Factory Five Announces "Picture of the Month" Contest

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

$500 in Prizes Awarded Every Month!

The new Factory Five Forum is off to a great start and after more than four months, we have close to 4,000 members and 25,000 posts. As a way of saying thank you, and rewarding the community, we have decided to sponsor a monthly “Picture of the Month” contest. Each Factory Five car category winner will get a $100 Factory Five gift certificate! Winners will be chosen by customer-moderators on The Factory Five Forum.

Check out the first month’s winners and visit The Factory Five Forum to check out all of the photo submissions.

Alan Smith’s photo taken in Louisville, KY – Type 65 Coupe Picture of the Month July 2011

Joe’s photo taken in Greenfield, TN – Roadster AND Overall Picture of the Month Winner July 2011

Henry Renaud’s photo taken in Lake George, NY – ’33 Hot Rod Picture of the Month Winner July 2011

High Tech Motorsports’ photo taken in San Diego, CA – GTM Picture of the Month Winner July 2011

Bob Schoeni’s photo taken in Sebring, FL – Challenge Series Racer Picture of the Month July 2011

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