Monday Morning at Factory Five!

It’s a busy Monday morning here at Factory Five as we move cars around after being unloaded off the Factory Five big rig which returned last week from the 2012 SEMA Show. Stewart is here picking up some new projects for customers to get started on and we took the chance to get pics of cars before the head out to photo shoots.

Commerce in the USA is dependent upon long-haul truckers. We’re doing our part!

All The President’s Men: The Silver and red Mk4 Roadster is owned by the President of Summit Racing. The Flame 33 and Red Mk4 are owned by the President of Factory Five.

427 FE Power, IRS, Midnight blue with Wimbledon white stripes, 15″ pin drives, period correct bad-A 100%.

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Old School Hot Rod next to future Supercar GTM yet to be built.

FFR customer Gary Cheney’s GTM (left). FFR President Dave Smith’s LS7 GTM (center), and FFR customer Bob Balin’s track duty GTM (Right).

818S prototype gets ready to be loaded for photo studio work.

Bob’s GTM is all-bsuiness and when it’s not headlining the FFR booth at SEMA it lives at Monticello track club.

818R in office awaits wrenching.

Race Rod gets set-up work done this morning and is heading to photo studio!

Nice quiet moment.

Oh Yeah!!!!

My personal favorite car on the planet earth.

R&D Challenge Series Racer adn 818 Street prototype.

GTM traffic jam in warehouse.

Dave Smith
President

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