Factory Five Customer Bill Phillips, a.k.a Rumbles, Builds a Winner '33

Posted on October 17, 2011 by in What's New

Build Journal Documents Entire Process on the Factory Five Forum

I met Factory Five customer Bill Phillips at the recent Charlotte, N.C. Quaker Steak and Lube Cruise-In and I got a chance to check out his masterfully built ’33 Hot Rod. The car is built to an amazing fit and finish. I loved the dramatic paint and especially the custom hand stitch interior.

The coolest part about what Bill did was that he documented his entire build from start to finish and he sent us this cool printed version, but you can read his entire build journal on The Factory Five Forum.

Huge thanks Bill and congratulations on a job well done!

Dave Smith
President

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