Cruise with Us! Factory Five to Newport Car Museum, 6/15

Join us and Factory Five customers for a fun Saturday Summer cruise to the Newport Car Museum on June 15, 2019! The cruise-in kicks off here at Factory Five at 10 AM. We will all head out at 11:30, destination the Newport Car Museum where customers can tour the museum from noon till 2 PM. Refreshments will be provided. Register for the event below.

Everyone is welcome at Factory Five and on the cruise. The museum charged $15 per person.

Schedule:

10:00 AM – Welcome at Factory Five
10:30 AM – Plant Tour
11:30 AM – Depart for Newport Car Museum
12 PM – 2 PM – Newport Car Museum Tour

About the Newport Car Museum:

This brand-new, state-of-the-art museum is located at 1947 West Main Road in Portsmouth, RI. The museum was named USA Todays Top 10 Best New Attractions in America in 2018. The museum included multiple displays of period vehicles including a huge Ford/Shelby display which includes an original 427 CSX Cobra, Mustangs, and other notable race cars. The Corvette gallery features Corvettes from every generation (C1 to C7). The world car gallery features Porsches, Jaguars, BMWs, and Mercedes.

Enter at Light – 1947 West Main Road
Portsmouth, Rhode Island 02871
Visit the Newport Car Museum website here.

Register for the event below.

Click here to read the full recap from last year’s Cruise-In.

About 11 years ago, we did a similar cruise to Plymouth with the crew from Two Guys Garage. Check out the episode below.

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