Gemini Motorsports Factory Five Type 65 Coupe Wins at Autorama

Posted on December 4, 2012 by in What's New

During the 2012-2013 Autorama/World of Wheels shows, Factory Five has our ’33 Hot Rod which was featured on Horsepower TV on display at select events (click here for a full list of dates). We’ve invited customers to join us at the event and at the Houston Autorama show, a Factory Five Coupe built by Gemini Motorsports was awarded “Best Production Race Car”!

Jose A. from Gemini Motorsports relayed the news to us last week and also said the show has a great turnout and they talked to a lot of attendees who were interested in the Factory Five cars.


The crew from Gemini Motorsports with their award winning Type 65 Coupe.

Thanks for the report, Jose, and congratulations on your show win!

Make sure to check out the other Autorama events where you can see this Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod on display.

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