Posted on November 22, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A few months ago, we filmed the season finale of Discovery Channel's show "Fast N' Loud." It was a fun episode where the guys from Gas Monkey Garage built a $300,000 Detomaso Pantera track car for NASCAR driver Kurt Busch. He challenged fellow NASCAR driver Joey Logano to a race…Read More
Posted on November 22, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's no secret that Factory Five guys love Ford parts. Our cars have been frequent visitors to Ford events, Ford booths, and the annual Ford parts catalog. This year, the 5.2L-powered Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe is featured on the back cover along with Scott Spencer's Mk4 Roadster! We love…Read More
Posted on November 21, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five's favorite privateer John George and his NASA ST2 National Championship Type 65 Coupe-R is profiled in the December issue of Grassroots Motorsports Magazine. GRM's Scott Lear writes a detail-filled, tech-heavy 8-page article on John's NASA-winning car. Powered by a 5.0L Coyote V8 (used F-150 truck motor) making 350…Read More
Posted on November 10, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year's SEMA Show packed a huge surprise. For more than a year, we've been working on a '35 pick-up truck based on the proven '33 Hot Rod chassis. We introduced the truck and made the truck section of our website live on the first day of the show. The…Read More
Posted on October 31, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Day 3 Photos We're half way through the 2017 SEMA Show and it's been a ton of fun! Today we are thrilled to have our good friend Cristy Lee in the booth for a little bit. Factory Five Customer Wayne Mills' GTM Supercar. From this angle, you can't even tell…Read More
Posted on October 25, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I like to say that, "If you're in the car business, you're at SEMA. If you're not at SEMA, you're not in the car business." Well, it's that time of year again, and we're loaded up and heading out to Las Vegas for SEMA 2017. This year, like most, we…Read More
Posted on October 25, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last year around this time, we were getting ready to unveil our new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe at the SEMA Show as a prototype. The other day, before loading our two production Gen 3 Type 65 Coupes (one street and one race model) onto the big rig for this…Read More
Posted on October 16, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five Challenge Car is the competition/race version of our popular Mk4 Roadster. The chassis with integral cage and ancillary race tubing is an SCCA and NASA legal competition design. Competition chassis comes powdercoated in white. Here are some shots of the impressive Challenge Car frame. Click here to view…Read More
Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This week, our buddy Dino Petrocelli photographed a number of our latest vehicle chassis. Here is the Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe standard chassis. It is different than the R-race chassis. While it maintains a full cage, it does not have the race specific door bars and additional tubing required…Read More
Posted on October 12, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our buddy Dino Petrocelli did some really nice work this week photographing all of our race chassis, and this is the first one he finished: The Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R. This year, we decided to change all competition chassis to white powdercoating, keeping the standard chassis black. The Coupe-R…Read More
Posted on October 11, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five 818R is the competition/race version of our Subaru-powered 818 Sports Car. The chassis is legal for wheel-to-wheel competition in SCCA and NASA races. Competition chassis comes powdercoated in white. Here are some shots of the 818R frame. Click here to view the full gallery. Front 3/4 view shows…Read More
Posted on September 20, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our favorite studio photographer Dino Petrocelli shot some great images of our latest generation Type 65 Coupe. This car is production #001 of the Gen 3 Series. The car features a 420 HP Ford 5.0L Coyote crate engine, TKO transmission, independent rear suspension, custom 19″ Forgiato wheels, 325/30/19R and 265/30/19F Toyo…Read More
Posted on September 19, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last September, we told you about Chris Tapp's 818 build. Chris at Tapp Auto in Ontario, Canada installed a Chevy Volt batteries with a Tesla S electric motor into a Factory Five 818C and ran a 10 second 1/4 mile. After updating the P85 engine of the Tesla sedan, Road…Read More
Posted on September 15, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Chris H. from Weyburn, Saskatchewan built this nasty 6.0L Chevy-powered Factory Five ‘33 coupe in his garage. He built the car from the frame up, did the body & paint himself, and now he drives it on the street and takes it to the strip for fun. ”I just…Read More
Posted on September 13, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer John George's Gen 3 Coupe-R is captured at speed on the famous Limerock track by photographer Mike Woeller. John would end the weekend winning both Saturday and Sunday races with a best lap time of 56.313 seconds! Click here to view the image gallery. Click here to read…Read More
Posted on September 1, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer John George has been racing his Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R to first places finishes all year long, and this past weekend at Limerock Park in Lakeville, CT, he continued his streak running in two races and finishing first in both! John's fastest lap was a 56.313!…Read More
Posted on August 8, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This past March, we built an all-new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R with the crew from Snap-On Tools here at Factory Five. The build was for their show "From the Ground-Up" and features our new Coupe along with Ford's awesome new 5.2L Aluminator 52XS 580 HP crate engine based on…Read More
Posted on August 7, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year's traditional Huntington Beach Cruise-In was our 10th anniversary, and as such, it was featured prominently in ReinCarNation Magazine by our good friend Steve Temple. Steve writes for the magazine, and has been a fixture in the replica industry since the 90s. The magazine is the only one that…Read More
Posted on July 19, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A while back, customer Ron Ewerth and his sleek black 818R was featured in an issue of S3 Magazine. Ron has been racing his 818R and getting some great attention. Ron reports that he has been racing with Maxxis tires on and off since 2006 in his drifting program. Since he already…Read More
Posted on July 18, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This could be your lucky day! Factory Five has three (3) fully optioned kits, ready to go, with no one to buy them! We are offering these three kits at a hearty discount, and they are ready to ship/pick-up almost immediately! The kit configurations are listed below. These kits are…Read More
