On All Cylinders “What Does it Take to Build a Kit Car?”

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

On All Cylinders featured Factory Five Racing customer Michael Craven on their podcast as well as in the article, “What Does it Take to Build a Kit Car? We Asked the Guy Who Put Together This Stunning Factory Five Mk4 Roadster”.

From the article, “As to anyone mulling over the idea of building their own kit car, Michael offers these closing words:

“If you can do it and you’re on the fence. Do it—it’s awesome. It’s been really fun, being able to enjoy the car and the whole community.””

Check it out here: https://www.onallcylinders.com/…/what-does-it-take-to…/

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