The Factory Five SEMA Cars Head to Florida!

Posted on November 10, 2015 by in What's New

Last week’s SEMA Show was a huge success, and we’re keeping the fun going by bringing our SEMA display cars down to Florida for the 2015 Emerald Coast Cruizin’ in Panama City, FL!  Factory Five’s Tony Zullo and Sally Bean are heading down to the show, and will be there Thursday-Saturday.  Factory Five President Dave Smith will be joining them on Friday and Saturday for the finale of the event.

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Along with the Factory Five team, you’ll also have a chance to meet former host of “PowerNation TV” Courtney Hansen, “All Girls Garage” Host Cristy Lee, and Factory Five All Girls Mk4 Roadster Build team member Jo Coddington.

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TV host Courtney Hansen will be at the Cruizin’ to meet with attendees.

We’ll be bringing the 20th Anniversary Special Edition Mk4 Roadster, the all-new 818C Coupe, our ’33 Hot Rod with Ford’s new IRS, a track-tested GTM Supercar built by customer John Kabacinski, and Dave Smith’s personal Type 65 Coupe for show attendees to check out.  The Factory Five team of Tony Zullo, Sally Bean, and Scotty “Honey Badger” Bell will be on hand Thursday through Saturday.  Sally is bringing a huge stock of all-new Factory Five apparel and goodies.  Customer Garry Bopp will be there helping out, and southeast region Factory Five customers are all invited to attend.  Factory Five Racing is the main stage sponsor, and Dave Smith will be at the show on Friday and Saturday.

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Jo Coddington will also be at the Cruizin’ and spending time in the Factory Five booth.

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Come check out the all-new 818 Coupe and other Factory Five cars in our display.

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The Factory Five big rig is already in Florida and ready to set-up for the show.

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Click here to get more information on the event or to register your car.  If you have any questions about the show, you can call us at 508-291-3443 or e-mail me at Factory Five. Hope to see you there!

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