Posted on November 9, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Great article from MotorTrend on the new Factory Five Extreme Truck. “Who doesn't want to take their Ford F-150 and turn it into a prerunner or homebrew Raptor beater? Fun as that idea is, most people lack the equipment or fabrication skills to make a proper chassis and modifications for…Read More
Posted on November 7, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Justin S.’s Mk4 Roadster was built 100% by Justin, his brother and father in his garage. When it came time to do bodywork and paint, they built a temporary paint booth around the car! His Mk4 has IRS, Wilwood 6 piston brakes, Dart 351W engine stroked to 427 with AFR…Read More
Posted on October 24, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Customer Dan Hall competed and won the drag racing portion of his event at Holley Ford Festival in Bowling Green, KY. He entered The Grand Champion competition which consists of two days of Autocross, 6 runs down the quarter mile drag strip and 3S challenge on Sunday. All three events…Read More
Posted on October 20, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
In line with the numbers on his car, Customer Keith Henline built his Type 65 Coupe when he was 74 and finished his build at age 76. A first time builder, he had “never done anything like this before”. For a first time builder he says he was able to…Read More
Posted on October 20, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
On All Cylinders featured Factory Five Racing customer Michael Craven on their podcast as well as in the article, “What Does it Take to Build a Kit Car? We Asked the Guy Who Put Together This Stunning Factory Five Mk4 Roadster”. Photo by Brian Remington From the article, “As to…Read More
Posted on October 13, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We just received a notice from Wilwood Brakes that there may have been some missing caliper inlet fittings from Wilwood brake kits for front brakes and IRS rear brakes. Here is the notice: From Wilwood Brakes: "We just discovered that hose kit 220-12092, we may have included the wrong caliper inlet…Read More
Posted on October 3, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Todd Handzlik's build book has come to an end. "Minus the final alignment and installation of the wheel spinners (this coming week), my roadster build is complete. I actually got a bit emotional while cleaning up from adding the front splash guards (essentially my last step in the process). I'll…Read More
Posted on September 19, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Congratulations to Patrick Bashor on finishing his Factory Five MkIV Roadster complete kit powered by a 347 small block Ford engine, with IRS option and 18” bronze sunburst wheels. From Patrick, “The story of the build is similar to a lot of guys except I was on a time crunch.…Read More
Posted on September 14, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Hart Kelley says, “Owning a Roadster has been a must have since it raced at the 12 hours of Sebring when I was in high school. A lot of years past, and a lot of miles in the air as an airline pilot, until I was able to retire and…Read More
Posted on September 12, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Factory Five was featured in the Men's Journal article Style & Design 2023: Hot New Gear You Need in Your Life. Men’s Journal editors and contributors picked the latest gear that will "improve your life in the year ahead—and look good doing it." From the article, “We brought a professional business…Read More
Posted on September 7, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
This P51 airplane looks better with Pilot Bobby Rommo's Factory Five Hot Rod next to it! Bobby owns a Gen 1 ’33 Hot Rod with a 6.2L V8, and 6-speed manual, (LS3/T56). The paint color is Watkins Glen Metallic with PPG's matte clear coat and red powder coated control arms. …Read More
Posted on August 31, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Check out peanut.smugmug.com and his friend Talha's Factory Five Mk4 Roadster with a procharged 5.0 (302W) Foxbody Mustang motor and 5-speed manual transmission.Read More
Posted on August 25, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Paul Hagan had a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster delivered June 2020. “I fell in love with this car when I was 15 years old” says Paul. “This was a project I built with my now 18 year old son. We had so much fun our plan is to do a…Read More
Posted on August 22, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I am very excited to FINALLY implement and go live with an all-new computer operating system here at Factory Five! The team has been working on this project for almost a year, and once it is up and running, we should see dramatic improvements in parts shipments accuracy and customer…Read More
Posted on August 22, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customers are invited to join us for Factory Five Night at the Mass Cruisers Car Show at Bass Pro Shops, Patriot Place in Foxboro, MA this Thursday afternoon on August 25 from 4-7 PM! It has been a fun summer, and we are really looking forward to spending…Read More
Posted on August 16, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Tommy Fulbright has been building cars professionally for 20 years now, and was fortunate enough to be involved in multiple types of racing from NASCAR, SCCA, NHRA, and Ultra4. He says he’s been a Factory Five fan for decades and always wanted to build a Coupe. Tommy had “built a custom truck for…Read More
Posted on August 15, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Launch into your weekend like Phil! Phil Ferkey’s Roadster logs a solid 60’ time at 1.52 seconds. From Phil about his car “It’s equipped with a naturally aspirated 521 big block Ford and a face-plated TKO600 transmission built by liberty gears near Detroit Michigan. Out back is a Moser Fab9 …Read More
Posted on August 12, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
The Pilots of FedEx have set another record for fundraising! The Factory Five donation car they built raised a winning bid of $150,000 at last night's St. Jude Memphis JAM Gala Auction. The car debuted a few months ago at the FedEx display at the Midsouth Airshow in Memphis, alongside…Read More
Posted on August 10, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
James Shaw ordered his kit in 2017, and it took him just under 3 years to get it registered and driving. Built on a budget, he told us “I still haven't painted it and used a junkyard rear and a small-block chevy motor that a local drag racer was selling dirt…Read More
Posted on August 8, 2022 by Nicole Smith in What's New
Will Bolton from North Carolina shared this glamor shot of his completed FFR Roadster. In the spirit of sharing the stoke, here’s the story behind the picture. “My brother took me up on a last minute drive on Tail of the Dragon last weekend. This photo pretty much sums up the…Read More
