Posted on November 30, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As part of our 2013 AutoRama/World of Wheels sponsorship, we will be attending the January 11-13 Cincinnati World of Wheels show. We have two complimentary show car spaces reserved for Factory Five customers who would like to bring and show their cars. If you would like to bring your car…Read More
Posted on November 30, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
November 30, 2012 Update. This week you may have noticed your credit card was charged $99 for your 818 pre-order. We have sold one hundred and eleven 818S models (street version), twenty 818R (race version), and there are four of you whose expiration dates wouldn't allow us to process your…Read More
Posted on November 29, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Rich S. came by the factory today with his crew to pick-up his Type 65 Coupe kit. Rich plans to use a small block Ford engine for the build, but may eventually change over to a Ford 5.0L Coyote. Space in the trailer was a little tight,…Read More
Posted on November 29, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Erik H. had the opportunity recently to help raise money for the Wounded Warrior Foundation last weekend at the GoodGuys Fall Nationals at Del Mar. Erik took part in the autocross event where they raised money by selling ride-alongs in the cars that were entered in the…Read More
Posted on November 29, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Customers Pete O. and Bob B. attended the 2012 Rocky Mountain Auto Show "Crème de la Chrome" at the Denver Convention Center over the Thanksgiving weekend this year. Pete brought his almost complete Mk3.1 Roadster while Bob put his Mk4 rolling chassis on display which features the new…Read More
Posted on November 26, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Over on The Factory Five Forum, member buildit has posted his Graduation thread for his Factory Five Mk3 Roadster. FFR6203, which was delivered in July 2007, was actually "finished" in October 2011, but buildit has been out driving around the Houston area. It's painted Lexus Claret Mica with Lexus Diamond…Read More
Posted on November 21, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In January of 1998 I met Frank Keyser. Each year Frank has stopped by to visit when in the area. Frank has owned two Factory Five’s and is looking to build one of our new 33 Hot Rods. Frank is like so many people I’ve been lucky to meet over…Read More
Posted on November 20, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
First of all, welcome to Project 818. If you are receiving this e-mail, you are one of 129 customers who have placed their faith in us and pre-ordered our exciting new 818 sports car package. In the coming days, you will receive a hard copy of your order and an…Read More
Posted on November 16, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Over on The Factory Five Forum, customer Andrew W., aka C6ZZ, has posted his graduation thread for FFR5228! Andrew picked up one of the last Mk2 Roadsters back in 2004 as the Mk3 was being released. Some of the specs of Andrews build include a Ford 342ci crate motor, SDS…Read More
Posted on November 15, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's always fun to read customer e-mails discussing their builds and we received on yesterday from Factory Five customer Gary G. with pictures of his '33 Hot Rod that he built and registered in only 90 days! After seeing the '33 Hot Rod at the 2008 SEMA Show, Gary got…Read More
Posted on November 13, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew at RideTech have been working on their Factory Five '33 Hot Rod all summer, taking it to events such at the GoodGuys Shootout Autocross held back in July as well as other events. The team has recently completed the 5th Annual Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational in Pahrump…Read More
Posted on November 13, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Patrick W. sent us some photos of a cruise he went on with some fellow Factory Five Roadster owners last week. What was dubbed the "Unofficial End of the Driving Season" cruise, six Factory Five owners met up in Kent, CT then headed north to Great Barrington,…Read More
Posted on November 12, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
On behalf of all of the hard-working and patriotic employees of Factory Five, I would like to send a message of Thanks to all veterans of the US Armed Forces on this Veterans Day. We keep a symbol of this in our showroom to remind us that we live in…Read More
Posted on November 12, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's a busy Monday morning here at Factory Five as we move cars around after being unloaded off the Factory Five big rig which returned last week from the 2012 SEMA Show. Stewart is here picking up some new projects for customers to get started on and we took the…Read More
Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
At the 2012 SEMA Show, the crew from Power TV stopped by the Factory Five booth to film a few short video interviews with the Factory Five team. Here is the first of three videos that are being put together. In it, host Jessica Barton interviews Factory Five President Dave…Read More
Posted on November 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crowds at the Factory Five Racing booth were huge! The 818 drew a very large crowd eager to see FFR’s newest creation, but there was still plenty of interest in all of FFR’s products. Many long-time members of the FFR community from all over the US showed up to…Read More
Posted on November 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Prototype Development Group had their GTM race car as the feature booth car for Baja Designs, which manufactures extreme lighting components in both LED and HID configurations. Team PDG has used their lights in the last couple 25 Hours of Thunderhill races and can safely say that they make one…Read More
Posted on November 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Karen Salvaggio was a featured builder on the “SEMA Mustang Build Powered by Women”, a partnership between Ford and SEMA. The Mustang was unveiled in the center of the Ford display. Much of her time at SEMA was spent giving interviews and attending press conferences. Her Type…Read More
Posted on November 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The November 2012 issue of GoodGuys Magazine has a cool piece on the 2nd annual GoodGuys Sponsor Shootout Autocross held back in July. The crew over at Ridetech took part in the event and this cool photo of their '33 Hot Rod was featured in the article. Ridetech President Bret…Read More
