Posted on February 19, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Charlie M. has posted his graduation post for FFR #7249 and says he had a blast building and driving it. Charlie received his Mk4 Roadster kit back in May of 2010 and used a 302 and T5 transmission. The car is painted Lamborghini Titanium in his garage…Read More
Posted on February 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Raymond T. from Fort Worth, TX sent us a message today to let us know that he had a great time displaying his Mk4 Roadster at the Dallas Autorama last weekend. Sitting next to the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod which was featured on MuscleCar TV and…Read More
Posted on February 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2013 Factory Five Winter Open House was held this past Saturday and a few hundred attendees stopped by to take a look around the showroom, go for a plant tour, and grab a slice of pizza. Snow was in the forecast and some folks mentioned it had already started…Read More
Posted on February 15, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We spent two days in the Las Vegas desert with the crew from Hot Rod Magazine and the broadcast show Hot Rod Unlimited. We were joined by customer Karen Salvaggio and Nan Gelhard from Summit Racing. We had a blast and the show was just released. Here it is. Special…Read More
Posted on February 13, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in Upcoming Shows, What's New
UPDATE: Due to last weekend's blizzard, the 2013 Factory Five Winter Open House, a.k.a "Moochfest", has been moved to this Saturday, February 16th. It's that time again when it's cold, dark, and miserable here in New England and car guys everywhere flock to the Factory Five Moochfest! The Moochfest began…Read More
Posted on February 11, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
UPDATE: As of Tuesday, February 12th, we are 100% operational and back to building the best component car kits on the planet! I am happy to report to you that Factory Five survived the huge North East blizzard without significant damage. Most areas are up and running and we are…Read More
Posted on February 7, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Forecasters predict snow-mageddon here in New England and so we've rescheduled our Winter Open House for February 16th, and we will be closed on Friday, February 8th and Saturday, February 9th so that our staff can be home to prepare for the storm. We will see you on Monday, February…Read More
Posted on February 7, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
February 7, 2013 Update This weekend's planned Winter Open House has been delayed by a week (new date is Saturday, February 16th) and I was planning on presenting a comprehensive update on where we are with Project 818. I will be sending out an e-mail to everyone 818 pre-order list…Read More
Posted on February 6, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've been following the weather forecasts, and with talk of a potentially historic snow storm on Friday night, we have decided to postpone this weekend's Winter Open House (Moochfest) til next Saturday, February 16th. With a couple of different forecast models, there is still uncertainty about whether we will get…Read More
Posted on February 4, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I was fortunate to spend the day in Tampa at the offices of Modified Mustangs & Fords Magazine last Saturday, February 2nd, and we hosted a customer cruise-in event. About 30 Factory Five customers drove their cars on a beautiful 70 degree sunshine filled day, joined by about 150 spectators.…Read More
Posted on January 31, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last weekend, I traveled to Vegas with Jim and Tony from Factory Five. We brought two Mk4 Roadsters, a Type 65 Coupe, and a '33 Hot Rod for some track testing against an all-wheel drive, 550 HP Lambo. Hot Rod Magazine covered the adventure and you can read more at…Read More
Posted on January 30, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Matt M. from Garland, TX shared some photos of his Mk4 Roadster, which he completed in December 2012. Matt bought a Factory Five Mk4 base kit, which was delivered in April 2010. Using a 1999 Ford Mustag SVT for a donor, he installed an independent rear suspension,…Read More
Posted on January 25, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Hugo R. built this beautiful GTM Supercar in Puerto Rico. His car was featured on a local television news show and Hugo sent me a cool e-mail with a few images. The video is in Spanish (that's what they speak in Puerto Rico), but even if you…Read More
Posted on January 24, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in Upcoming Shows, What's New
Join us and the crew from Whitby Motorcars at this year's Charlotte Autofair. Factory Five Racing's big show and event truck will again join Jeff Collins and the boys at Whitby Motorcars in the infield of Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 2013 event. This year, we will again be cruising…Read More
Posted on January 22, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2013 Barrett Jackson show was one of the biggest ever and the prices for Cobra replicas and customs continues to climb. A total of five customer-built Factory Fives crossed the auction block with prices in the mid-$50,000s. CSX numbered cars also performed well in the new year after Carroll…Read More
Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five Road Show will be heading to Tampa, Florida on Saturday, February 2nd for a customer cruise-in at the offices of "Modified Mustangs & Fords Magazine" and YOU are invited. Join us for a fun customer cruise-in event where we will unveil the Summit Racing-Factory Five Mk4 Roadster.…Read More
Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're excited to report that Factory Five's favorite daughter, Karen Salvaggio, has been announced by NASA to become the director of their Northwest Region High Performance Driving Experience. If you follow the Factory Five community, you've likely heard of or been fortunate to meet Dr. Karen Salvaggio. Karen has raced…Read More
Posted on January 16, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Karen Salvaggio is the first person on the left and JoAnn is the second person on the right. This month's issue of SEMA Magazine profiles a really great program put together through SEMA whereby sponsor companies and a fantastic team of all women built a stunning Mustang project car that…Read More
Posted on January 15, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Priest H. sent us a quick e-mail with a quick recap of the 2013 Cincinnati Cavalcade of Customs. Priest attended the show with his Factory Five '33 Hot Rod which was on display along side the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod which was featured on Spike TV's…Read More
Posted on January 14, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Project 818 is moving along on target and the team is making excellent progress. We've made some major investments to accelerate the project and hopefully reduce production ramp-up time now that we've officially sold 170 deposits. The biggest news is that we've added engineers Colby Whipple and Dan Muldoon to…Read More
