Join Us for the 16th Annual Factory Five Open House, June 15th

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

It’s hard to believe that we hosted our first Open House in 1997. Every year since then, we’ve taken the time to open the doors to the shop and spend the day with friends, family, and customers. This year, the Open House is going to be held on June 15th, and more than ever, we are excited to pull the wraps off of our latest projects. The event starts at 9 AM and wraps up at 1 PM. Hope to see you at the Open House this year!

One of the biggest attractions of the summer Open House is our HUGE Factory Five Warehouse Parts Sale! If you cannot attend the Open House, this year we will have some great Open House deals posted on our website as well!

Also new for this year, we will have live music from a local band called Latitude, playing a good mix of classic rock throughout the day.

Project 818 gets the big unveil at the this year’s Open House. We will be showing off the first production car, production kits, and our race-proven 818R track car.

Schedule of Events:
9:00 am – Open House Begins/Car Show Registration
9:00 am – Parts Sale Opens
10:00 am – Project 818 Introduction and Street Car Reveal
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

Dave Smith presents Ollie Hempel with the Best in Show – ’33 Hot Rod Award.

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 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

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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