Posted on March 9, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Dave Smith Buys All of Company Over the past 15 years I have had the frequent honor of bringing important news of the company to all of you. Recently, I’ve spent some time looking back over our website archives and remembering so many Factory Five milestones and adventures with good…Read More
Posted on March 6, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Winners for February 2012 Have Been Announced The new Factory Five Forum continues to grow as we have passed 6,000 member and over 50,000 posts. As a way of saying thank you, and rewarding the community, Factory Five sponsors a monthly "Picture of the Month" contest. Each Factory Five…Read More
Posted on February 22, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Ryan Whittinger too his recently completed Type 65 Coupe to Road Atlanta in GA. He finished his kit a year after he received it. I race with Ryan on Forza 4 online and we constantly run Road Atlanta in the Coupes. He got to live the dream and run…Read More
Posted on February 1, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Car is First Salvo from New Company '33 Machine Erik Hansen has earned some impressive bragging rights in a short amount of time. He built a truly beautiful and unique '33 street machine and also served as a team member on the west coast crew of an upcoming episode of…Read More
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Chris Canning from Component Cars Australia Builds a Beauty Chris Canning and his company Component Cars Australia are our official Australian distributor and he posted photos of his most recent creation on The Factory Five Forum. We just sent an ocean crate with four more Factory Fives headed down under.…Read More
Posted on January 21, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Grassroots Motorsports Magazine Top Honors Grassroots Motorsports Magazine is THE hardcore racers magazine of choice. Frankly, it's one of the best magazines printed today, and I'm not saying that because the editor's just gave us a 2011 Editor's Choice Award. Pick up the Feb 2012 issue (on newsstands now) to…Read More
Posted on January 15, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Install Kits for Mk4 and '33 Hot Rod Near Completion A lot of guys have been asking us for install kits and instructions on putting Ford's 5.0L Coyote engine into either a Mk4 Roadster or '33 Hot Rod. We installed a 5.0L Coyote into a Hot Rod last fall on…Read More
Posted on December 27, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Roadsters and Hot Rods Showcased It's well known that we fly the Ford Racing banner high here at Factory Five. We believe in their products and we use them every day. Still, it's pretty cool to see our friend's at Ford Racing feature the Mk4 Roadster and '33 Hot Rod…Read More
Posted on December 24, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Tom and Nate Get an Early Mk4 Christmas Present Tom and Nate Wilson picked up their Mk4 Roadster this afternoon with their friend Tobey. "I haven't been able to sleep for the past 4 days," Tom said to Dave Smith describing how excited he was to begin building the Roadster…Read More
Posted on December 20, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Tim Suddard and Gang Continue to Lead Amateur Racers The December issue of Grassroots Motorsports sets another high watermark for the magazine with some great articles and features. [caption id="attachment_974" align="alignnone" width="675" caption="Coverage of the 2011 NASA Nationals was excellent and extensive."][/caption] The December issue includes coverage of the 2011…Read More
Posted on December 15, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
From the Track to the Back Roads of New Hampshire In the last few weeks, we've received some fun in-car videos. One is from customer Gary Cheney driving the KONI Shock SEMA GTM video. Another is from Team PDG and their GTM running at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. And…Read More
Posted on December 13, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Best in Show - Holly LS Fest 2011 [caption id="attachment_990" align="alignnone" width="675" caption="Photo courtesy Popular Hot Rodding Magazine"][/caption] You may remember Bill Noeth and his beautiful LS powered GTM from Open House 2011 where he won Best in Show and Most Innovative Improvement at Factory Five's Open House/Rain Fest 2011.…Read More
Posted on December 12, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Jim Youngs Produces a Winner [caption id="attachment_982" align="alignnone" width="675" caption="This month's issue of Kit Car Builder features a nice article of the Coyote 5.0L powered Factory Five Mk4."][/caption] Jim Youngs, editor of Kit Car Builder Magazine, has been a leader in the kit car business for more than 25…Read More
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
2012 Snap-on Calendar and Newspaper Article I got this cool package in the mail with a copy of the 2012 Snap-on calendar from customer Jim Clark. Among the many featured cars is his beautiful red and grey Mk3 Roadster. Almost as good is the accompanying newspaper article from his local…Read More
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Official KONI Shock Recall Notice I wanted to take a moment to let you guys know about a potentially serious matter that requires your immediate attention. Recently we received a report from a customer regarding a KONI shock absorber that had failed. This is the only incident of a broken…Read More
Posted on December 8, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Gary Hagar and Company Build a Stunner We just got these photos of Gary Hagar's most recent Factory Five creation. Gary has been profiled on Spike TV's Powerblock and has built some very high-end Factory Fives. He is an authorized DuPont/Hot Hues Refinish facility and he is also ASE certified.…Read More
Posted on December 5, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
GTM Nets Highest Finish Ever at 25 Hours and Team Thunder Valley Racing Overcomes Roll-Over Crash in Type 65 Coupe! [caption id="attachment_1245" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Tearm Mercer wins for third year in a row."][/caption] It was definitely the most dramatic 25 Hours of Thunderhill of the nine years since we've been…Read More
Posted on December 5, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Gregg Eichler and The Factory Five Community How we choose to spend the time we have is at the very core of the Factory Five community. I met Gregg Eichler in July of 2002 when he was on his honeymoon with his new wife, Marianne. I wrote a post called…Read More
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
FFR Cars Compete in Both 25 Hour and 6 Hour Endurance Races This year, four teams are competing in Factory Five cars at the annual 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race in Northern California. Returning for the 5th time overall is Former West Coast challenge series champion and current Endurance…Read More
Posted on November 28, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The FFR Crew Return from Thanksgiving Break The crew are all back from the long 4-day Thanksgiving Holiday (too much pie...). We are banging out all of the Black Friday specials in shipping and building cars for the holiday season. Thanks for the support! Dave Smith President [caption id="attachment_2142" align="alignnone"…Read More
