Join Us at Open House & See the New 289 Roadster! June 14, 2014

Factory Five Open House – June 14: 9 AM to 1 PM

It’s that time of year again and EVERYONE is invited to attend our 17th Annual Factory Five Open House event.  This fun one day show includes car show awards, plant tours, live music, our famous Scratch & Dent Sale, free food (hot dogs sort of qualify), and this year, we will be unveiling our all-new 289 USRRC replica!

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See the new 289 USRRC Roadster!

For years we have been talking about designing a truly authentic, period-correct 289 USRRC replica. We figured the 50th Anniversary of the original USRRC car would be an appropriate time to launch this new replica. We began work on our newest model last fall, and are excited to show the details and PERFECT execution of a period-correct 289 replica.

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We will unveil this car in the showroom at 10:00 AM during our Open House event. You can view photos, full specifications, and get information on pricing and options on our website Saturday at 10:00 AM.


Expect over 150 Factory Five customer-built cars to attend this year’s event!

Car Show Awards

Customers who bring their cars to the 2014 Open House event will be eligible for one of the following car show awards. The awards will be presented at 12:00 PM near the band.

Car Show Award Categories
Best in Show Coupe
Best in Show Roadster
Best in Show Challenge Car
Best in Show GTM
Best in Show ’33
Best in Show 818
Best in Show Under Construction
Best Chrome
Most Innovative Improvement
Best Paint
Best Engine
Best Interior
Best in Show all Classes
Long Distance Award
Factory Five Legacy/Robert Fedderson Memorial Award

 

Largest Parts and Scratch & Dent Sale Ever!

One of the biggest attractions of the summer Open House is our HUGE Factory Five Warehouse Parts Sale! Our attic is chock full of parts from a long winter, and we will have exceptional deals on new and used/scratch & dent parts.  The parts sale corral opens at 9:00 AM.

 

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The Factory Five crew will be on hand to answer questions and make sure everyone has fun.  Factory Five’s Sally Bean and Tony Zullo with customer Erik Hansen at last year’s Open House.

Live Music and Free Food!

This year, we will have live music from a local band called Sound Tower, playing a good mix of rock and popular music throughout the day.  Hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be available for free from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

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Schedule of Events:
9:00 am – Open House Begins/Car Show Registration
9:00 am – Parts Sale Opens
10:00 am – 289 USRRC Replica Introduction
10:00 am – Food/Refreshments Available
10:00 am – Car Show Judging Begins
11:00 am – Factory Tour
12:00 pm – Car Show Awards Presentation
12:15 pm – Factory Five Legacy/Robert Fedderson Memorial Award Presentation
1:00 pm – Open House ends

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Plant Tours!

At 11:00 AM, everyone is invited to a walk-through plant tour of the welding, molding, chassis assembly, and packaging areas.

 

All the Details

Lodging and Accomodations:

The Fairfield Inn
New Bedford, MA
774-634-2000

Parking:

Spectator parking will be at the Wareham Crossing mall parking lot and Factory Five will have two shuttle buses running back and forth.  Parking attendees will be on hand to direct visitors to correct parking.  Factory Five show cars will park at Factory Five.

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