Power Automedia Unveil Ultimate Challenge Car at SEMA!

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

The team at Power Automedia have been working hard all year long on their Ultimate Factory Five Challenge Car build, and have been documenting their progress on their website Turnology.com.

Today at the 2015 SEMA Show, Mark Gearhart and his team at Power Automedia pulled the wraps off of the completed car in the Toyo Tires Tread Pass booth!

The Ultimate Factory Five Challenge Car features a 625 HP Ford Coyote 5.1 liter engine, Baer 6P 6-piston brakes, CCW 18″ x 9.5″ front and 18″ x 11″ rear wheels with Toyo Proxes Tires, a Moser rear end, and KONI coil over shocks. The paint is from Sherwin Williams and was done by 3rd Gear Garage. Click here for their complete build summary.

Click here to read the full build blog.

Factory Five President Dave Smith (right) with the Power Automedia crew.

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