2014 Street Rodder Road Tour Visits Factory Five

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

The Street Rodder Magazine Road Tour visited Factory Five Racing this past Monday. The entire front parking lot was filled with hot rods, and Factory Five President Dave Smith gave the cruisers a factory tour.

Huge thanks to Jerry Dixey from Street Rodder Magazine for making Factory Five one of the stops on the tour. Below is some photos from the Street Rodder Road Tour’s visit.

Road Tour participants started to arrive at Factory Five mid-afternoon Monday. The big caravan arrived around 3:30.

Street Rodder Magazine’s Jerry Dixey arrived in style.

The new Factory Five 289 USRRC Roadster got a lot of attention during the Street Rodder Road Tour’s visit.

So did the new 818S.

Dave Smith tells the tour members how the 818R built in 30 days did at last weekend’s Ultimate Track Car Challenge.

Dave Smith took everyone on a tour of the factory with stops in shipping, welding, molding, and chassis assembly.

Street Rodder Magazine’s Jerry Dixey and Chuck Vranas with Factory Five President Dave Smith (middle).

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