Factory Five Customer Erik T.'s Beautiful 289 USRRC Gets Attention at SEMA

Posted on November 14, 2014 by in What's New


Factory Five President Dave Smith talks with customer Erik Treves about his 289 USRRC Replica.

At this year’s SEMA Show, Factory Five customer Erik Treves debuted his recently completed 289 USRRC Replica. Erik picked up his 289 kit this past June at our Summer Open House and kept a build journal on The Factory Five Forum.

The team at Power Automedia talked with Erik and Factory Five President Dave Smith at this year’s SEMA Show about how Factory Five approached making the 289 kit and what personal touches Erik made to the car. Check out the video above, and click here for more SEMA 2014 coverage.

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Factory Five customer Erik Treves (left), 1965 FIA World Champion Allen Grant (center) and Factory Five President Dave Smith at this year’s SEMA Show.

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Erik’s 289 USRRC Replica was featured in Factory Five’s booth at this year’s SEMA Show.

Erik’s 289 was also profiled on Stang.TV’s website.  Click here to read the article.

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