Built, Not Bought. Factory Five in Hot Rod Mag

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Factory Five Roadster Hits Power Tour

Factory Five customers Dale and Jason Frier of Syracuse, New York were profiled in the October 2011 issue of Hot Rod Magazine driving their FFR Roadster in a driving rain storm (hardcore!).

Our guys have been on the Hot Rod Power Tour numerous times and it is one of the best events out there. Factory Five employees Nate Johnson and Jesper Ingerslev are members of the long haul gang.

Jesper and his wife Jen went on the tour in 2005 and drove through a similar rain storm without a top. Jesper reports, “the floor mats were floating! And I had to drill drain holes in the floor.” It’s no wonder that Jesper was the brains and motivation behind our new soft top for the Roadster.

Pick up the October 2011 issue of Hot Rod Magazine for the full story.

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