Posted on August 29, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's been a few years since we've attended the NSRA Northeast Nationals held in Burlington, VT. In 2015, a Factory Five '33 Hot Rod won top honors at the event for "Best Ford in a Ford"! We're heading back for this year's Northeast Nationals, and will be bringing the latest…Read More
Posted on August 24, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In episode 3of the Factory Five Snap-On Tools Mk4-R Challenge Car build, the team get the body mounted and do a final nut and bolt check to get the car ready to head out on the track for NASCAR's Joey Logano to take it out for a test drive. …Read More
Posted on August 17, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are honored to be recognized for taking part in this year's St. Jude FedEx Classic fundraiser. The Factory Five Mk4 Roaster that we donated was built by the pilots of FedEx and auctioned this past spring, raising $90,000 for the kids at St Jude - a great hospital, great…Read More
Posted on August 16, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our good friend Dino Petrocelli took some pro-studio photos of our newly built Mk4-R Challenge Car. The car was built in 3 days during the filming of Snap-On Tools "From the Ground Up" episodes. The car features Ford's 430 HP 5.0L Coyote with TKO500 transmission and new IRS with Wilwood…Read More
Posted on August 14, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In episode 2 of the Factory Five Snap-On Tools Mk4-R Challenge Car build, the team continue to work to the first start of the Ford 5.0L Coyote engine. NASCAR driver Joey Logano even gets in on the action helping put the headers on. Check it out! Click here to…Read More
Posted on August 9, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine's Mark Gearhart starts the '35 Hot Rod Truck build in earnest in this online installment of the Hot Rod Truck Build Project! Click here to read the current article. Previous HRM '35 Hot Rod Truck Build Articles: Part 1: The Drift Rod: Our Take on Factory Five’s…Read More
Posted on August 8, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Watch as we build a Factory Five Mk4-R Challenge Car with the crew from Snap-on Tools and NASCAR driver Joey Logano on a brand-new episode of "From the Ground Up"! Click here to watch episode two and stay tuned for more episodes on this build. You can also check out previous…Read More
