Posted on May 15, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Less than a year ago on June 15th, we shipped our very first production 818 chassis kit. Since then, the company has committed to a carefully planned and well executed production ramp-up. We are now building at a current production rate of one chassis per day, and slowly bringing lead…Read More
Posted on May 7, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
During the next few months, we have some fun events on the schedule and we hope you join us at one of them. Wisconsin Dells Automotion Car Show – May 17-18, Wisconsin Dells, WI Carlisle Import and Replica Nationals, May 16-18, Carlisle, PA Hot Rod Power Tour - June 7-14, North…Read More
Posted on May 7, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Michael Allen from the website AutoTrackdayMonthly.com interviewed Factory Five Racing Director of R&D Jim Schenck about the new Factory Five 818. Click here to read the full story on AutoTrackdayMonthly.com.Read More
Posted on May 6, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Future Factory Five builders check out some real craftsmanship. Customer John Lipka's "Best Paint" winning car. The annual Factory Five-Huntington Beach cruise-in is one of my favorite events all year. The fact is that way back in January of 1995, I loaded up a truck and headed out east from…Read More
Posted on May 2, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've been working with the guys from Hot Rod Magazine on a special limited edition Factory Five '33 Hot Rod. We've also been fortunate to have the help of some great sponsor suppliers to assemble a truly high-end package of performance parts for this special car. Here are some pictures…Read More
Posted on May 1, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Best in Show - '33 Hot Rod was delivered to the customer exactly one year ago! The 2014 Huntington Beach Cruise-In was a HUGE success! We'll be posting many more photos tomorrow, but the best coverage so far has come from Michael Harding at Rod Authority. Michael posted full event…Read More
Posted on April 29, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
You might remember the post from early March where we talked about customer Erik Hansen from California and his electric 818 build (click here to read it). Erik, working with the crew from EV West, has made tremendous progress on the build since then not only showing it off at…Read More
Posted on April 28, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer David T. from La Jolla, CA recently finished his Mk4 Roadster and can now call it an award-winning build. At this past weekend's Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In, David's Mk4 was awarded 'Editors' Choice' by Hot Rod Magazine! David visited us here in Wareham, MA back in…Read More
Posted on April 23, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Bob C. recently sent us an e-mail with the news that he has completed his Mk4 Roadster. Bob took delivery of his kit in May 2013, and completed his build in a little under a year. Bob decided to paint his car Indigo Blue with a very…Read More
Posted on April 23, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year's HB Cruise-In promises to be the best one yet! HB Cruise-In News and Updates We are only a week away from the 7th annual Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In, and I am sending this e-mail to show registrants, posting it on the forums, and on our website to…Read More
Posted on April 22, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customers Barry, Brent, and Kyle Musselman shared the news over the weekend that they have officially graduated FFR #7369 as their Mk4 Roadster is now officially registered in Pennsylvania! Barry and Brent Musselman with FFR owner Dave Smith at the 2010 Open House. Barry and Brent attended the 2010…Read More
Posted on April 18, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I met Deke and Corrin Brown at last year's Huntington Beach Cruise-In. Deke ordered Factory Five Hot Rod kit #555 (that's just good karma right out of the box). Now as we prepare to return to Huntington Beach for our 7th annual Cruise-In, I get this amazing letter in the…Read More
Posted on April 18, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We were honored to have our favorite automotive photographer Dino Petrocelli visit Factory Five yesterday with his crew Scott, Freddie, and Dino Jr. Dino has photographed the lion's share of Factory Five cars over the years. His photography has earned us three magazine covers, and his work has landed many…Read More
Posted on April 9, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Spend a day at the beach with over 100 Factory Fives, music, car show awards, and good times! The 7th Annual Factory Five-Huntington Beach Cruise-In event will be held this year on Saturday, April 26th. This year the town of Huntington Beach is closing off the entire downtown area to…Read More
Posted on April 4, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Like our Mk4 Roadster and '33 Hot Rod, a lot of customers have asked for a high end, truly all weather capable soft top for their 818 so we went to the very best to have a custom designed soft top made exclusively for Factory Five Racing customers. This new…Read More
Posted on April 4, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Carlos C. from Florida drove up to pick-up his Type 65 Coupe this week and had a gift that he presented to us. Carlos has been in the United States Coast Guard for 21 years, and has been wanting to build a Factory Five for a while…Read More
Posted on April 1, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's getting to be that time of the year when stories of weekend car shows starting coming in on a weekly basis. Last weekend, several Factory Five customers sent reports from various events where their Factory Five builds received top honors and some serious attention from the crowds. Factory Five…Read More
Posted on April 1, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As many of you are aware, our winter up here in New England seemed like it was never going to end. So when the 1st day of Spring finally arrived, we were so ready for warm weather and lots of sunshine. We'll, we got some sunshine but if the high…Read More
Posted on March 26, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Tim Suddard and his staff at Grassroots Motorsports Magazine have documented the build of their Factory Five 818S street car in pages of the magazine. This month is chapter 3 of "Some Assembly Required". Click on the links below to read the articles, or better yet, visit www.grassrootsmotorsports.com to sign-up…Read More
Posted on March 24, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The newest Factory Five, the 818 Sports Car, entered production 8 months ago in June 2013 and we've shipped over 160 units so far! The car has received a good amount of attention in the press and with customers. This past week, Autoweek and Autoblog magazine put out features on…Read More
