Posted on January 30, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Matt M. from Garland, TX shared some photos of his Mk4 Roadster, which he completed in December 2012. Matt bought a Factory Five Mk4 base kit, which was delivered in April 2010. Using a 1999 Ford Mustag SVT for a donor, he installed an independent rear suspension,…Read More
Posted on January 25, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Hugo R. built this beautiful GTM Supercar in Puerto Rico. His car was featured on a local television news show and Hugo sent me a cool e-mail with a few images. The video is in Spanish (that's what they speak in Puerto Rico), but even if you…Read More
Posted on January 24, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in Upcoming Shows, What's New
Join us and the crew from Whitby Motorcars at this year's Charlotte Autofair. Factory Five Racing's big show and event truck will again join Jeff Collins and the boys at Whitby Motorcars in the infield of Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 2013 event. This year, we will again be cruising…Read More
Posted on January 22, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2013 Barrett Jackson show was one of the biggest ever and the prices for Cobra replicas and customs continues to climb. A total of five customer-built Factory Fives crossed the auction block with prices in the mid-$50,000s. CSX numbered cars also performed well in the new year after Carroll…Read More
Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five Road Show will be heading to Tampa, Florida on Saturday, February 2nd for a customer cruise-in at the offices of "Modified Mustangs & Fords Magazine" and YOU are invited. Join us for a fun customer cruise-in event where we will unveil the Summit Racing-Factory Five Mk4 Roadster.…Read More
Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're excited to report that Factory Five's favorite daughter, Karen Salvaggio, has been announced by NASA to become the director of their Northwest Region High Performance Driving Experience. If you follow the Factory Five community, you've likely heard of or been fortunate to meet Dr. Karen Salvaggio. Karen has raced…Read More
Posted on January 16, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Karen Salvaggio is the first person on the left and JoAnn is the second person on the right. This month's issue of SEMA Magazine profiles a really great program put together through SEMA whereby sponsor companies and a fantastic team of all women built a stunning Mustang project car that…Read More
Posted on January 15, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Priest H. sent us a quick e-mail with a quick recap of the 2013 Cincinnati Cavalcade of Customs. Priest attended the show with his Factory Five '33 Hot Rod which was on display along side the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod which was featured on Spike TV's…Read More
Posted on January 14, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Project 818 is moving along on target and the team is making excellent progress. We've made some major investments to accelerate the project and hopefully reduce production ramp-up time now that we've officially sold 170 deposits. The biggest news is that we've added engineers Colby Whipple and Dan Muldoon to…Read More
Posted on January 10, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Brian P. recently sent us these photos of his Gen 1 GTM which he completed about a year ago. Brian picked up the kit in February 2009 after coming to Factory Five for a tour where he instantly knew he had to build a GTM of his…Read More
Posted on January 4, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew from SKJ Customs built this stunning 1,400 HP '33 Hot Rod which was featured at the 2010 and 2011 SEMA Shows. The car also features a custom red interior and custom paint job. Steve Temple, the editor of Kit Car Builder, took a bunch of photos of the…Read More
Posted on January 4, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As part of our 2013 AutoRama/World of Wheels sponsorship, we will be attending the February 8-10 Kansas City World of Wheels show. We have two complimentary show car spaces reserved for Factory Five customers who would like to bring and show their cars. If you would like to bring your…Read More
Posted on January 2, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Happy New Year everyone! Here's a cool photo that Factory Five customer Tom V. posted over on the Factory Five Forum of his '33 Hot Rod out in the snow. Tom wrote on the forum, "Dashing through the Snow / in a 300 Horse Open Sleigh / Over the Drifts…Read More
Posted on December 28, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
2012 has been a great year and we're all looking for to 2013. Factory Five will be closed on New Year's Even and New Year's Day. We are open for visits on Saturday, December 29th from 9 AM til noon and we will re-open on Wednesday, January 2nd. On behalf…Read More
Posted on December 26, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The team at Summit is making it easier than ever to build a Factory Five with three new engine/parts packages. This month's Summit Racing catalog profiles the Factory Five-Summit Racing project Mk4 Roadster that debuted at the 2012 SEMA Show. The car is in Southern California for testing with Hot…Read More
Posted on December 21, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
My family has been to Newtown many times. It is where my wife Denise’s best friend Mira lived with her husband Tom and their two children, Jake and Emily. Our family spent weekends there before they moved to New Jersey some years back. Jake and Emily would have attended school…Read More
Posted on December 20, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five crew paused for a quick photo with customer Nick B. amd co-driver Tom O. from Michigan. Nick is building a Mk4 and there's absolutely nothing better in the whole wide world than building your own Factory Five Mk4 over the Christmas holiday. Nick''s wife is an engineer…Read More
Posted on December 20, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Ed Konda and his crew over at Ontario Kit Car Consultants have had a busy year as their GTM has won several car show awards throughout 2012. Ontario Kit Car Consultant's Dalton recently posted on The Factory Five Forum that their GTM is being featured in Wal-Mart's Dream Car Calendar…Read More
Posted on December 18, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As we get closer to the official start of the winter season, Factory Five owners have been sharing stories and photos of getting in a few more rides in their cars before the snow covers the roads. Factory Five customer Jerrod H. (SuperCoupe408 on The Factory Five Forum) has posted…Read More
Posted on December 15, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In the November 22nd - December 20th, 2012 issue of Motorhead Magazine, Factory Five customer Joe L.'s Mk4 Roadster build was featured in an article by writer Ed Yessaian. The article focused mainly on Joe's Ford 5.0L Coyote engine, which puts out 412 HP but "feels like double that in…Read More
