Roland B.’s Hot Rod Featured in Cruise-In Video

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Customer Roland B. from Milford, NH graduated his Factory Five Hot Rod build in May 2020. He built his Hot Rod with a small block Chevy, 700R4 transmission, leather bench seat, deluxe nose, and painted satin black. He also added a Rat Fink hood ornament to the lead the way, and don’t miss the tiki guy bobble head on the dash.

Roland and his Hot Rod were featured in a video from the Target Cruise Night in Nashua, NH going over his build and the features of the car. Check it out below.

“The car was built as a 1960’s Hotrod with no fenders, running boards, Matte black paint and old school pinstriping and open engine bay,” said Roland. “I built everything on the car except the upgrade rebuild of the transmission and the recent pinstriping.”

Glad you continue to work and drive your Hot Rod, Roland! We hope to see you in August for Open House Lite here at Factory Five!

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