Posted on December 26, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The team at Summit is making it easier than ever to build a Factory Five with three new engine/parts packages. This month's Summit Racing catalog profiles the Factory Five-Summit Racing project Mk4 Roadster that debuted at the 2012 SEMA Show. The car is in Southern California for testing with Hot…Read More
Posted on December 21, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
My family has been to Newtown many times. It is where my wife Denise’s best friend Mira lived with her husband Tom and their two children, Jake and Emily. Our family spent weekends there before they moved to New Jersey some years back. Jake and Emily would have attended school…Read More
Posted on December 20, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five crew paused for a quick photo with customer Nick B. amd co-driver Tom O. from Michigan. Nick is building a Mk4 and there's absolutely nothing better in the whole wide world than building your own Factory Five Mk4 over the Christmas holiday. Nick''s wife is an engineer…Read More
Posted on December 20, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Ed Konda and his crew over at Ontario Kit Car Consultants have had a busy year as their GTM has won several car show awards throughout 2012. Ontario Kit Car Consultant's Dalton recently posted on The Factory Five Forum that their GTM is being featured in Wal-Mart's Dream Car Calendar…Read More
Posted on December 18, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As we get closer to the official start of the winter season, Factory Five owners have been sharing stories and photos of getting in a few more rides in their cars before the snow covers the roads. Factory Five customer Jerrod H. (SuperCoupe408 on The Factory Five Forum) has posted…Read More
Posted on December 15, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In the November 22nd - December 20th, 2012 issue of Motorhead Magazine, Factory Five customer Joe L.'s Mk4 Roadster build was featured in an article by writer Ed Yessaian. The article focused mainly on Joe's Ford 5.0L Coyote engine, which puts out 412 HP but "feels like double that in…Read More
Posted on December 12, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Working on a Mk4 Roadster build for the President of Summit Racing has been one of the most fun projects we've done this year and we have posted a couple of photo galleries of the completed car here on our website. Photographer Dino Petrocelli took some shots of the Roadster…Read More
Posted on December 11, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
10 Shows and Customers are Welcome We're joining forces with the crew from Autorama/World of Wheels again this year and Factory Five customers are WELCOME! Here's the deal: Our '33 Hot Rod will be traveling to 10 Autorama shows around the country, and at each show, we have reserved two…Read More
Posted on December 10, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Robert I. from Bradford, Ontario sent us these photos of this stunning '33 Hot Rod that is almost completed. Rob says they are 90% there and that they used a 500+ HP 4.6L Ford Terminator Motor with a Whipple supercharger and a TCI transmission. He also used…Read More
Posted on December 5, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine editor Rob Kinnan wrote in 2009, "The Factory Five Hot Rod handles like an Indy Car." We like to tell people that our '33 looks period-correct, but drives like a proper sports car... and the boys at Ridetech just proved this in a HUGE way. Big congratulations…Read More
Posted on December 5, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If you build a Factory Five, odds are pretty good someone is going to want you in their calendar. New for 2013, the RM Automotive Finishes calendar features Tom and Gina Tsilionis' beautiful deep cherry red full fendered '33 Hot Rod for January and Jim Alexander's stunning blue Factory Five…Read More
Posted on December 4, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
During the 2012-2013 Autorama/World of Wheels shows, Factory Five has our '33 Hot Rod which was featured on Horsepower TV on display at select events (click here for a full list of dates). We've invited customers to join us at the event and at the Houston Autorama show, a Factory…Read More
Posted on December 4, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
10 years ago, Dan Lawson and his Factory Five West race team were the VERY FIRST entry to race in the inaugural 25 Hours of Thunderhill road race. We lost Dan in April 2006. Dan was loved and respected by many people in the Factory Five community. At least one…Read More
Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Scott, a.k.a Honey Badger, will be bringing the Factory Five '33 that was featured on MuscleCar TV. Join us this weekend, Saturday December 8th, from 10 am to 2 pm in St. George, Utah at the headquarters of SKJ Customs for a fun Open House event. The guys at SKJ…Read More
Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The December Picture of the Month winners have been announced over on The Factory Five Forum and this month's overall winner is Erik H. and his '33 Hot Rod! Erik's picture also won the Hot Rod picture of the month contest. You can see Erik's Hot Rod driving around the…Read More
Posted on November 30, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As part of our 2013 AutoRama/World of Wheels sponsorship, we will be attending the January 11-13 Cincinnati World of Wheels show. We have two complimentary show car spaces reserved for Factory Five customers who would like to bring and show their cars. If you would like to bring your car…Read More
Posted on November 30, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
November 30, 2012 Update. This week you may have noticed your credit card was charged $99 for your 818 pre-order. We have sold one hundred and eleven 818S models (street version), twenty 818R (race version), and there are four of you whose expiration dates wouldn't allow us to process your…Read More
Posted on November 29, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Rich S. came by the factory today with his crew to pick-up his Type 65 Coupe kit. Rich plans to use a small block Ford engine for the build, but may eventually change over to a Ford 5.0L Coyote. Space in the trailer was a little tight,…Read More
Posted on November 29, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Erik H. had the opportunity recently to help raise money for the Wounded Warrior Foundation last weekend at the GoodGuys Fall Nationals at Del Mar. Erik took part in the autocross event where they raised money by selling ride-alongs in the cars that were entered in the…Read More
Posted on November 29, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Customers Pete O. and Bob B. attended the 2012 Rocky Mountain Auto Show "Crème de la Chrome" at the Denver Convention Center over the Thanksgiving weekend this year. Pete brought his almost complete Mk3.1 Roadster while Bob put his Mk4 rolling chassis on display which features the new…Read More
