Factory Five's 2016 Show & Event Schedule is Up!

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

2016 Kicks Off with a Great Show & Event Plan!

These are the car shows and special events that we will be attending as a company this year. We hope to see you at one of these events. Please note that our annual summer Open House is usually the second Saturday in June, but this year, it is the first Saturday, June 4th. Also, the show and event plan does can change slightly as the year goes by and we add events.

Factory Five Winter Open House, a.k.a. “Moochfest” – Saturday, February 13, Wareham, MA

Texas Cobra Club Spring Meet – March 30th – April 3rd, San Marcos, TX

Huntington Beach Cruise-In – April 30th, Huntington Beach, CA

Ultimate Track Car Challenge – May 20th, VIR

Factory Five Open House – June 4th, Wareham, MA
Hot Rod Power Tour – June 11th – 17th, Louisiana to Kansas
Barrett Jackson Northeast – June 23rd – 25th, Mohegan Sun, CT
London Cobra Show – June 23rd – 26th, London, OH

Street Rodder Magazine Tour at Factory Five – July 11th, Wareham, MA
Right Coast Nationals – July 15th – 17th, Syracuse, NY

Snap-On National Convention – August TBD, Orlando, FL

2016 SEMA Show – November 1st – 4th, Las Vegas, NV

Barrett Jackson in Palm Beach, FL and the Miranda Faith Foundation Car Show in Brunswick, GA are tentative at this time.

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