NEW DATE: Factory Five Cruise Night at Patriot Place!

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

UPDATE: We have a new date for the Factory Five-sponsored Cruise Night at Patriot Place with the Mass Cruisers car club of Thursday, September 27th.

Join the Factory Five crew for Factory Five Night at the Mass Cruisers-Bass Pro Shops Cruise-In at Patriot Place/Gillette Stadium! We are loading up our big rig with our latest Factory Five models to attend the Factory Five Night at Patriot Place. The club members of Mass Cruisers have declared Thursday, September 27th Factory Five Night at the Bass Pro Shops Cruise-In. Customers are welcome to bring their Factory Five cars and park in a Factory Five car corral area. The event is free to the public, and brings together over 2,000 of the best hot rods and customs in the area.

Customer Ron Everitt is a frequent attendee of the summer Bass Pro Cruise-In.

Factory Five cars will be highlighted at this Thursdays event.

We will be bringing the latest Factory Five models including this (above) Logano #22 Coupe from the season finale of “Fast ‘N Loud” as well as the #22 Mk4 Challenge Car from the latest Snap-On Tools video series, and (below) a sneak peek at our newest ’35 Hot Rod Pick-Up Truck heading to the 2018 SEMA Show.

Factory Five crew will be on hand to answer questions, and provide a first-hand up-close look at all of our cars.

Please join us and Factory Five customers on Thursday, September 27th at Patriot Place for this fun event!

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