Factory Five Events in May and June 2014

During the next few months, we have some fun events on the schedule and we hope you join us at one of them.

  • Wisconsin Dells Automotion Car Show  – May 17-18, Wisconsin Dells, WI
  • Carlisle Import and Replica Nationals, May 16-18, Carlisle, PA
  • Hot Rod Power Tour – June 7-14, North Carolina – Wisconsin
  • Factory Five Open House – June 14, Wareham, MA
  • London C-car Show – June 21-22, London, OH


Wisconsin Dells Automotion Car Show – May 17-18:
Factory Five President Dave Smith is travelling out to the heartland to join Jo Coddington as a special guest at the Wisconsin Dells Automotion car show.  The event draws over 1,200 cars and kicks off the mid-west car show season.  If you are in the Wisconsin area, we hope to see you there as we unveil the All-Womens 427 build car that is going to debut on “Detroit Muscle” on the same weekend! Click here for more info.

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Carlisle Import and Replica Nationals – May 16-18:
We’ve been attending the Carlisle Import & Replica Nationals since 1995.  This show is one of the original kit car and replica shows that highlights most of the replica or kit car manufacturers.  This year, Factory Five customers take the spotlight as our massive display booth will be taken over by cars built by customers (and better looking than our own factory cars!).  Join the Factory Five crew and customers at the 2014 Carlisle show. Click here for more information.

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Hot Rod Power Tour – June 7-14:
This year’s Power Tour kicks off in Charlotte, NC and heads across the mid-section of the country finishing up in the Wisconsin Dells.  The tour travels through North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.  The Factory Five crew is pulling out all of the stops this year bringing along three Mk4 Roadsters, three ’33 Hot Rods, and our venerable Type 65 Coupe.  Tony and Nate will be joined by customers and special guests.  Factory Five President Dave Smith will be driving the Ohio and Indiana legs of the tour. Click here to visit Hot Rod’s website for full details on this year’s Power Tour.

    • June 7: Charlotte, NC
    • June 8: Knoxville, TN
    • June 9: Charleston, WV
    • June 10: Norwalk, OH
    • June 11: Crown Point, IN
    • June 12: Bettendorf, IA
    • June 13: Wisconsin Dells, WI
    • June 14: Awards Ceremony for Long Haulers

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Factory Five Open House – June 14:
This year is our 17th Annual Factory Five Open House and we are keeping the same great format.  It is a one day show that includes car show awards, plant tours, live music, our famous Scratch And Dent Sale, free food (hot dogs sort of qualify), and this year, we will be unveiling our all-new 289 FIA replica!

The entire Factory Five crew will be on hand to answer any of your questions and to show off all of your questions.  Join us for this fun Saturday-only rain or shine, open to the public event.

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London C-car Show – June 21-22:
The largest gathering of C-car replicas on the planet each year is the London C-car Show.  Registration fees and promotional sales benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (a great cause) and the show has something to do for everyone over three full days with the biggest day being the Saturday Main Street gathering and cruise.  The crew from Factory Five will be there with our big rig and Roadsters and we hope to see you there!  Click here for full details on this year’s London C-car show.

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Bass Pro Shops Cruise-Ins

Held every other Thursday at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA all summer long, the Bass Pro Shop Cruise-In hosted by Mass Cruisers Car Club are huge fun.  The show is about 45 minutes away from Factory Five and our guys enjoy spending a few hours behind the wheel and at the shows whenever the weather is perfect.  This year, we are an official sponsor.  Please join us at one of these dates.

May 15 & 29
June 12 & 26
July 10 & 24
August 7 & 21
September 4 & 18
October 2 & 16

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