Posted on November 10, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew at BluePrint Engines brought a Mk4 Roadster to SEMA that looked it was cut in half! The running-driving half mobile was a demo for BluePrints new line of drop-in turn key ready crate engines built specifically for Factory Five Racing customers. These great engines work with Factory Five…Read More
Posted on November 4, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're heading south again this year to the Emerald Coast Cruizin' in Panama City, FL on November 11-12! Join us and thousands of classic cars, hot rods, custom cars, and trucks for this big Friday-Saturday event. This year, we have a customer corral (limited to 20 Factory Five customer cars)…Read More
Posted on November 3, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's day 3 of the SEMA Show and the Factory Five booth continues to attract huge crowds. Our partner companies at KONI Shocks and BluePrint Engines also continue to get great feedback on the Factory Fives on display in their booths. Here's some photos from day 3 of SEMA 2016.…Read More
Posted on November 3, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We debuted the all-new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe at the 2016 SEMA Show and the response has been fantastic! Power Automedia's Steve Magnante visited the Factory Five booth at The SEMA Show to talk about the all-new Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe with FFR President Dave Smith and Director…Read More
Posted on October 31, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crews are working overtime as the last set up day sees a ton of activity across hundreds of thousands of square feet of show space. Factory Five's booth (#23235) is all set up. We're in a great location between Ford and GM in the main aisle with a bigger…Read More
Posted on October 12, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Congratulations to customer Mark Gearhart whose Ultimate Challenge Car is featured on the back cover of the 2017 Ford Racing catalog! Mark documented his Challenge Car build on Power Automedia's website Turnology and had it on display at last year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Mark's Challenge Car was also featured…Read More
Posted on October 7, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
ReinCARnation Magazine's inaugural September 2016 issue profiles Factory Five customer Greg Grant and his supercharged '33 Hot Rod! We met Greg last year at the annual Factory Five-Huntington Beach Cruise-In where his bright orange '33 won an Editors' Choice Award from Steve Temple at Car Builder Magazine. Greg runs a…Read More
Posted on October 6, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Chris Tapp at Tapp Auto in Ontario, Canada built this remarkable electric Factory Five 818C with Chevy Volt batteries and Tesla S electric motor. The car has 420 RWHP, and runs a 10.1 quarter at almost 130 MPH seriously embarrassing a 911 Porsche. Check out this awesome video posted by Chris…Read More
Posted on September 28, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
John George took home the ST2 East Coast NASA Championships at the famed Watkins Glen. The intensity of the race was shown in lap times, running 2:00 lap times consistently while battling through traffic. ST2 is regulated by the power to weight ratio of 8.0:1. John was flying past some…Read More
Posted on September 26, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us this Saturday, October 1st, here at Factory Five Racing as we host the Mass Cruisers Car Club as they complete their annual historic Route 6 Cruise. The cruisers will be stopping here at Factory Five for an hour during the Saturday morning cruise, and we are inviting Factory…Read More
Posted on August 16, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customers take center stage this month as we have tons of cool news and amazing customer accomplishments to share! The heart and soul of Factory Five has always been our cars, but encompasses so much more. The cars we build end up building amazing stories that become as important as…Read More
Posted on August 15, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Tech team member Courtnie Provencher posted this photo on our Facebook page this past Saturday asking for customer's to share a side shot of their Factory Five. We got a bunch of great photos posted by customers. Here's some of our favorites. Click here to view all of…Read More
Posted on August 4, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Jarod and the crew from Snap-on Tools came by Factory Five recently to build an 818C! Check out part 1 of the build featured on their show "From the Ground Up." Snap-On is a great partner of Factory Fives, and we were excited to get started on this 818 build…Read More
Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Trevor Poquette has been competing in the Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge for several years now. This year Trevor lapped Virginia International Raceway’s 3.27 mile full course in 2:01.572 earning him a 13th place finish. Impressive result considering the competition in this year’s challenge check out…Read More
Posted on July 26, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer John George has been busy racing this season. What makes his effort significant is that we are working with him on race testing a specific engine and suspension combination. John is working to dial-in the new Factory Five independent rear suspension combined with a Ford 5.0L Coyote…Read More
Posted on July 12, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five again hosted the Street Rodder Magazine Road Tour here at our headquarters in Wareham, MA. Street Rodder's Jerry Dixey and Factory Five's Sally Bean have collaborated for the past five years, and it's become a fun, low-key day with some great folks. Here are some pictures of the…Read More
Posted on July 1, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Michael Leach built this really beautiful red and black Factory Five Type 65 Coupe sporting a 5.0L Coyote pumping out 412 HP! The car was featured on the website InMyGarage.com. Click here for the full story and more photos of Michael's beautiful car.Read More
Posted on July 1, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
"I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states. Yet through all the gloom I see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is worth all the means.…Read More
Posted on June 30, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The annual London Cobra Show was held this year on June 24-25 in London, Ohio. Close to 200 Cobra replicas and handful of Daytona Coupe replicas showed up to enjoy perfect weather for cruising, autocrossing, and road racing. Factory Five Racing’s Dave Smith was accompanied by his daughter Jenny to…Read More
Posted on June 29, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year was the very first year for the Barrett-Jackson Northeast auction. The event was held at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. What was forecast to be a well attended event turned out to be a MASSIVE event. Ticket sales were sold out by 10 am on the first day…Read More
