Posted on September 23, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Sunday dawned dark and rainy, but by noon, the sun came out to make the 2nd Annual Boston Cup Collector Car Show a huge success. This year, three Factory Fives were invited to this prestigious event. Factory Five Joe M. brought his beautiful cranberry colored LS-powered GTM to join exotics…Read More
Posted on September 20, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
All summer long, Bass Pro Shops at Patriot Place in Foxboro, MA has been holding cruise-ins every other Thursday night. Yesterday's event was perfect, with low-80 degree temperatures, clear skies, and a tons of cars attending. Entrants ranged from 1920s Coupes to brand new Ferraris. As usual, there was a…Read More
Posted on September 19, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
To run a successful organization, you need to do things safely. On the morning of Thursday, September 19th, the entire Factory Five staff will be taking part in an in-service safety training session. Phones will be on auto-answer for the morning and back on at 1 PM EST for normal…Read More
Posted on September 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If you've attended one of Factory Five's recent Open Houses or been to one of the Bass Pro Shop Cruise-Ins at Patriot Place this summer, you may know customer Joe M. and his Gen 2 GTM. This weekend, Joe will be displaying his car at The Boston Cup car show…Read More
Posted on September 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It is great to see Factory Five Hot Rods breaking new ground, or in this case, old ground! When we designed the '33, we made it so that guys could build their Hot Rod their way. Ol' Skool Rodz Magazine recently profiled a flathead powered vintage Factory Five '33 built…Read More
Posted on September 16, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've known Henry Renaud for more than 10 years, and in that time, he has built 7 Factory Fives (2 GTM, 3 Roadsters, 1 Hot Rod, 1 Challenge Car)! Henry is an officer in the United States Air Force and has served two tours of duty in the Middle East.…Read More
Posted on September 13, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Rick Soloway has started on his "Tour de USA," a cross-country road trip he is taking over the next three months in his Mk4 Roadster. Rick kicked off his trip by driving from Baltimore up to Factory Five in Wareham, MA for our annual Open House event.…Read More
Posted on September 9, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last Saturday, September 7th, 2013, Factory Five Racing hosted the Dodge Viper Club of New England. It was a perfect day for a cruise and factory visit. Club member Dave Kenney made the arrangements for himself and about twenty club members to stop by the Factory Five headquarters for a…Read More
Posted on September 9, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Left to Right: Dave Smith, Jeff Loeffler, Bill Loeffler, Jeff's son, and FFR's Dave Correia. This past Saturday was a lot of fun for me. I got to deliver a brand-new GTM kit to Factory Five customer Jeff L. from New Jersey, and then a half hour later, we hosted…Read More
Posted on September 5, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
There's been a lot of great racing in the Factory Five-NASA Challenge Series this year, and we received a report from driver John George recapping the recent race weekend at the end of August at Mid-Ohio Raceway. Here's a excerpt from John's recap: "For the normal Saturday race saw the…Read More
Posted on September 4, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Jim K. from East Sandwich, MA sent us an e-mail letting us know that his Gen 1 GTM was featured in an article on GTspirit.com, a news site covering the latest and best in the supercar and tuning world. The article features a photo gallery of Jim's…Read More
Posted on August 30, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 818S makes the cover of Kit Car Builder Magazine with a full road test/eval, October 2013 issue on newsstands now. There's plenty to report on Project 818 as the team continues to deliver on their targets, and the car has successfully transitioned from development to production. We have built…Read More
Posted on August 28, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customers Greg and Marissa T. from San Dimas, CA visited us last week to tour the factory and pick-up their new '33 Hot Rod kit! They drove over 3,100 miles to Factory Five and started the journey back to California shortly after the kit was loaded onto their…Read More
Posted on August 23, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer John Tongish stopped by the other day for a visit. His visit is notable for a few reasons. First of all, John is from CALIFORNIA (!), and he drove cross-country with his screaming yellow zonkers Factory Five Roadster. Secondly, John has done this summer trip more than once…Read More
Posted on August 15, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
You may be familiar with the Factory Five Build School offered by Mott Community College in Michigan, but you may not be aware of Factory Five school builds going on around the country. We’ve seen a number of schools incorporate a Factory Five build as part of an Auto-Tech curriculum.…Read More
Posted on August 14, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Customer Bret T. from Hillsboro, OR purchased his Mk2 Roadster (FFR 4750K) back in 2003, and spent almost 10 years assembling the car exactly how he wanted it. Bret took the car to the Intel Oregon Car Show the other week where over 100 cars were on display.…Read More
Posted on August 13, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If you've followed any news in the Factory Five community, you've likely heard of Dr. Karen Salvaggio. Karen's list of accomplishments is almost as long as the list of people who are lucky to call her a friend... and that's A LOT! Karen has raced her numerous Factory Fives (Challenge…Read More
Posted on August 9, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It used to be that wealthy investors would hide their millions in Swiss bank accounts... Today there's a different kind of treasure stored in Switzerland! A beautiful blue Factory Five Roadster! Factory Five customer Ron E. has done a great job of building a few Roadsters over the last 10…Read More
Posted on August 9, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Challenge Series driver John George sent us this report of the most recent Challenge Series race in the mid-west. 6 FFR Challenge cars compete at MidOhio July 26-28, 2013. In attendance Brian Sanders, Greg Wellinghoff Jr, Eric Kostamaa, Lyle Riggen (Team RT Tavi Racing), Rafe Basking, and John…Read More
Posted on August 8, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew from Grassroots Motorsports Magazine is building an 818 from disassembling the donor Subaru to building the completed car! You can watch these episodes online by clicking here. We've worked with the great guys from Grassroots Motorsports Magazine for many years. When we launched the Challenge Series, they were…Read More
