If you didn't have a chance to attend our Open House last month, here's a fun summer option! Please join us this coming Tuesday, July 17th, here at Factory Five for a very special event as we kick-off the 2012 Amsoil/Street Rodder Magazine Road Tour. We will be hosting street…Read More
Posted on July 6, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
You may recall a few weeks ago we posted about Hammink Performance testing their almost complete Factory Five Challenge Car at the Circuit Zandvoort. We received a new e-mail from them reporting they have completed the car and returned to the track for a C-car Competition Presentation Day on July…Read More
Posted on July 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If you missed the 2012 Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In, FFR video pro Greg Hoy put together this great video that's almost like you're there! 30 minutes packed full of cars, music, customer interviews, celebrities, and sponsors... The 2012 Huntington Beach Cruise-In was the best yet. Check out the video…Read More
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Tim Dorr worked with the famous Gary Hagar from Hack Shack to build this beautiful driver '33 Hot Rod. Tim focused on drive ability with the removable hard top, a nice 3-link suspension, and modest small block power. Gary has built numerous show winning cars and has been featured…Read More
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Tom sent us some pictures of his completed Factory Five '33. He picked up his kit in March 2011 and was driving it last month! The workmanship is just fantastic. Tom toured the plant before he purchased his kit and he worked closely with the guys here in tech. We…Read More
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Barry was here from Whitby Motorscars this morning to pick-up a Hot Rod kit for one of their customers. While he was here, he dropped off $981 worth of donations to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on behalf of Whitby Motorcars, Rick Williams, and Dr. Robert Adams and his wife Janice.…Read More
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Mike C. drove by this morning to show us the finished car that started out two years ago as FFR Hot Rod #0015. Mike chose to power the car with a small block 302 producing about 320 HP mated to a automatic transmission and a solid axle…Read More
Posted on June 28, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
After winning the Green Grand Prix, winning the Popular Mechanic's Breakthrough Award, and building one of the most exciting GTMs ever, Simon Hauger and his team of kids is to be featured on an upcoming episode of "The Next List" on CNN hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Watch the trailer…Read More
Posted on June 27, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Jim Ellis picked up his Mk4 kit exactly one year ago (June 2011) and now he's rolling! Jim sent us these images of his completed car. The car is a current spec Mk4 Roadster powered by a 306 ci GT-40 Ford Racing crate engine producing about 315 hp to the…Read More
Posted on June 27, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Tom V. has built a beautiful '33 Hot Rod, #007. Even better, he has been a tremendous help to Factory Five customers on the internet forums providing great feedback on suspension set-up and build tips for guys who are following his example and building their own Factory…Read More
Posted on June 26, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hold on to your hat folks! New Zealand native Robin MacDonald has built a monster '33 Hot Rod. Robin's roots in hot rodding run deep, and when he met with our guys at SEMA a few years ago, our new '33 was exactly what he was looking for... "A hot…Read More
Posted on June 26, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Ed Konda from Ontario, Canada has built three GTMs in the past three years and each one seems to set the bar a bit higher. Ed's most recent Gen 2 GTM is a real traffic stopper. This GTM was built as a driver for his customer Mary…Read More
Posted on June 25, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Jim Youngs at Kit Car Builder magazine has done a great job on the August issue. Jim is a veteran of the kit car industry and spends this month's issue with great coverage of the Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In and the AHA Kit Car Show. In the same issue,…Read More
Posted on June 21, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Challenge Series Racer John George has posted about last weekend's race at Road Atlanta. 10 Challenge Series racers which made for some close racing throughout the entire pack. There was also another Challenge Car which ran in the HPDE group along with a Type 65 Coupe. Several customers…Read More
Posted on June 21, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I first met Erick Parga and his father Art at the 2011 Open House. This past weekend, the guys stopped by the Factory Five booth at the GoodGuys East Coast Nationals. A year ago, I gave young Erick advice to pay attention in school and focus on his grades. Today,…Read More
Posted on June 21, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Ridetech President Bret Vodlkel has been driving the wheels off their Factory Five '33 Hot Rod. The guys have taken the car on the Hot Rod Power Tour and are now working the car on road race courses and autocrosses. The car has qualified for the 2012 Optima Challenge, and…Read More
Posted on June 20, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The LA Roadster Show at the Pomona Fairgrounds was a big success this weekend for Factory Five as our booth say a ton of traffic. The booth was manned by Factory Five customer Erik Hansen who reports that there were many interested show attendees stopping by and commenting on how…Read More
Posted on June 20, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hammink Performance, the official European Distributor for Factory Five, recently sent us this video of them testing out their almost complete Factory Five Challenge Car at the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. They used this session for testing and tuning and are about to send the car off to be…Read More
Posted on June 19, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The greater New Bedford Chamber of Commerce has selected Factory Five Racing to receive its 2012 Small Business of the Year Award. "Factory Five is a wonderful company and a great success story," said chamber President Roy Nascimento about the award presented during a breakfast program Thursday. "It's a small…Read More
Posted on June 19, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Automobile's Ezra Dyer did a fun video for Yahoo Autos a while back on the new McLaren supercar and compared briefly to a Factory Five GTM. A tremendous amount of reader interest regarding the GTM lead him to write this cool blog for The New York Times Auto section. Click…Read More
