Posted on July 31, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five President Dave Smith took part in the "Ragtop Ramble and Crustacean Crawl" the other week which was held by the New England Motor Press Association and is an annual event bringing several supercars and other vehicles to the Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport, ME. As coverage of the event…Read More
Posted on July 30, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We received an e-mail this past weekend from Factory Five customer Garry B. with an exciting story about how he and fellow FFR customer Karen S. brought their cars, a Factory Five Challenge Car and Type 65 Coupe, out to Salt Lake City to join the Utah C-car Club for…Read More
Posted on July 24, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Earlier this month, James Keast came by Factory Five to pick-up his Mk4 Roadster complete kit with his father Dave and two of his kids, Justin and Allie. Like so many, it was a day James has been dreaming about for a long time and after some careful planning, he…Read More
Posted on July 17, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Jerry Dixey and the Street Rodder Road Tour came to Factory Five this afternoon for a tour of the factory. Among the 25 cars in attendance, 12 are making the long haul and going to each of the stops along the week long tour that ends at the Right Coast…Read More
Posted on July 17, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Roy H. sent us some photos of his Factory Five Roadster as he has recently put the 4,000th mile on his car. After retiring in 2010, Roy decided to fill a life long dream of building his own car and the Factory Five Roadster was just what…Read More
Posted on July 16, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Over on www.thefactoryfiveforum.com, Factory Five customer Don P. has announced the graduation of his Mk3 Roadster. The Victory Nuclear Sunset Tangerine and Mercedes Silver Roadster is powered by a brand new 2004 Mach 1 4.6L DOHC with stacked fuel injection from Very Cool Parts, a Tremec T-45 transmission and 4-link…Read More
Posted on July 13, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The boys at Ridetech have been driving the wheels off of their Factory Five '33 Race Rod. Ridetech President Bret Voelkel has been behind the wheel and has run the car at GoodGuys autocrosses and road course events. Bret has qualified for the 2012 Optima Challenge, which is a tremendous…Read More
Posted on July 12, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
[caption id="attachment_4669" align="alignnone" width="694" caption="Paul B. of Lake Orion, MI brough his Mk3 Roadster to the 2012 Blue Water Show and was interviewed by The Detroit News"][/caption] During the summer season, we get a lot of fun stories and news from customers attending various car shows. Factory Five customer Paul…Read More
Posted on July 12, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
"There is just something about a loud, vibrating, and rattling machine that can accelerate from 0-100-0 (per Car & Driver Mag) in less than 10 seconds," said Factory Five customer Dave P. Dave has been keeping everyone posted on his Mk4 Roadster build progress via his Facebook page. Dave has made…Read More
The Factory Five crew is traveling to Syracuse, NY for the 2012 Right Coast Nationals car show. This year, as in year's past, we will be joined by Factory Five customers who will be showing their cars. We have an indoor booth space and customers registered for the outdoor car…Read More
If you didn't have a chance to attend our Open House last month, here's a fun summer option! Please join us this coming Tuesday, July 17th, here at Factory Five for a very special event as we kick-off the 2012 Amsoil/Street Rodder Magazine Road Tour. We will be hosting street…Read More
Posted on July 6, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
You may recall a few weeks ago we posted about Hammink Performance testing their almost complete Factory Five Challenge Car at the Circuit Zandvoort. We received a new e-mail from them reporting they have completed the car and returned to the track for a C-car Competition Presentation Day on July…Read More
Posted on July 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If you missed the 2012 Factory Five Huntington Beach Cruise-In, FFR video pro Greg Hoy put together this great video that's almost like you're there! 30 minutes packed full of cars, music, customer interviews, celebrities, and sponsors... The 2012 Huntington Beach Cruise-In was the best yet. Check out the video…Read More
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Tim Dorr worked with the famous Gary Hagar from Hack Shack to build this beautiful driver '33 Hot Rod. Tim focused on drive ability with the removable hard top, a nice 3-link suspension, and modest small block power. Gary has built numerous show winning cars and has been featured…Read More
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Tom sent us some pictures of his completed Factory Five '33. He picked up his kit in March 2011 and was driving it last month! The workmanship is just fantastic. Tom toured the plant before he purchased his kit and he worked closely with the guys here in tech. We…Read More
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Barry was here from Whitby Motorscars this morning to pick-up a Hot Rod kit for one of their customers. While he was here, he dropped off $981 worth of donations to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on behalf of Whitby Motorcars, Rick Williams, and Dr. Robert Adams and his wife Janice.…Read More
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Mike C. drove by this morning to show us the finished car that started out two years ago as FFR Hot Rod #0015. Mike chose to power the car with a small block 302 producing about 320 HP mated to a automatic transmission and a solid axle…Read More
