SEMA 2014: Check Out Photos & Videos from the Week Long Event

The 2014 SEMA Show was one of the most attended SEMA Shows Factory Five has ever been too. Here’s a gallery of videos and photos from the four day event.

Photos from Day 4

DSC_0174 From left to right: Factory Five customer Erik Treves whose 289 USRRC Replica is on display in FFR’s booth, 1965 FIA World Champion Allen Grant, and Factory Five President Dave Smith.

IMG_1018 The crew from Power Automedia stopped by our booth to interview Dave and some customers.  Erik Hansen (right) talked with them about his battery-electric 818S which is in the Featured Vehicles area.

IMG_0917 The 2014 SEMA Show has been one of the most attended SEMA Shows we’ve ever attended.

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Factory Five customer Joe M. (right) talks with customers at SEMA about the Factory Five 818.  Joe is putting the finishing touches on his own 818S and will be graduating it soon.

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Above & Below: Two Guys Garage host Kevin Byrd stopped by the Factory Five to say hi to Dave Smith and the Factory Five team.

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“Car Warriors” East Coast Team Leader and Full Throttle Customs owner Ray McClelland stopped by the Factory Five booth this afternoon to talk with Dave Smith and Allen Grant.

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The new Factory Five 289 USRRC Replica in Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes SEMA booth.

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“Car Builder Magazine” Editor Steve  Temple grabs photos of 1965 FIA World Champion Allen Grant signing the dash of the Factory Five 289 USRRC.

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The show closed Friday evening and the crew packed up the booth.

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The crew got eveerything packed up and onto the Factory Five big rig after the close of the show.  Scott “Honey Badger” Bell is gearing up for his drive back to Wareham.

 

Day 3 Photos

It’s been another exciting day at the SEMA Show as the Factory Five booth continues to draw huge crowds.  Here’s a few photos from Day 3 of the show so far.

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The Factory Five SEMA booth  has been busy all day long as people check out this year’s display.

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Thanks to Factory Five customer like Joe M. (center) for helping us in the booth this year.

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The 30-day 818R build car has been a hit at the show this year.

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Factory Five customer Erik Hansen’s all-electric 818S in the Featured Vehicles area next to the All-Women built 427 Mk4 Roadster.

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Above and Below: 818R built by SixStar Cars.

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A Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod with Ford’s EcoBoost is at the show as a Featured Vehicle.

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Factory Five’s Dan Golub talks about the Hot Rod Magazine-Factory Five Special Edition ’33 with some show attendees.

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Factory Five customer Bob Littlefield’s Type 65 Coupe has been a big hit at the show.

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The Factory Five booth continues to have a steady stream of visitors throughout the day.

Day 2 Photos Day 2 of the 2014 SEMA Show is underway and the crowds are flocking to the Factory Five booth.  The crew has sent us some early morning photos and we’ll add more as the day progresses.  You can also check out photos from day 1 of the show below.

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The Factory Five booth has been filled with show attendees all week trying to check out the latest Factory Fives at the show.

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The All-Women 427 Build Mk4 Roadster is on display at the 2014 SEMA Show as a Featured Vehicle. It was recently dyno’d at SMG Motoring and the stroked 351W displacing 427 ci. made 427 RWHP and 460 lb.-ft. of torque!

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Factory Five customer Karen Salvaggio and Factory Five President got a chance to talk with 1965 FIA World Champion Allen Grant after the show closed last night. Allen said a lot of great things about Factory Five while at the FFR customer event.

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Day two has officially started and the Factory Five booth is already starting to fill up.

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Factory Five President Dave Smith talks with customers about the new 289 USRRC Replica built by customer Erik Treves.

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The 818R chassis is getting a lot of attention and Factory Five’s Director of R&D is on hand to answer questions.

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The new 289 USRRC Replica is in Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes booth to help promote their new line of car paint.

Day 1 Photos

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The Factory Five GTM is featured in KONI Shocks booth this year.

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Factory Five customer Larry Ramsey’s stunning GTM is in a Featured Vehicle spot near Ford’s booth.

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The Factory Five Racing SEMA crew is ready to talk with customers.

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Factory Five President Dave Smith with customer Joe M. and Johnny K.

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The Factory Five cars this morning during show prep.

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SixStar Cars has their recently completed 818R on display at SEMA.

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Chris and Jim from KONI Shocks and Dave Smith with the LS7-powered GTM in the KONI Booth.

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The Factory Five team get ready for the show to start this morning.

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The Factory Five 818R was recently painted after competing in the Ultimate Track Car Challenge this summer.

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The Special Edition Hot Rod Magazine-Factory Five Hot Rod next to customer Bob Littlefield’s beautiful Type 65 Coupe.

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Our 818R chassis is on display with video of customer John George racing at Virginia International Raceway.

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Captain Bob and Arlo from “Hot Rod Radio” with Dave Smith checking out the Hot Rod Magazine Special Edition ’33 Hot Rod.

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Factory Five customer Bob Littlefield’s Type 65 Coupe is on display in our booth.

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Factory Five customer Wayne Presley (left) helped customer Erik Treves (not pictured) build his 289 USRRC Roadster which is at SEMA.  Erik Hansen (right) brought his battery-electric 818S to the show as a Featured Vehicle.

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Erik Treves’ 289 USRRC Replica looks fantastic!

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Erik Hansen with his battery-electric 818S.

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