Posted on June 23, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
BestProducts.com named the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod built by the crew at Tasca Ford as one of "The 10 Rarest and Fastest Cars Headed for Barrett-Jackson Northeast"! The Tasca-built Hot Rod has been driven by Funny Car drag racer Bob Tasca and also John Force. The car has a…Read More
Posted on June 22, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Barrett-Jackson Northeast – June 23rd – 25th, Mohegan Sun, CT Join the Factory Five crew and literally thousands of fans at the first-ever Barrett-Jackson Northeast! The three day event will be held at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino, and we will be an exhibitor there with our '33 Hot Rod, Mk4…Read More
Posted on June 21, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year, the 2016 London Cobra Show will be held on June 23rd - 26th. The world's largest Cobra gathering has been one of the best events of the year for Cobra fans for almost 15 years. Every year, a big attraction is the raffle car, and this year the…Read More
Posted on June 21, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customers always amaze us with the quality of their builds and the places their cars go. We met customer Dale A. down in Panama City, FL at the 2015 Emerald Coast Cruizin' and were blown away by his beautiful blue Mk4 Roadster. Dale built the car, and the…Read More
Posted on June 15, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five crew powers through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas this week on the 2016 Hot Rod Power Tour! Here's a daily report of the action on the road going back to the kick-off in Gonzales, Louisiana. Day 7 – Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas Day 6 – Kansas Pavilion in Wichita, Kansas Day 5 –…Read More
Posted on June 8, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2016 Factory Five Summer Open House was our 19th since founding the company. The weather was perfect, 70 degrees and sunny. Approximately 76 customer cars representing the different Factory Five models showed up for the car show. The rain that preceded the event on Friday and followed the event…Read More
Posted on June 6, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Autocross action at GoodGuys shows is gaining popularity, and last April Factory Five customer Dennis R. competed against more than 100 drivers in five classes at the 16th Annual Meguiar's Del Mar Nationals. Dennis won the Hot Rod class in a time of 60.105 seconds against some very stiff competition. Huge…Read More
Posted on June 5, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are going to be driving the wheels off of our cars this summer, and here are some of the events we plan on being at. The action kicks off with our 19th annual Factory Five Open House on June 4th. We'll be on the Hot Rod Power Tour the…Read More
Posted on June 4, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Here's a bunch of photos from the 2016 Factory Five Open House. It's been really fun catching up with customers and seeing all of the Roadsters, Coupes, Hot Rods, GTMs, 818s... even a Spyder GT is here! Here's some more photos from the event so far.Read More
Posted on June 1, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Open House - June 4th, 9 AM to 1 PM This will be our 19th Annual Factory Five Open House event! It's hard to believe that we've been hosting this event for 19 years, and many of our friends and customers were at the very first one. This…Read More
Posted on May 26, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Mike S. from Green Bay WI shared this great looking Mk4 build. Mike killed it on this build with a lot of custom touches. The beautiful Stryker red try coat paint, black chrome, flush mount led marker lights and carbon fiber trim give this classic shape a…Read More
Posted on May 21, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
During the summer, more and more customers visit Factory Five for a tour. Individuals and car clubs are invited stop in and get a tour of the factory, like this great group of Corvette owners that visited us on Friday, May 20th. Factory Five’s Dan Golub gave them a tour of…Read More
Posted on May 19, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
One of the fun events this summer is right here at Factory Five as we are hosting the 2016 Street Rodder Road Tour on Monday, July 11th. Jerry Dixie and his Street Rodder Road Tour participants will be here from about 9 am to noon for a factory tour and refreshments. This…Read More
Posted on May 16, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Garry Bopp has earned a reputation in the Factory Five community for being helpful and building some impressive cars. Garry's Type 65 Coupe earned some notable awards here at our summer Open House and also down at Mustangs and Fords Magazine among many. Last year, Garry converted a…Read More
Posted on May 16, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five's Scott Bell and Dan Golub made the road trip down to Brunswick, GA for this past weekend's Cruising 2 the Coast fundraiser hosted by Factory Five customer Preston Kunda and many of his friends in the area. Factory Five customer Garry Bopp helped out at the booth. The…Read More
Posted on May 9, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2016 Huntington Beach Cruise-In was a HUGE success! The weather was California perfect, and the quality of Factory Fives at the event continues to reach new heights. Judges had a very tough job, and many, many cars were in the running for top awards. Jo Coddington, Sally Bean, and…Read More
Posted on April 30, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Marc St-Amand built a stunning blue and white Factory Five Type 65 Coupe, but he didn't stop there. Marc has compiled a collection of Factory Five Coupe photographs and customer profiles in a new book that is available online! This is a 100 page Hardcover book featuring…Read More
Posted on April 27, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five big rig returned early this afternoon with a new wrap done by our partners at Competition Graphics. Thanks to Scott "Honey Badger" Bell for bringing it home from Michigan over the weekend. We'll be adding some sponsor decals to the trailer in the near future. The new…Read More
Posted on April 15, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us for another great day on Main Street in Huntington Beach for the 9th annual Huntington Beach Factory Five Cruise-In! This year's event is scheduled for Saturday, April 30th. This year, we have some new VIP guests and a special car to unveil as well as live music, car show…Read More
Posted on April 15, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In 1969, the third Monday in April was officially designated as Patriot's Day which can be traced back to the Sons of the American Revolution in Massachusetts who first began recognizing this day. The day is meant to remember the Battle of Lexington and Concord which was fought on April…Read More
