Photo Galleries: '33 Hot Rod

Black with Flames Speedstar

Many Bobby Alloway Hot Rods used George Long’s (a.k.a. Rat’s Glass) composite bodies. We purchased the molds from George some years back, and launched his Speedstar body on our ’33 Hot Rod chassis. This Ridler award-winning shape compliments our race-proven chassis to deliver a sleek street cruiser capable of embarrassing Corvettes and looking good doing… Read More »

2nd Gen ’33 Hot Rod Chassis

Our 2nd Generation ’33 Hot Rod frame is in production. This ultra-rigid frame is made of mig-welded, high strength carbon steel tubing and plate steel. This unique design delivers great torsional rigidity, increased cockpit space, and numerous safety features. Improvements over the 1st generation frame is increased cockpit space, easier getting in and out, improved… Read More »

2nd Gen ’33 Hot Rod Rolling Chassis

The 2nd Gen ’33 Hot Rod chassis features an all-new composite and aluminum sandwich floor construction. This cool new chassis feature adds more space underneath the car to make exhaust routing super easy (this was quite a challenge before), and can use larger 3-1/2″ exhaust. The flooring material also increases torsional rigidity of the chassis. Lastly,… Read More »

2nd Generation ’33 Hot Rod with Revised Nose

Factory Five’s all-new 2nd Generation ’33 Hot Rod debuted at the 2018 SEMA Show, and features a revised chassis and body. This build also features the new optional ’32 Deluxe nose. Click here for more details on the 2nd Generation ’33 Hot Rod.  

’33 Steel Body Hot Rod

This is our prototype ’33 steel body Hot Rod which debuted at SEMA 2016 and Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2017. It was painted by Jeff “Da Bat’ Miller is Temecula, CA.

3-Link Rear Suspension

The 3-link is our race-proven, and streetable upgraded solid-axle rear suspension. Our 3-link rear suspension uses a Ford 8.8″ solid axle rear end, and was developed for our Challenge Car racing series. It features adjustable pinion angle and improved handling over the 4-link rear suspension. It is used on the Mk4 Roadster, 289 USRRC Replica,… Read More »

Independent Rear Suspension

Our premium rear suspension delivers the best ride comfort AND the best performance. This suspension is available to be used in the Mk4 Roadster, 289 USRRC Replica, Type 65 Coupe, and ’33 Hot Rod. The IRS can also be installed in the Mk4 Challenge Car. NASA-Factory Challenge Series class requires the 3-link rear suspension, but… Read More »

4-Link Rear Suspension

The Factory Five 4-link rear suspension is a great value It is the standard solid-axle rear suspension in the Mk4 Roadster, Type 65 Coupe, and ’33 Hot Rod. It uses a Ford 8.8″ solid axle rear end, incorporates adjustable anti-squat, and is best for drag race set-ups. This is our most affordable rear suspension. The… Read More »