Factory Five Earns Great Local Press For International Business

Posted on February 14, 2014 by in What's New

Factory Five Racing has recently been profiled in both the New Bedford Standard Times and the Wareham Week.  The new 818 along with the rest of our component car line-up has seen growing business overseas (and here in the US), and the local media has visited and written some nice articles.

Check out the articles here:

The New Bedford Standard Times: “Wareham Business Takes Do-It-Yourself Car Building to the Next Level”

Wareham Week: DIY Auto Company Sends Exotic Cars Around the Globe

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Photo by: Bill Whelan, Wareham Week

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Peter Pereira, The New Beford Standard Times

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Photo by: Bill Whelan, Wareham Week

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Peter Pereira, The New Beford Standard Times

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Peter Pereira, The New Beford Standard Times

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Peter Pereira, The New Beford Standard Times

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Photo by: Bill Whelan, Wareham Week

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