Factory Five ’33 Wins Top 5 at SEMA 2016!

Factory Five customer Greg Clouse’s ’33 Hot Rod was selected by Rod Authority as the first of five Top Roadsters from SEMA 2016! This is a huge accomplishment, and Greg’s car was already featured in Street Rodder Magazine. Greg has the guys at West Coast Auto Craft fabricate a steel hood, side covers, doors, and trunk as part of this high-end build. The cars a beautiful black and copper paint scheme and all bright work is copper-plated. Even the stack injection system is copper-plated! But as beautiful as a the car is, it is also a driver! Check out some more photos of Greg’s car below and click here to read the full article on Rod Authority’s website.


Greg’s car was featured in our booth at the 2016 SEMA Show.

Above & Below: Details abound on this meticulous Hot Rod build. Dig on those gauges!


Hand pin striping compliments all of the other custom details.

Over the years, the quality and innovation that customers bring to their Factory Fives continues to get better and better. Today’s Factory Fives are built to the highest levels, and continue to set the standard for the best home-built cars on the planet.

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