Posted on December 15, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
From the Track to the Back Roads of New Hampshire In the last few weeks, we've received some fun in-car videos. One is from customer Gary Cheney driving the KONI Shock SEMA GTM video. Another is from Team PDG and their GTM running at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. And…Read More
Posted on December 13, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Best in Show - Holly LS Fest 2011 [caption id="attachment_990" align="alignnone" width="675" caption="Photo courtesy Popular Hot Rodding Magazine"][/caption] You may remember Bill Noeth and his beautiful LS powered GTM from Open House 2011 where he won Best in Show and Most Innovative Improvement at Factory Five's Open House/Rain Fest 2011.…Read More
Posted on December 12, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Jim Youngs Produces a Winner [caption id="attachment_982" align="alignnone" width="675" caption="This month's issue of Kit Car Builder features a nice article of the Coyote 5.0L powered Factory Five Mk4."][/caption] Jim Youngs, editor of Kit Car Builder Magazine, has been a leader in the kit car business for more than 25…Read More
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
2012 Snap-on Calendar and Newspaper Article I got this cool package in the mail with a copy of the 2012 Snap-on calendar from customer Jim Clark. Among the many featured cars is his beautiful red and grey Mk3 Roadster. Almost as good is the accompanying newspaper article from his local…Read More
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Official KONI Shock Recall Notice I wanted to take a moment to let you guys know about a potentially serious matter that requires your immediate attention. Recently we received a report from a customer regarding a KONI shock absorber that had failed. This is the only incident of a broken…Read More
Posted on December 8, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Gary Hagar and Company Build a Stunner We just got these photos of Gary Hagar's most recent Factory Five creation. Gary has been profiled on Spike TV's Powerblock and has built some very high-end Factory Fives. He is an authorized DuPont/Hot Hues Refinish facility and he is also ASE certified.…Read More
Posted on December 5, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
GTM Nets Highest Finish Ever at 25 Hours and Team Thunder Valley Racing Overcomes Roll-Over Crash in Type 65 Coupe! [caption id="attachment_1245" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Tearm Mercer wins for third year in a row."][/caption] It was definitely the most dramatic 25 Hours of Thunderhill of the nine years since we've been…Read More
Posted on December 5, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Gregg Eichler and The Factory Five Community How we choose to spend the time we have is at the very core of the Factory Five community. I met Gregg Eichler in July of 2002 when he was on his honeymoon with his new wife, Marianne. I wrote a post called…Read More
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
FFR Cars Compete in Both 25 Hour and 6 Hour Endurance Races This year, four teams are competing in Factory Five cars at the annual 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race in Northern California. Returning for the 5th time overall is Former West Coast challenge series champion and current Endurance…Read More
Posted on November 28, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The FFR Crew Return from Thanksgiving Break The crew are all back from the long 4-day Thanksgiving Holiday (too much pie...). We are banging out all of the Black Friday specials in shipping and building cars for the holiday season. Thanks for the support! Dave Smith President [caption id="attachment_2142" align="alignnone"…Read More
Posted on November 28, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
German News Magazine Tests GTM German test driver Patrick Simon test drives the CCG Custom built GTM in Germany. The website Motorvision has a video in German, but trust me, it's almost better that way! Great track footage, great driving shots, and hilarious expressions from the test driver as he…Read More
Posted on November 26, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Dick Smith's Famous #198 CSX3035 Finds New Home [caption id="attachment_1277" align="alignright" width="700" caption="Photo courtesy Modified Mustangs & Fords magazine."][/caption] For many years, before he passed away, Dick Smith was a great supporter and friend of Factory Five Racing and the Factory Five community. Our new Mk4 Roadster carries Dick's famous…Read More
Posted on November 24, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Visit from Mad Dog's Dad It has been said that the Factory Five community exists on a lot of different levels. We got to know our webmaster Dave Lindsey, a.k.a Mad Dog, after getting to know his dad Craig who had bought and built his Mk3 Roadster. Mr. Lindsey stopped…Read More
Posted on November 23, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from the heart of New England where this party got started almost 400 years ago! This year, like so many before it, we pause to give thanks. Thanks for our country, and for our friends and family. Here at Factory Five, it has been a remarkable…Read More
Posted on November 23, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Customers Bearing Gifts are Always Welcome! Mike, and his wife Justine, Souto visited us the other day from Wisconsin. They were here last year at this time as they visit friends in the area each year for Thanksgiving (we know the truth, they come to Factory Five each…Read More
Posted on November 21, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Steve Temple Shoots Mk4 Following the 2011 SEMA Show After photographing George Robitaille's '33 Hot Rod that was featured at the SEMA Show this year, Steve Temple shot photos of the Factory Five Mk4 Roadster, which was also on display at SEMA. These photos were taken in the Nevada Desert…Read More
Posted on November 20, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Crew at Hammink Performance Bring in Four More! Hammink Performance, the exclusive Factory Five European Distributor, recently received their latest shipment of Factory Five kits including a Mk4 Roadster, two Challenge Cars, and a Gen 2 GTM as well as one of the last Gen 1 GTM noses. In…Read More
Posted on November 20, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
New Videos Posted from This Year's SEMA Show Since the team returned from this year's SEMA Show, we've been going through all of the photos and video from the show. We're starting to complete the videos and are now posting them on our YouTube channel. Here's the first one with…Read More
Posted on November 17, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
First Mendeola Production Transaxles Ship This has been a very long time coming. About one year ago, we began taking deposits on what was to be about a three month project with the guys from Mendeola Transmissions. Specifically, the project involved an affordable, high horsepower capable transmission for the GTM…Read More
Posted on November 15, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in Upcoming Shows, What's New
10 Shows and Customers are Welcome At the 2011 SEMA Show, I reached an agreement with the Autorama/World of Wheels organizers. These guys will be taking a Factory Five Hot Rod on their official show and event truck and as an official sponsor, Factory Five Racing is given two customer…Read More
