Posted on February 11, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our work with Hewlett Packard and SolidWorks goes back years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the new 818 would not have been possible without the integration of HP hardware and SolidWorks software. Recently, the company completed a case study on Factory Five Racing and our use…Read More
Posted on February 11, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Mark P. shared on The Factory Five Forum the other day that his Mk4 Roadster was selected by the Gateway C-car Club as the Car of the Month! Mark received his Mk4 back in April of 2011, had his first start in September of 2012 followed shortly…Read More
Posted on February 11, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I met Victor G. back in 2011 when he visited from Puerto Rico. Victor had already built his Mk3 and had won a good number of car show trophies on the island. Since he was visiting all the way from Puerto Rico, I spent the afternoon showing him around the…Read More
Posted on February 4, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A Puerto Rican television station featured Hugo's GTM on a fun road test (in spanish only). Factory Five customer Huge R. has helped customers in Puerto Rico get their cars on the road. A couple of years ago, we did a post on Hugo reporting three Factory Five's being registered…Read More
Posted on January 31, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Ray McEdward has been a good friend for many years. He has raised a ton of money for our favorite charity, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and he received the Factory Five Legacy Award in 2011. Ray and his wife Jodi built a Mk2 Roadster which was featured in…Read More
Posted on January 27, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Andy Sheehan from StreetSideAuto.com wrote a nice article about the new Factory Five 818. Read the full article here. "That’s why I get all itchy when I start thinking about building my own 818. It’s not just painfully fast and agile, it’s accessible. And when I actually saw one, a well-worn…Read More
Posted on January 27, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Erik T. has built several FFRs over the years, and this past June, Erik picked up an 818S following the 2013 Open House. Seven months later, he's driving his completed 818 which he calls "The Flash" and sent us some photos of it around town in Alabama.…Read More
Posted on January 22, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Prices for completed Factory Fives are impressive, and prices for original Cobras, both 289s and 427s, continue to sky rocket. According to the 2014 Winter-Spring edition of Keith Martin's Sports Car Market, here are some current values: 1963-1965 Cobra 289 (580 cars made): $675,000 - $875,000 1965-1967 Cobra 427 (314…Read More
Posted on January 15, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A few days ago a friend of mine stopped by Factory Five, and I came down to the showroom to say hello. Henry has built some nice cars (his '33 Hot Rod earned "Top 10" Awards at SEMA!), he's a solid member of the Factory Five community, and I respect…Read More
Posted on January 9, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The year starts out on the right foot with Factory Fives taking prominent roles in 2014 calendars! Customer Mike W.'s AWESOME Mk3 Roadster is profiled alonside some serious hardware in PPG's 2014 Platinum Calendar. Mike's car is painted Indy Green (PPG code 45885) and Pearl Black (PPG code 9601). These…Read More
Posted on January 7, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Just back from the SEMA Show, where the RHD 818S scored "Top 10 Carbon Cars" honors, our favorite photographer Dino Petrocelli captured the latest 818s in his studio. The New Factory Five 818 Storms Into 2014! The year-end is all about milestones for the newest Factory Five. It's hard to believe…Read More
Posted on January 6, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Kevin G. in welding is working on the Hot Rod fixed-jig this morning. Winter Storm Hercules hit the New England area pretty hard Thursday night, but the roads are all clear now. We've got a couple of warmer days here in New England (highs in the low 50s today!), and…Read More
Posted on January 3, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The new year has just begun, and the first big snow storm here in New England has hit. The snow started to fall early on January 2nd and left us a nice dusting (as you can see in the photos in the post), but picked up strength in the evening…Read More
Posted on December 31, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Over the last few months, we have been making some upgrades to our facility and getting ready for some major new projects in 2014. The R&D race shop has gotten a good amount of attention with new floors, tools, and equipment. Here are some cool shots of the work as…Read More
Posted on December 30, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Only six months after we shipped the first 818 kit in June, the crew is proud to have built and shipped 818 kit number 100! Almost as exciting, this week we've almost completely filled the 2014 production schedule for the 818. There are exactly two spaces left before we begin…Read More
Posted on December 30, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last Sunday's New York Times Automotive Section had a great year-end article by Ezra Dyer recognizing cars of 2013 with such distinctions as The Loudest Exhaust (Jaguar F-type) and drumroll please... The Best Car That You Build Yourself (our new 818 sports car)! "I attended the open house event where Factory…Read More
Posted on December 30, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
George Kennedy from The Boston Globe visited us here at Factory Five Racing a few weeks back, and had a chance to check out the manufacturing of the new 818 sports car. George also had a chance to drive the street model along local back roads and report his seat-of-the-pants…Read More
Posted on December 30, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As the new year approaches, we are beginning some exciting new projects, one of which is a custom 818R build for the guys at Snap-On Tools. Snap-On Tools has done a '33 Hot Rod project and a Mk4 Roadster project in the past. The Mk4 was…Read More
Posted on December 30, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Not the most exciting project but absolutely critical to our business is year-end parts inventory. The crew is working on this big project for the next couple of days so if the phones are a bit slow, please bear with us. Phones will be on, but we have a skeleton…Read More
Posted on December 23, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Christmas holiday is nearly upon us, and no day before Christmas would be complete at Factory Five without some good fun. Our tubing supplier, Sawtech, provided us with a delicious (annual) pizza lunch today, and the crew also took part in a holiday Yankee Swap. Check out some photos…Read More
