Posted on January 31, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Ray McEdward has been a good friend for many years. He has raised a ton of money for our favorite charity, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and he received the Factory Five Legacy Award in 2011. Ray and his wife Jodi built a Mk2 Roadster which was featured in…Read More
Posted on January 27, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Andy Sheehan from StreetSideAuto.com wrote a nice article about the new Factory Five 818. Read the full article here. "That’s why I get all itchy when I start thinking about building my own 818. It’s not just painfully fast and agile, it’s accessible. And when I actually saw one, a well-worn…Read More
Posted on January 27, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Erik T. has built several FFRs over the years, and this past June, Erik picked up an 818S following the 2013 Open House. Seven months later, he's driving his completed 818 which he calls "The Flash" and sent us some photos of it around town in Alabama.…Read More
Posted on January 22, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Prices for completed Factory Fives are impressive, and prices for original Cobras, both 289s and 427s, continue to sky rocket. According to the 2014 Winter-Spring edition of Keith Martin's Sports Car Market, here are some current values: 1963-1965 Cobra 289 (580 cars made): $675,000 - $875,000 1965-1967 Cobra 427 (314…Read More
Posted on January 15, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A few days ago a friend of mine stopped by Factory Five, and I came down to the showroom to say hello. Henry has built some nice cars (his '33 Hot Rod earned "Top 10" Awards at SEMA!), he's a solid member of the Factory Five community, and I respect…Read More
Posted on January 9, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The year starts out on the right foot with Factory Fives taking prominent roles in 2014 calendars! Customer Mike W.'s AWESOME Mk3 Roadster is profiled alonside some serious hardware in PPG's 2014 Platinum Calendar. Mike's car is painted Indy Green (PPG code 45885) and Pearl Black (PPG code 9601). These…Read More
Posted on January 7, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Just back from the SEMA Show, where the RHD 818S scored "Top 10 Carbon Cars" honors, our favorite photographer Dino Petrocelli captured the latest 818s in his studio. The New Factory Five 818 Storms Into 2014! The year-end is all about milestones for the newest Factory Five. It's hard to believe…Read More
Posted on January 6, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Kevin G. in welding is working on the Hot Rod fixed-jig this morning. Winter Storm Hercules hit the New England area pretty hard Thursday night, but the roads are all clear now. We've got a couple of warmer days here in New England (highs in the low 50s today!), and…Read More
Posted on January 3, 2014 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The new year has just begun, and the first big snow storm here in New England has hit. The snow started to fall early on January 2nd and left us a nice dusting (as you can see in the photos in the post), but picked up strength in the evening…Read More
