Car Builder Magazine Features Three Great Factory Five Builds!

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Steve Temple who publishes the online kit car magazine “Car Builder” features three Factory Fives in his current issue. Subscriptions to the online magazines are free, and Steve is an expert in the industry. I met Steve back in 1995 when he was editor of “Peterson’s Kit Car Magazine”. As I built Factory Five, Steve built his career working as Director of Marketing for Shelby American and compiling an impressive collection of publications, articles, and freelance reporting. Now as owner of “Car Builder,” he brings all of his 30+ years on industry experience to you every month.

Dave Smith
President

Factory Five’s newest 289 USRRC Replica is covered well with a road test scheduled shortly.

Above: Customer Michael Ehrlich’s show winning GTM gets a full feature.

Below: Summit Racing’s Factory Five Mk4 Roadster serves as the rolling test bed for tech how-tos.

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