Posted on June 5, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Stephen C., owner of East Texas Muscle Cars, sent us a link to an article on LSXTV.com featuring his Mk4 Roadster. Steve decided to install an LS1 with Eagle rods and Wiseco pistons, featuring forced induction via twin turbos and making nearly 1,000 HP! Stephen also mentioned…Read More
Posted on May 23, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customers Sam and Susan W. purchased their Mk4 Roadster in September of 2011 and recently sent us a letter letting us know that they have recently surpassed the 1,000 miles driven mark on the odometer! Sam and Susan Warne driving in their red Mk4 Roadster. Recently, Sam and…Read More
Posted on May 22, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
From concept to production in two years! Project 818 is our best work to date. May 22, 2013 Update: These are exciting times at Factory Five as I bring you the final pre-production update on Project 818. It is hard to believe that only two years ago this car was…Read More
Posted on May 20, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2013 Carlisle Show was a great success and was marked with several firsts. The weather was sunny and warm for Friday and most of Saturday, and the crowds were as big as ever at the nation's largest replica event. The crew from Factory Five brought our brand-new 818R and…Read More
Posted on May 20, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew was down at the annual Carlisle Replica Nationals last weekend and I had the chance to work Saturday. Customer Mike C. from Connecticut was here to pick-up his Mk4 Roadster kit that he will be building with his son Brendan. I showed him and his family around the plant…Read More
Posted on May 17, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
With the crew at the annual Carlisle Replica Nationals for the weekend, I decided to have a little bit of fun and drive up to the Bass Pro Shops Cruise-In at Patriot Place in Foxboro, MA. John Buchannon from the Mass Cruisers Car Club has started something that has become…Read More
Posted on May 15, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The next 30 days is going to be a lot of fun! We've got seven major events in only one month and we hope to see you at one of them. We've got a lot to show with our new 818 and the rest of the Factory Five fleet and…Read More
Posted on May 15, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Summit Racing-Factory Five Mk4 project car used two of the new FFR-SW paints. Factory Five has teamed up with Sherwin Williams to release an all-new line of custom Factory Five paint colors. Lots of folks have seen us at shows or come to our showroom and asked us, "What…Read More
Posted on May 9, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Edward S. sent us an e-mail with photos of his almost finished Factory Five Hot Rod. Edward started the build with five other Hot Rods in his garage, all of them '34s. He built the Factory Five '33 with some modifications to make it look more like…Read More
Posted on May 3, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year's Huntington Beach Cruise-In was a TON of fun with this year's event growing to two days and adding a Sunday race/autocross to the traditional Saturday car show. Even the Saturday car show was expanded to incorporate Main Street as the city of Huntington Beach closed off two full…Read More
Posted on May 2, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer JC Krueger and his dad have taken part in the One Lap of America three times from 2009 to 2011. They decided to take 2012 off to build a Type 65 Coupe. While building the Coupe, they saw the schedule for the 2013 OLOA Race and they…Read More
This Thursday, May 2nd, the Factory Five crew will be heading to Foxboro, MA to kick-off this season's first Bass Pro Shops' car show. This local show runs from 4 PM - 7 PM, and has grown to attract close to 1,200 cars. We'll be bringing some of our own…Read More
Posted on May 1, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're busy writing up the report of the 2013 Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In, but for now, there are TONS of customer photos and recap over on The Factory Five Racing customer forum. Click here to check it out. Dave Smith PresidentRead More
Posted on May 1, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Patrick A. sent FFR's Tony Zullo some photos and a YouTube video this morning of his GTM. When Tony clicked play, the sound caused everyone in the office to gather around Tony's desk. Patrick is in the process of finishing his GTM build, and he recently put…Read More
Posted on April 29, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
You can now order a fun coloring book that features pictures of the Type 65 Coupe, GTM Supercar, Mk4 Roadster, '33 Hot Rod and 818 Sports Car. All proceeds go to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to help those living with CF. Click Here to visit the parts catalog to…Read More
NEW THIS YEAR: Expanded Car Show is on Pier Plaza and Main Street! Two Live Bands Will Be Playing During the Saturday Car Show - The Nomads Surf Band will play on Main Street and The Stevie G Band will play on the Pier Plaza. Sunday Autocross and Riverside Auto…Read More
Posted on April 25, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In 1997, when Factory Five customer Greg LaPointe dominated the competition at Run-N-Gun with a relatively unknown car from a small company called Factory Five Racing, we gathered that night to celebrate with maybe 12 friends. Today, there are thousands of Factory Five customers and our Facebook page approaches 100,000…Read More
Posted on April 25, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge congratulations to customer Chuck Armstrong for scoring a front page spread in the June 2013 issue of Kit Car Builder magazine. Also, big thanks to staff writer Steve Temple for his great article on Factory Five Hot Rods in the same issue. Steve profiles Chuck's beautiful aviation-themed '33 roadster…Read More
Posted on April 25, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As of April 22nd, 2013, we have received 222 orders for the 818 sports car! The S-model (street) has 184 pre-orders and the R-model (race-competition) has 38 pre-orders. Current production plans call for the S-model to enter production first, with the very first kit shipping to Grassroots Motorsports Magazine on…Read More
Posted on April 22, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five will be observing a moment of silence today at 2:50 P.M. to remember victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. The phones will be turned off from 2:50 to 2:51 and our employees and team will be joining people around the country for this moment of silence. Dave Smith…Read More
