Join Us in Panama City, FL on Nov. 11 & 12!

We’re heading south again this year to the Emerald Coast Cruizin’ in Panama City, FL on November 11-12!  Join us and thousands of classic cars, hot rods, custom cars, and trucks for this big Friday-Saturday event.  This year, we have a customer corral (limited to 20 Factory Five customer cars) and special VIP guest Jo Coddington will be on hand to say hello.

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After we wrap things up at the 2016 SEMA Show, the Factory Five big rig heads east to Florida to attend the Emerald Coast Cruizin’! SO if you can’t attend SEMA, this is a great way to see the SEMA cars up close.

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Jo Coddington will be at the Factory Five booth from 1pm to 2 pm on Friday and Saturday of the show.

We will be bringing some big surprises from SEMA along with our fleet of Factory Five show cars.  This year, the organizers of the Emerald Coast Cruise have given us 20 spaces for a dedicated Factory Five corral immediately in front of the Factory Five booth and on the main pavilion grounds.  It is first come, first served, and you still need to register for the show, but you can sign up for the Factory Five corral below.

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Last year, Factory Five customer Garry Bopp brought his Challenge Car with street plates to the show.

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Also last year, All Girl’s Garage’s Christy Lee visited the Factory Five team and talked with customers. Here with Factory Five customer Dale Anthony and his beautiful blue Roadster.  Dale’s Roadster would later be selected to be a Summit Racing display car!

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Factory Fives were on the main stage and throughout the show.

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We are looking forward to returning to Panama City this year. Click here to read about last year’s event.

Click here to get more information on the event or to register your car.  If you have any questions about the show, you can call us at 508-291-3443 or e-mail me at Factory Five. Hope to see you there!

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