Posted on May 9, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customers have been going to GoodGuys shows more and more over the years and with that, Factory Fives are winning more awards at both the car show and autocross events. In the June 2012 issue of GoodGuys Goodtimes Gazette, Factory Five customers are featured for a couple of…Read More
Posted on May 7, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Reported by FFR customer John George The FFR challenge cars were at Summit Point, WV for the second east coast race of the season this past weekend. In attendance were Jim Schenck, Wayne Patterson, Carl Thompson, Paul Kaiser and I all running the 2012 rules package. Warmup was in the…Read More
Posted on May 4, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Racing John Millette was impressed with FFR President Dave Smith's Mk4 Roadster, so he set about to build a similar one for street use. John sought out pro-builder Ron Everitt and the two built this stunning red Mk4 rocket. The car is powered by Ford's new 5.0L Coyote…Read More
Posted on May 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Racing Operations Manager Nate Johnson built this '33 Hot Rod for his dad. The car is powered by a fuel-injected Ford Racing 302 GT-40 engine producing 340 HP. Nate built the car as a street car so it is equipped with an optional removable soft top. The car…Read More
Posted on May 1, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five community was on full display at the Huntington Beach Pier last weekend at the 2012 Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In event. The day was a huge success with perfect weather and over 100 Factory Five cars on display on the pier plaza and adjacent parking lot. Factory Five customers…Read More
Posted on April 25, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five's Scott "Honey Badger" Bell is on his way across the country, heading towards Huntington Beach in the Factory Five big rig...and along the way, he is delivering a few customer kits. One of those is to Ben Struss from Arlington, TX. Ben ordered a GTM and Scott delivered…Read More
Posted on April 24, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
East coast or west coast, we’ve got you covered. It’s going to be a busy weekend for Factory Five fans on both coasts. East Coast: On Saturday, April 28th, we are hosting the Ferrari Club of New England for a fun half day cruise-in event and plant tour. We are…Read More
Posted on April 18, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
[caption id="attachment_3111" align="aligncenter" width="698" caption="Richard and Travis Ray finish up a father-son build with a little 1960s and a little 2000s styling."][/caption] This morning, we were paid a visit from Richard and Travis who just finished getting their Mk3.1 Roadster registered. Since they live on Nantucket, they trailered the car…Read More
Posted on April 18, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Kissling Motorsport in Germany recently built a Factory Five GTM and took it to the Essen Motorshow where it was on display in the Hammink Performance booth for the nine day event. Jan and Freek Hammink are the official European Factory Five distributors and imported the GTM kit into Europe…Read More
Posted on April 17, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
[caption id="attachment_3084" align="aligncenter" width="694" caption="Factory Five customer Joe M. with FFR Tech Manager Jason Lavigne."][/caption] "Don't worry," said Joe, "this GTM isn't going to be a trailer queen." Factory Five customer Joe M. is getting close to finishing up his build of a Gen 2 GTM and is also getting…Read More
Posted on April 15, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Matthew's evaluation of Nate's supercharged small block Mk3 Matthew Paquette, age 14, convinced his mom to come and visit Factory Five. After a tour with President Dave Smith, he was given a test drive by planet manager Nate Johnson in a 450 HP supercharged Mk3. We were all impressed with…Read More
Posted on April 10, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Customer Erik H. Wins Autocross Compeition The website RodAuthority.com has excellent coverage of the 2012 Del Mar GoodGuys Show held a week or so ago. Above, customer Erik Hansen drives his Factory Five '33 to victory in the autocross competition. Check out RodAuthority.com for full details.Read More
Posted on April 10, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Henry Renaud has been an active member of the Factory Five community for 10 years. His latest build is a Factory Five '33 Hot Rod that earned Top 10 honors from MSN.com at the 2011 SEMA Show. Henry is a Colonel in the USAF and builds cars in his spare…Read More
Posted on April 9, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Garry Bopp is part of a local Atlanta-area Factory Five Owner's Group and sent us these photos from their first outing of the year. The forecast was for rain, which kept attendance down a bit, but the rain held off and the group enjoyed a fun evening…Read More
Posted on April 6, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Spring got started early this year with a very mild New England winter, but the Easter weekend is the traditional beginning of spring and it is BEAUTIFUL here in Massachusetts. Everyone has spring fever and today was a great example. [caption id="attachment_2916" align="alignnone" width="694" caption="FFR President Dave Smith with customer…Read More
Posted on April 5, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Challenge Series Season opener for the East Coast took place at the famous Virginia International Raceway a couple of weekends ago and we put together a short video for the event. The racers talk about the new upgrades to the series and the good news is everyone is excited…Read More
Posted on April 4, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
[caption id="attachment_2626" align="alignnone" width="694" caption="East and West Coast teams with three special guests. Center-Left: Factory Five President Dave Smith's daughter Jenny Smith. Center-Right: Emily Kern. Right: Bleu Scott"][/caption] Watch Speed Channel on Wednesday, April 4th at 9 PM EST to see a really fun episode of the show Car Warriors.…Read More
Posted on April 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Click here to watch the full episode on Powerblock's website. One of the most exciting episodes we've ever done is now available to watch online. The crew at MuscleCar TV did some wrenching on our Mk4 demo car and then ran that car against an original 427. The guys at MuscleCar installed Ford's new…Read More
Posted on April 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Three big wins this past weekend for FFR and Customers. Factory Five customer Eric Hansen won 1st place at the Del Mar Goodguys show autocross competition on Saturday. At the same time on the other side of the country, FFR customers Tim Dolan and John Takvorian earned Best in Show wins…Read More
Posted on March 30, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In a recent issue of SEMA News, there is an in depth article about the new legislation updates made in the state of Massachusetts for titling and registering a home-built automobile. Factory Five customer Joe Leone is featured in the article as we was instrumental in getting the law written…Read More
