Posted on December 27, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Roadsters and Hot Rods Showcased It's well known that we fly the Ford Racing banner high here at Factory Five. We believe in their products and we use them every day. Still, it's pretty cool to see our friend's at Ford Racing feature the Mk4 Roadster and '33 Hot Rod…Read More
Posted on December 24, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Tom and Nate Get an Early Mk4 Christmas Present Tom and Nate Wilson picked up their Mk4 Roadster this afternoon with their friend Tobey. "I haven't been able to sleep for the past 4 days," Tom said to Dave Smith describing how excited he was to begin building the Roadster…Read More
Posted on December 20, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Tim Suddard and Gang Continue to Lead Amateur Racers The December issue of Grassroots Motorsports sets another high watermark for the magazine with some great articles and features. [caption id="attachment_974" align="alignnone" width="675" caption="Coverage of the 2011 NASA Nationals was excellent and extensive."][/caption] The December issue includes coverage of the 2011…Read More
Posted on December 15, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
From the Track to the Back Roads of New Hampshire In the last few weeks, we've received some fun in-car videos. One is from customer Gary Cheney driving the KONI Shock SEMA GTM video. Another is from Team PDG and their GTM running at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. And…Read More
Posted on December 13, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Best in Show - Holly LS Fest 2011 [caption id="attachment_990" align="alignnone" width="675" caption="Photo courtesy Popular Hot Rodding Magazine"][/caption] You may remember Bill Noeth and his beautiful LS powered GTM from Open House 2011 where he won Best in Show and Most Innovative Improvement at Factory Five's Open House/Rain Fest 2011.…Read More
Posted on December 12, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Jim Youngs Produces a Winner [caption id="attachment_982" align="alignnone" width="675" caption="This month's issue of Kit Car Builder features a nice article of the Coyote 5.0L powered Factory Five Mk4."][/caption] Jim Youngs, editor of Kit Car Builder Magazine, has been a leader in the kit car business for more than 25…Read More
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
2012 Snap-on Calendar and Newspaper Article I got this cool package in the mail with a copy of the 2012 Snap-on calendar from customer Jim Clark. Among the many featured cars is his beautiful red and grey Mk3 Roadster. Almost as good is the accompanying newspaper article from his local…Read More
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Official KONI Shock Recall Notice I wanted to take a moment to let you guys know about a potentially serious matter that requires your immediate attention. Recently we received a report from a customer regarding a KONI shock absorber that had failed. This is the only incident of a broken…Read More
Posted on December 8, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Gary Hagar and Company Build a Stunner We just got these photos of Gary Hagar's most recent Factory Five creation. Gary has been profiled on Spike TV's Powerblock and has built some very high-end Factory Fives. He is an authorized DuPont/Hot Hues Refinish facility and he is also ASE certified.…Read More
Posted on December 5, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
GTM Nets Highest Finish Ever at 25 Hours and Team Thunder Valley Racing Overcomes Roll-Over Crash in Type 65 Coupe! [caption id="attachment_1245" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Tearm Mercer wins for third year in a row."][/caption] It was definitely the most dramatic 25 Hours of Thunderhill of the nine years since we've been…Read More
Posted on December 5, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Gregg Eichler and The Factory Five Community How we choose to spend the time we have is at the very core of the Factory Five community. I met Gregg Eichler in July of 2002 when he was on his honeymoon with his new wife, Marianne. I wrote a post called…Read More
