Join Us with Ford at Detroit Autorama – Feb. 28 – Mar. 1

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Come check out the 25th Anniversary Factory Five Mk4 Roadster on display this weekend at the Detroit Autorama at the Cobo/TCF Center in the Ford Performance booth. Factory Five’s Dan G. will be a guest of Ford with the 5.2 Aluminator XS-powered Roadster!

We are in the golden age of cars. Ford’s mighy 5.2L crate engine pumps out 580 HP!

The 25th Anniversary Mk4 has a special carbon dash and custom interior.

Click here to see a gallery of the 25th Anniversary Mk4 Roadster.

Factory Five pro-builder Freddie Simmons will also be at the Autorama with his ’35 Hot Rod Truck. This is the largest of the World of Wheels series shows, and features the annual Ridler Award competition, VIP guests, and a ton of great cars. Hope to see you there!

Freddie’s beautiful custom ’35 Hot Rod Truck was featured at SEMA 2019 and will be on display at this year’s Autorama.

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