Website Jalopnik.com Picks Factory Five TWICE!

Posted on June 21, 2011 by in What's New

Best Auto-Related Father’s Day Gifts and Best DIY

We have to say thanks to the cool guys at Jalopnik.com for highlighting our cars twice recently. In their post “Ten outrageous Auto-Themed Father’s Day Gifts,” the Factory Five Mk4 Roadster was recommended as on of ten gifts for dad that are “better than a tie.”

The Factory Five was picked number three as one of ten best do-it-yourself cars. Check out Jalopnik.com at the links below to read more or to comment.

Note: The green car featured on Jalopnik’s website (to the right) is owned by Lou Simone and is a Mk1 Roadster bought in 1998 with 13,000 original miles.

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