Posted on September 30, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Sometimes you have to wonder when things happen "by coincidence". Anyone who has visited Factory Five and has seen our showroom display of American Flags that have been flown in combat knows that we strongly support our military men and women. This weekend at the Factory Five Build School, we…Read More
Posted on September 27, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Whether you're brainstorming for an upcoming build or already working on your own, you'll love these customer garage and build photos shared by members on TheFactoryFiveForum.com. The guys here in the office were looking around the forums this morning and put together a list of some favorites. Enjoy! Jason @…Read More
Posted on September 25, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Its officially fall, and here in New England, it is some of the best driving weather of the year. We'll be attending several events throughout the month of October before heading west for the annual SEMA Show at the beginning of November. Below is information on the events we'll be…Read More
Posted on September 23, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Sunday dawned dark and rainy, but by noon, the sun came out to make the 2nd Annual Boston Cup Collector Car Show a huge success. This year, three Factory Fives were invited to this prestigious event. Factory Five Joe M. brought his beautiful cranberry colored LS-powered GTM to join exotics…Read More
Posted on September 20, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
All summer long, Bass Pro Shops at Patriot Place in Foxboro, MA has been holding cruise-ins every other Thursday night. Yesterday's event was perfect, with low-80 degree temperatures, clear skies, and a tons of cars attending. Entrants ranged from 1920s Coupes to brand new Ferraris. As usual, there was a…Read More
Posted on September 19, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
To run a successful organization, you need to do things safely. On the morning of Thursday, September 19th, the entire Factory Five staff will be taking part in an in-service safety training session. Phones will be on auto-answer for the morning and back on at 1 PM EST for normal…Read More
Posted on September 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If you've attended one of Factory Five's recent Open Houses or been to one of the Bass Pro Shop Cruise-Ins at Patriot Place this summer, you may know customer Joe M. and his Gen 2 GTM. This weekend, Joe will be displaying his car at The Boston Cup car show…Read More
Posted on September 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It is great to see Factory Five Hot Rods breaking new ground, or in this case, old ground! When we designed the '33, we made it so that guys could build their Hot Rod their way. Ol' Skool Rodz Magazine recently profiled a flathead powered vintage Factory Five '33 built…Read More
Posted on September 16, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've known Henry Renaud for more than 10 years, and in that time, he has built 7 Factory Fives (2 GTM, 3 Roadsters, 1 Hot Rod, 1 Challenge Car)! Henry is an officer in the United States Air Force and has served two tours of duty in the Middle East.…Read More
Posted on September 13, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Rick Soloway has started on his "Tour de USA," a cross-country road trip he is taking over the next three months in his Mk4 Roadster. Rick kicked off his trip by driving from Baltimore up to Factory Five in Wareham, MA for our annual Open House event.…Read More
Posted on September 9, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last Saturday, September 7th, 2013, Factory Five Racing hosted the Dodge Viper Club of New England. It was a perfect day for a cruise and factory visit. Club member Dave Kenney made the arrangements for himself and about twenty club members to stop by the Factory Five headquarters for a…Read More
Posted on September 9, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Left to Right: Dave Smith, Jeff Loeffler, Bill Loeffler, Jeff's son, and FFR's Dave Correia. This past Saturday was a lot of fun for me. I got to deliver a brand-new GTM kit to Factory Five customer Jeff L. from New Jersey, and then a half hour later, we hosted…Read More
Posted on September 5, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
There's been a lot of great racing in the Factory Five-NASA Challenge Series this year, and we received a report from driver John George recapping the recent race weekend at the end of August at Mid-Ohio Raceway. Here's a excerpt from John's recap: "For the normal Saturday race saw the…Read More
Posted on September 4, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Jim K. from East Sandwich, MA sent us an e-mail letting us know that his Gen 1 GTM was featured in an article on GTspirit.com, a news site covering the latest and best in the supercar and tuning world. The article features a photo gallery of Jim's…Read More