Posted on August 1, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Customer Dan V.’s wife surprised him with a birthday photoshoot with their Factory Five MkIV Roadster! Dan let us in on the story behind his beautiful car, and we want to share it with you. “My wife Lori and I, along with our 4 children, Caleb, 24, Jonah, 22, Nathan, 20…Read More
Posted on July 25, 2023 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
UPDATE - Tuesday, 7/25: We have officially rescheduled the Factory Five Cruise-In for August 19th! After being rained out on the original date in June, come join us on Saturday August 19th from 9 am to noon here at Factory Five for a fun cruise-in! The building will be open…Read More
Posted on July 12, 2023 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
Mike C. finished his GTM build last month, which he started building in May of 2019. He says, “It has a 602HP 408ci LS3 and a Mendeola transaxle. I’m anxious to build an F9 once you are finished with it!” Photography by Gabriel VargasRead More
Posted on July 11, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Customer Dennis W. from Portsmouth, Ohio “wanted to build a Factory Five Roadster since seeing information about the first generation car in Kit Car Magazine when I was in college. I was able to complete the entire car including the bodywork and paint —the part of the project I am…Read More
Posted on July 7, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Busy day on Friday at Factory Five as we had a Canadian customer Thomas S. pick up his Type 65 Coupe, Ricky Bobby in the warehouse loaded his second (!) Stewart truck of the week, and we've had a good number of tours on the boards. The weather is July…Read More
Posted on July 5, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
With the July 4th holiday behind us we’ve got three days to do five days worth of work! We kick off Wednesday with a Mk4 pickup from Canadian customer Jason P. and his wife Wendy. Jason went with a 4 link suspension, and plans on dropping a 5.0L Coyote engine…Read More
Posted on June 29, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
“The only Factory Five dealer in the UK, Dan Walsh and the team at Tech Autos bring some truly exquisite cars you simply can't find anywhere else. I spent a little while gawking at their Daytona Coupe and Roadster on their stand at their booth." -Chris Kaye Photography @chriskayephotographyRead More
Posted on June 29, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Factory Five Extreme Truck #002 is ready for shipping to customer Johnny K. from Long Island, New York. Johnny is building a race truck with a supercharged Coyote engine, and his build will be featured at the SEMA Show in November. The rest of the composite panels and 6 other…Read More
Posted on June 22, 2023 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Car and Driver Senior Editor Ezra Dyer let the world know about our new XTF Pre-Runner Truck kit on Car and Driver's website under the news section. Click here to read his review. "Bored with all the factory-built Baja trucks out there like the Raptors and TRXs and ZR2s? Well,…Read More
Posted on June 22, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Matt R. “first dreamed of building a Cobra replica in high school auto-shop class in '79. In '05 I was finally able to purchase a Mk3 and built it using as much of my '95 Mustang GT donor as possible, along with 15" Halibrands, 3 link rear suspension, and 3.55…Read More
Posted on June 16, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Todd and Lori F. plus Todd’s father-in-law Dave came by to pickup their Stage 1 Hot Rod, and got an awesome picture with the crew! Phil and Rich G. from Western Connecticut picked up their Mk4 Roadster. We love to see father-son builds! Phil came from England and decided this…Read More
Posted on June 8, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Customer J.Paul sent us these photos of his Factory Five Type 65 Coupe done gratis by pro photographer, Alex Smalley (https://gofastphotography.com) at Mosport. “He said he had to do it!”Read More
Posted on June 6, 2023 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
The Factory Five XT1 is on it’s way to builder, Erik Treves in Alabama. We’ll have more info on our website in the coming weeks!Read More
Posted on June 5, 2023 by Nicole Smith in Uncategorized
The FedEx Pilots’ St. Jude charity car build is complete! We support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital annually by donating a kit to the Pilots of FedEx for a charity build. 100% of proceeds of the auction and any direct donations to this cause (please use the link below) will…Read More
Posted on June 1, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Just another day here at Factory Five Racing! Checkout this reel of the crew working hard and having some fun too. https://youtube.com/shorts/ahQlq86MrEw?feature=shareRead More
Posted on May 25, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Before purchasing his Factory Five Type 65 Coupe, Rob M. was involved in supercar racing with friends. When he started looking for what would end up being his Type 65 Coupe, one of his racing buddies said he knew of someone who had one sitting at his machine shop. Rob…Read More
Posted on May 23, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Congratulations to François G. from Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada on graduating your Factory Five Type 65 Coupe. Francois tells his build story and shares details on his gorgeous car below. “Being a CPA by trade, I own a company with my family based in Quebec City. In 2017 my good friend Jeff…Read More
Posted on May 17, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Customer Christopher N. from Ontario shown posing with Ricky Bobby and his new Factory Five Type 65 Coupe. Christopher’s pickup was followed by customer Eric M. picking up a Mk4 Base Kit. The weather has been perfect for pickups, and we are so stoked for their builds! Later, we had…Read More
Posted on April 28, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Spring is in full swing! The warmer weather reminds us that summer is coming, and with kids home from school, the family often gets involved in making our Factory Five dreams come true. Here are some Factory Five family pictures shared recently on social media that breathe life into the…Read More
Posted on April 26, 2023 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Matt H. says the reason he bought a Factory Five Type 65 Coupe was “because I’m a Truck Driver. I liked to drive my Cobra whenever I was home, but I got tired of worrying about the weather. Since getting the Type 65 Coupe, I drive it year-round almost every…Read More
