Posted on August 21, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
You may remember when we posted that our good friends at Whitby Motorcars built an all-electric Factory Five '33 Hot Rod a year ago. Today, Whitby owner Jeff Collins e-mailed us some photos of the car taking part in an autocross at FedEx Field in Landover, MD! Ken Clayton drove…Read More
Posted on August 17, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our good friends over at RodAuthoriry.com recently came by Factory Five to get an in-depth tour of the facility. From the showroom to the welding and molding shops, Chris Demorro, a freelance writer and journalist, walked around FFR talking with owner Dave Smith learning how we have come to "epitomize…Read More
Posted on August 15, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I just returned from two weeks of vacation and while I was away "sharpening the ax", I had some time to think of all the great people who have had a positive effect on Factory Five. Above: Factory Five Nationals 2002, Sonoma, CA - Infineon Raceway. Heather Smith, Dick Smith,…Read More
Posted on August 15, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This past weekend, Factory Five Challenge Series racers from several regions converged at Mid-Ohio Raceway for a fun weekend of competitive racing. Factory Five customer and Challenge Series driver John George has posted a full recap of the event which saw some really good racing. "Sunday brought good weather finally…Read More
Posted on August 14, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Racing's partnership with Hewlett Packard has been a strong one for many years. We have teamed up with HP during the design process of the '33 Hot Rod and now our new Project 818 with them supplying the workstations that our engineers use SolidWorks on. In an article…Read More
Posted on August 13, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Almost every Monday during the summer, we see tons of photos on The Factory Five Forum from weekend car shows that FFR owners have attended. For example, today Jerrod H., know on the forum as SuperCoupe408 posted a bunch of photos that he took at a local car show this…Read More
Posted on August 9, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew at Gemini Motorsports in Houston, TX have recently completed the build of an absolutely beautiful Factory Five Type 65 Coupe. The crews lead fabricator and chief of design Jose said that they took Factory Five's idea of a "blank canvas" and did some really cool things with the…Read More
Posted on August 8, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Forum member Kempo recently shared a video from the NM2255 Car Channel on YouTube featuring a FFR GTM doing some awesome burnouts with some big flames coming from the exhaust. Nick from NM2255 commented, "this is just amazing!" Watch the video below. The NM2255 Car Channel posts test…Read More
Posted on August 7, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge congrats and kudos to Factory Five customer Jeff Barfield as his turbocharged 600 HP Mk4 Roadster is profiled in Modified Mustangs & Fords Magazine by tech editor Mark Houlahan. Jeff base his build on a 408 cu. in. Windsor block and used Borg Warner's T6 83 mm turbo for…Read More
Posted on August 6, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
On behalf of everyone at Factory Five Racing, I'd like to extend our congratulations to Larry Webster as he assumes the responsibilities of Editor-in-Chief at Road & Track Magazine. I met Larry twelve years again when he tested the then-new Factory Five Spec Racer and Type 65 Coupe for Car…Read More
Posted on August 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
You might recall us posting a story on D. Brian Smith's upcoming book How to Build Cobra Kit Cars + Buying Used a few months ago. We just received an e-mail from Brian about a new post he has published over on the Redline Review website discussing his first test…Read More
Posted on August 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Harry V. has announced the graduation of FFR #7646, a Mk4 Roadster that he picked up in late October of 2011 during a snow storm here in New England. Harry first learned about Factory Five in 2003 and knew that he would build one in his garage…Read More
Posted on August 1, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We received an e-mail this morning from Factory Five customer Jean-Francois Brule reporting that Factory Five was represented well during the Granby International antique car show in Canada this past weekend. This show sees over 2,000 cars and 30,000 visitors during the three day event. There were five Factory Five…Read More
Posted on July 31, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five President Dave Smith took part in the "Ragtop Ramble and Crustacean Crawl" the other week which was held by the New England Motor Press Association and is an annual event bringing several supercars and other vehicles to the Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport, ME. As coverage of the event…Read More
Posted on July 30, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We received an e-mail this past weekend from Factory Five customer Garry B. with an exciting story about how he and fellow FFR customer Karen S. brought their cars, a Factory Five Challenge Car and Type 65 Coupe, out to Salt Lake City to join the Utah C-car Club for…Read More
Posted on July 24, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Earlier this month, James Keast came by Factory Five to pick-up his Mk4 Roadster complete kit with his father Dave and two of his kids, Justin and Allie. Like so many, it was a day James has been dreaming about for a long time and after some careful planning, he…Read More
Posted on July 17, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Jerry Dixey and the Street Rodder Road Tour came to Factory Five this afternoon for a tour of the factory. Among the 25 cars in attendance, 12 are making the long haul and going to each of the stops along the week long tour that ends at the Right Coast…Read More
Posted on July 17, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Roy H. sent us some photos of his Factory Five Roadster as he has recently put the 4,000th mile on his car. After retiring in 2010, Roy decided to fill a life long dream of building his own car and the Factory Five Roadster was just what…Read More
Posted on July 16, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Over on www.thefactoryfiveforum.com, Factory Five customer Don P. has announced the graduation of his Mk3 Roadster. The Victory Nuclear Sunset Tangerine and Mercedes Silver Roadster is powered by a brand new 2004 Mach 1 4.6L DOHC with stacked fuel injection from Very Cool Parts, a Tremec T-45 transmission and 4-link…Read More
Posted on July 13, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The boys at Ridetech have been driving the wheels off of their Factory Five '33 Race Rod. Ridetech President Bret Voelkel has been behind the wheel and has run the car at GoodGuys autocrosses and road course events. Bret has qualified for the 2012 Optima Challenge, which is a tremendous…Read More
