Factory Five-Koni GTM Spy Shots

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Preview of Factory Five SEMA Car

Many of you have followed the progress of Factory Five customer Gary Cheney as he builds his third (YES!) GTM, this one destined for the 2011 SEMA Show. We got a chance to check it out close-up as it is heading down to the studios of Horsepower TV and next weekend’s (October 7th) customer cruise-in at Quaker Steak and Lube near Charlotte (Lowes) Motor Speedway.

The car is powered by a 430 HP LS engine and is mated to a Mendeola 5-Speed transmission. The paint design was done Murray Pfaff at Pfaff Designs near Detroit and there are a slew of sponsor parts that round out a great package and a well built car.

Factory Five President Dave Smith and customer Gary Cheney have a good laugh
before loading the FFR-Koni GTM onto the big rig.

Congratulations Gary on a great job!

Dave Smith
President

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