Posted on January 11, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, AZ for the Factory Five '33 Live Build! Our crew and customers will be building a steel-bodied '33 Hot Rod during the week-long Barrett-Jackson car auction event. We will be in the DIY area and all are welcome! This isn't the first time we've…Read More
Posted on January 10, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Question: What do you do when your tired old race motor finally gives out? Answer: You call the good guys at BluePrint Engines for a brand-new mill! The crew at ReinCarNation Magazine follows our engine swap in our 289 USRRC Replica. The article goes through the engine swap/installation, tech bits…Read More
Posted on January 6, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Steve Temple from Reincartnation Magazine writes a cover story on two Factory Five customers who built two very different, but very similar cars. Factory Five customer Mario Abril built a beautiful 427 ci. powered 570 HP Mk4 Roadster while fellow southern Californian John Saia built this very period-correct Daytona Coupe...…Read More
Posted on January 3, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
2016 is in the history books and it was another banner year for Factory Five and our ever-expanding community! We've made huge investments in the company, from new facility upgrades, new equipment, and new property to our exciting new Gen 3 Coupe and all-steel '33 Hot Rod body, the company is…Read More
Posted on December 16, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are heading to Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, AZ in a month! We will be bringing out our big rig and show cars for the entire nine day event, and everyone is invited! We will also be building a steel-bodied '33 Hot Rod in the televised DIY area, and customers are invited…Read More
Posted on December 16, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Greg Clouse’s '33 Hot Rod was selected by Rod Authority as the first of five Top Roadsters from SEMA 2016! This is a huge accomplishment, and Greg's car was already featured in Street Rodder Magazine. Greg has the guys at West Coast Auto Craft fabricate a steel…Read More
Posted on December 7, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
After more than a year of development, we are excited to announce that the first customer Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe has shipped! Factory Five customer Henry Renaud has earned a reputation from the cars he has built. Search Factory Five archives and you'll know that Henry is not only a…Read More
Posted on November 30, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Introducing the all-new Gen 3 Factory Five Daytona Coupe replica. This third generation car is completely new. There is not a single piece of steel chassis, aluminum panel, or composite body that is shared with the previous gen 1 and gen 2 car! This is effectively an all-new Factory Five design. After…Read More
Posted on November 29, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Introducing the first ALL-STEEL Factory Five body! The body costs $9,990 and is an option that can be added to the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod. Now you can build the world's best-selling and best-performing Hot Rod with an industry-leading, quality steel body just like Henry made! Last year after…Read More
Posted on November 18, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Now is a great time to visit Factory Five Racing! The entire crew and all of our cars are back from SEMA and the Emerald Coast Cruizin', and you can check out all of the new cars here in Wareham, MA. The highlights from the SEMA Show and the newest…Read More
Posted on November 16, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As soon as the Factory Five big rig was loaded up from the 2016 SEMA Show, Honey Badger pointed it east and headed to Florida to make the 2016 Emerald Coast Cruizin' the following week. This was our second year at the Panama City, FL cruise. Factory Five's Tony Zullo…Read More
Posted on November 11, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2016 SEMA Show was by far the most successful show in our 22 years of business. The quality and caliber of the customer cars, as well as the introduction of the new steel body '33 Hot Rod and Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe, made the show great, but so…Read More
Posted on November 11, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Check out this cool video from SEMA 2016 with full details on the new Factory Five all-steel Hot Rod body. Click here for even more details.Read More
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
