Factory Five Hosts New England Car Clubs for Fall Cape Cod Cruise

The weather for last weekend’s cruise was sketchy, right down to the morning of the event.  But in classic New England fashion, the sun came out and the overcast morning turned into a beautiful mild fall day.  Over 75 cars of all different types showed up at the factory for free donuts and coffee and plant tours.

During the plant tours, visitors got to see how things work here at Factory Five as welding, shipping, and chassis assembly were all staffed and on display.  The tech crew was on hand to answer any questions, and we even had an 818S pick-up going on as the cruisers pulled in.

The Massachusetts Cruisers Club along with Cuz’s Car Club, Downshifters Car Club, Bristol County Street Rods, Bay State Corvairs, Bay State Street Machines, Massachusetts Corvette Club Cape Cod Classics, and the Blue Angels Car Club came in two waves and it was a lot of fun to watch them roll in one by one, but it was even more fun watching the group leave together.  As they exited the Factory Five parking lot, it was like watching a rolling car show go by.

It was a very fun event and the Massachusetts Cruisers Club members for including Factory Five in your Cape Cod Cruise weekend!

Dave Lindsey, a.k.a. Mad Dog
Webmaster

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The Massachusetts Cruisers Clubs, Cuz’s Car Club, Downshifters Car Club, Bristol County Street Rods, Bay State Corvairs, Bay State Street Machines, Massachusetts Corvette Club Cape Cod Classics, Blue Angels as well as a few independent lone wolf car owners.  take a group photo by their cars in the Factory Five parking lot.

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Factory Five tech guy Jay Kravitz gives a couple visitors a tour of the factory.

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Mass Cruisers Car Club welcomes members with a huge variety of originals, hot rods, and customs.

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The showroom was busy as visitors checked out of demo cars and grabbed a cup of coffee and donuts.

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There were some beautiful cars on the cruise.  This 1973 Chevelle SS was flawless.

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Factory Five’s tech guy Dan Golub takes a group on a tour of the factory.  Here, Dan explains how the Type 65 Coupe started out as a pallet of boxes like the ones behind him.

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Factory Five customer Jim K. is given instructions to park in the FFR customer corral.

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Factory Five President Dave Smith with customer Jim K. with his GTM in both full size and 1/16th scale forms.

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At noon, the Mass Cruisers headed out to Cape Cod and their ultimate destination Province town.

We’ve posted 48 photos from the event.  Click here to view the full event gallery.

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