Posted on October 29, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We launched our '33 Hot Rod at the SEMA Show 10 years ago! The car was unveiled in the Ford booth, and promptly earned Best Engineered Product Runner-Up and the Global Media Award for Best New Product. Now, 10 years later, we have gone back to the drawing board, and…Read More
Posted on October 27, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Truck Yeah! Five Fast Factory Five Trucks Last year at SEMA, we pulled the wraps off of our all-new '35 Hot Rod Truck that we had built on PowerNation's show "Engine Power." In only a year, we've shipped over 50 trucks, and are bringing four really fast builds to the…Read More
Posted on October 26, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
SEMA preview #5 is also a bit of a head fake... In the past year and a half, we have made a significant investment into our Hot Rod line. We recently launched our Hot Rod Pick-Up Truck which uses a shared platform/chassis with our race-proven '33 Hot Rod. Recently, Factory…Read More
Posted on October 25, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
SEMA preview #4 is a bit of a head fake here. We’ve been working on an all-new digital design process, and while the resulting new model will NOT be at the SEMA Show (since it is undergoing major revisions), I wanted to share the story of the development process. The…Read More
Posted on October 24, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
'35 Hot Rod Truck by Freddie in Battle of the Builders! Freddie Simmons, Jr. is a good friend and a master builder. Last Spring, Freddie picked up one of our new '35 Hot Rod Pick-Up Trucks with the idea of building a super custom truck to enter into the SEMA…Read More
Posted on October 23, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As part of the biggest SEMA we've ever planned, we invited the Ohio Cobra Club to bring out their 2019 raffle car to join our outdoor display. Ohio Cobra Club 2019 Raffle Car at SEMA! Chris Relyea and his team from FormaCars built this beautiful silver and black Factory Five…Read More
Posted on October 22, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As of this past Saturday, our trucks were loaded up, and heading out to next week's SEMA Show in Las Vegas! This year, we have some pretty big news to announce, and I am going to be giving you a sneak peek each day for seven days building up to…Read More
Posted on October 4, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Super proud Mad Dog and our partners at thestealthcrew for winning a 2018 Telly Award for their work on our TV series pilot "Solid Car Guys" which tells the story of the Hespeler family and their '33 Hot Rod build. You can watch the episode below. Dave Smith President Read More
Posted on September 24, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
UPDATE: We have a new date for the Factory Five-sponsored Cruise Night at Patriot Place with the Mass Cruisers car club of Thursday, September 27th. Join the Factory Five crew for Factory Five Night at the Mass Cruisers-Bass Pro Shops Cruise-In at Patriot Place/Gillette Stadium! We are loading up our…Read More
Posted on September 11, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine came out and visited a while back, and staff writer Mark Gearhart documented the tour in a new six-page article entitled "Where Projects are Born" in the November 2018 issue. The plant tour article serves as a kick-off for Hot Rod Magazine's build series of our all-new…Read More
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
Posted on July 13, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This week, we filmed a new episode of Snap-On Tools series "From the Ground Up." If you saw the season finale of "Fast N' Loud," you saw our Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R at speed driven by NASCAR's Joey Logano against Kurt Busch in a Gas Monkey prepared Pantera. The…Read More
Posted on July 13, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge congratulations to customer Greg R. for winning the "Best Ford in a Ford" Award at the 45th annual Back to the 50's event in St. Paul, MN! Greg's car is a modular 5.0L Ford Coyote-powered modern interpretation of a '33 Hot Rod. In addition to the modern Ford crate…Read More
Posted on July 3, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We didn't have an Open House this year, but we did this cruise-in, and it turned out almost as fun! The weather was perfect - hot and sunny. We began the event at Factory Five with an Open House-style plant tour and all of our latest cars on display. [smartslider3…Read More
