Posted on November 7, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The new Factory Five 818R has won Sony's 2013 Gran Turismo Award for "Best Domestic Automobile"! The award was presented during The GT Awards reception Wednesday night at Haze Night Club in the Aria Hotel & Casino. Each year at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the Gran Turismo Awards are held…Read More
Posted on November 7, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The latest Factory Five Mk4 left for its new home today with customer Dan H. and his co-pilot Rob. Dan and Rob made the drive over from the Syracuse area and took a tour of the plant while they were here. The car will be built with an old school…Read More
Posted on November 1, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Ezra Dyer, Contributing Writer at Automobile Magazine, has been following the 818 project from it's inception a few years ago. Just recently, Ezra tested the 818S down in Virginia. His write-up in Automobile Magazine is on newsstands now, and iPad owners can download the Automobile Magazine app and read the…Read More
Posted on November 1, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The new Factory Five 818 continues to earn serious recognition and this month it blazes across the cover of Grassroots Motorsports Magazine. So far this year, the new 818 has been tested with rave reviews in Road & Track Magazine, Automobile Magazine, Yahoo! Autos, and was also featured on the…Read More
Posted on November 1, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last weekend, I sent the Factory Five truck and Factory Five guys Dave C. and Dan G. up to the Babson College Auto Club car show. This wasn't the kind of show that we normally attend, but since my daughter goes to Babson College, and I heard that the guys…Read More
Posted on November 1, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Some of your know that when I’m not building cars at Factory Five, I enjoy surfing here in New England. One of my close friends, Kreg Palko, who I’ve surfed with for years, was recently been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Last weekend, there was a golf tournament/fundraiser for…Read More
Posted on October 29, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five show and event truck was loaded and headed west for Las Vegas last night. This year, we have 14 Factory Fives in the 2013 SEMA Show. We are lucky to have a tremendous amount of support from the Factory Five community. Factory Five customers will be helping…Read More
Posted on October 24, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The rear view of the new Factory Five 818S frame. Our favorite photographer Dino Petrocelli photographed the 818R and 818S frames. Factory Fives are famous for their strong tubular steel spaceframes and the 818 carries that tradition forward. We've posted galleries for both models and you can click here to…Read More
Posted on October 23, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Harold D. from Peru, IL recently shared some of his Mk4 Roadster build photos with us and said he is getting close to the go-cart stage in a week or so. It's been a family build with help from his 79 year old father as well as…Read More
Posted on October 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Racing customer Ron Everitt and Dave Smith show off the US flag flown over the Headquarters of Combat Logistics Company, Camp Leatherneck Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Ron's son, Cpl. Ron Jr., serves with US Marine Corps Engineering Section and we sent him a Factory Five flag for his camp.…Read More
Posted on October 17, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Karen Salvaggio brought her Thunder Valley Race Team which included two (yes, she owns two of them!) Factory Five Type 65 Coupes to celebrate famed race car driver Bob Bondurant's 80th birthday last weekend at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park outside of Phoenix, AZ. Karen sent us…Read More
Posted on October 15, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
When I'm not building cars at Factory Five, I enjoy surfing here in New England. One of my close friends, Kreg Palko, who I've surfed with for years has recently been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Kreg is one of those guys who you are proud to say is…Read More
Posted on October 14, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2013 SEMA Show is only a few weeks away and the crew at Factory Five is putting the finishing touches on the show cars that we'll be bringing this year. We recently finished our latest Mk4 Roadster and had it photographed by our good friend Dino Petrocelli. We've put…Read More
Posted on October 9, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Ron Everitt is a good friend of mine and has built numerous Factory Fives from his shop in Shrewsbury, MA. Ron's son, Ron Jr., is serving in Afghanistan with US Marine Corps Combat Logistics Company Regiment Two, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force. Ron Jr's crew are all car guys and asked…Read More
Posted on October 9, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The weather for last weekend's cruise was sketchy, right down to the morning of the event. But in classic New England fashion, the sun came out and the overcast morning turned into a beautiful mild fall day. Over 75 cars of all different types showed up at the factory for…Read More
Posted on October 7, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Automobile Magazine's iPad app (free download) previews the 818S at Virginia International Raceway. Click here for more. There's plenty to report on our newest Factory Five. The team continues to follow the development and launch plan closely, and I'm super proud of everyone. While August saw the 818R (race version)…Read More
Posted on October 3, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The new 818 scores 1st place in class and 1st overall at NASA's September 28 and 29 Watkins Glen road races. The 818R driven by 2012 Factory Five Challenge Series Champion John George ran a best lap time of 2:02.005 with impressive 1.7 G cornering! More impressive than the great…Read More
Posted on September 30, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Sometimes you have to wonder when things happen "by coincidence". Anyone who has visited Factory Five and has seen our showroom display of American Flags that have been flown in combat knows that we strongly support our military men and women. This weekend at the Factory Five Build School, we…Read More
Posted on September 27, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Whether you're brainstorming for an upcoming build or already working on your own, you'll love these customer garage and build photos shared by members on TheFactoryFiveForum.com. The guys here in the office were looking around the forums this morning and put together a list of some favorites. Enjoy! Jason @…Read More
Posted on September 25, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Its officially fall, and here in New England, it is some of the best driving weather of the year. We'll be attending several events throughout the month of October before heading west for the annual SEMA Show at the beginning of November. Below is information on the events we'll be…Read More
