Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Chris B. shared this fun news report with us about his Type 65 Coupe. Chris attended the Cobra Experience Car Show in Martinez, CA on June 4th. His car won "Best in Class" against some beautiful replicas. "I was in a class called "All Other Cobras" which basically…Read More
Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Above: Factory Five customer James K.'s GTM Supercar on display at Larz Anderson Museum, Brookline, MA. Factory Five customer James Kalweit has earned a reputation for his frugal, but flawless GTM build. Jim combines re-purposed donor parts and well considered new parts with his creativity and craftsmanship to build exceptional…Read More
Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
After last month's Top 10 finish at the Ultimate Track Car Challenge (see "Two under 2:00! Factory Five Rocks UTCC"), Factory Five customer John George scores two podium finishes at last weekend's NASA-Northeast Races at New Jersey Motorsports Park! John's Gen 3 Coupe-R #48 (above) is continuing to run faster…Read More
Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew is loaded up and heading out to the 2nd annual Barrett-Jackson Northeast car show. This year, there are three things to know about for Factory Five fans. In addition to displaying our cars and having our crew available for questions, we are also working on a Factory Five Mk2 Roadster…Read More
Posted on June 19, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine's Brandan Gilloly writes a nice article about our newest Factory Five, the Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe in the August 2017 issue of Hot Rod Magazine on newsstands now. "...a lower center of gravity, a flat floor, improved aerodynamics, easier exhaust routing, and room for a larger fuel…Read More
Posted on June 19, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Since 2010, National Collector Car Appreciation Day has been celebrated on July 14th. This holiday was established by a U.S. Senate resolution recognizing that the "collection and restoration of historic and classic cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States." Courtney…Read More
Posted on June 16, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We profiled Scott Spencer on our website earlier this month to kick-off our summer sale. Seems like Scott's car is getting A LOT of attention now with a cool profile on Ford Performance's Enthusiasts page of their website. Scott did a great job, and we're super happy that his build…Read More
Posted on June 14, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In 1997, we had been in business for two years and we decided to have our very first Open House in the parking lot of our old Kendrick Road facility. Maybe 25 cars showed up. It was a great chance to simply hang with the people who pay our rent…Read More
Posted on June 9, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew is hard at work getting last minute prep done for our 20th Annual Factory Five Racing Open House tomorrow! Customers have been stopping by throughout the day. The weather forecast is absolutely perfect, and we're hoping for a big turnout on what is our 20th Open House event.…Read More
Posted on May 24, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Two Factory Fives Finish in Top 10 and Under 2 Minutes at UTCC! In "Star Wars," Han Solo says about the Millennium Falcon, "It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs." Running under 2 minutes at Virginia International Raceway is kind of like that. This…Read More
Posted on May 19, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Michael Harding from Street Muscle Magazine has covered the Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In for a few years now, and he has had a front row seat to the show and to the wide variety of exceptional hardware that arrives each year. This year, Michael has written a great article…Read More
Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year, the 2017 London Cobra Show will be held on June 22nd - 24th. The world's largest Cobra gathering has been one of the best events of the year for Cobra fans for 15 years. Every year, Cobra enthusiasts from all over the country gather for a few days of…Read More
Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Barrett-Jackson Northeast – June 21st – 24th, Mohegan Sun, CT Join the Factory Five crew and literally thousands of fans at the second annual Barrett-Jackson Northeast! Last year's event was a tremendous success, so this year we are doing a live build of a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster during the…Read More
Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five crew will be on hand to answer questions and make sure everyone has fun. Factory Five's Sally Bean, Tony Zullo, and customer Erik Hansen. Factory Five Open House - June 10th, 9 AM to 1 PM Join us for our 20th Annual Factory Five Open House event! It's…Read More
Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're heading to Memphis, TN on June 5-11 for the FedEx St. Jude Classic PGA Tournament... but we're not going to golf. We're going to build a car on the 18th hole with a bunch of pilots from FedEx to raise money for the kids at St. Jude Children's Research…Read More
Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us in Carlisle, PA on June 2-4 for the All Fords Carlisle Car Show! The Factory Five crew will be joining the team from Ford Performance. We will be bringing our all-new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R to the Ford display. The rest of the Factory Five fleet will…Read More
Posted on May 12, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer John George built and is racing one of our new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R models. He wrote this report from his third race in the new car. Rain, Race, and Time Trials - By John George NASA Northeast’s first event of the 2017 season kicked off this past…Read More
Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine's Mark Gearhart attended the 2017 Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In and wrote a nice report with 59 awesome photos of the event. Here are a few. Click here to view the full gallery on Hot Rod's website. Factory Five Roadsters were the most popular model at this…Read More
Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Over the last month we have been testing the new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe model using two test cars, namely the latest factory-built car and the beta version owned by customer John George. John's car was built to compete in the NASA ST2 class. The goal of our wind…Read More
Posted on May 9, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 12th annual Edelbrock Car Show was held last Saturday, May 6th at Edelbrock's headquarters in Torrance, CA and it was a great show! I have to admit that back-to-back weekend trips to L.A. wasn't easy, but the show was worthwhile and it was the first time we attended. Here…Read More
