complete with 289-style petty bar/roll bar, center gas cap,…Read More
Posted on September 3, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Challenge Series Racer Paul Arnold took 1st place at the inaugural NASA National East Coast Championship after an exciting race. John George, the 2012 Factory Five Challenge Series Champion, has a detailed report on the race weekend at Road Atlanta. Here's his recap of Sunday's Championship Race: "Sunday…Read More
Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Recently, Factory Five customer Karen Salvaggio sent us a message saying that she recently recorded a segment for the radio program "Heels on Wheels". The originally aired yesterday, August 28, but it will be rebroadcast tomorrow, 8/30 at 2 PM EST. Heels On Wheels Radio Program is an internet radio program…Read More
