StreetSideAuto.com Profiles Factory Five 818

Posted on January 27, 2014 by in What's New

Andy Sheehan from StreetSideAuto.com wrote a nice article about the new Factory Five 818.  Read the full article here.

“That’s why I get all itchy when I start thinking about building my own 818. It’s not just painfully fast and agile, it’s accessible. And when I actually saw one, a well-worn R model in the F5 blue and white racing livery, at PRI last month, I probably blacked out for a minute. Whoever dragged me out of the aisle to prevent further injury: thank you.” – Andy Sheehan

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