Posted on June 27, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Every year, a small town in Ohio celebrates the annual London Strawberry Festival... and at the same time, the largest gathering of Cobra replicas in the world takes place on Main Street, London, Ohio! This year was the 17th year of the London Cobra Show. The weather kept a lot…Read More
Posted on June 15, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine remains the monthly bible of custom car guys. We're excited to start a multi-issue build focusing on our newest '35 Hot Rod Truck. The magazine will be following the build and road test of a 1,200 HP Ford-powered Factory Five '35 Hot Rod Truck. The very talented…Read More
Posted on June 13, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
One of my favorite things to do at Factory Five is to host school tours. I clearly remember when I was younger those people who took the time out of their day to show me their cars or teach me something. So, I feel an obligation to answer questions and…Read More
Posted on May 29, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Summer is here, and it's time to cruise! Join us and Factory Five customers for a fun cruise to the Newport Car Museum on Saturday, June 30, 2018! Cruise-In kicks off here at Factory Five at 9-10 AM. We’ll then cruise to the Newport Car Museum from 10-10:45. Refreshments will…Read More
Posted on May 28, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
On behalf of all the employees at Factory Five Racing, I would like to wish all of you a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend and we specially send out our gratitude to the members of the United States Armed Forces. Factory Five is closed today, Monday May 28 for…Read More
Posted on May 25, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five's Dan Golub will be joining the team from Ford Performance at the 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals on June 1-3, 2018! Dan will be bringing the new Factory Five Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe to be part of the Ford display. The car will be available for customers to…Read More
Posted on May 21, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Visit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital like I did, and you will be a supporter for life. Part of our work here at Factory Five is dedicated to charity. We've supported the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation over the years as well as Fisher House and other charities. This year, we donated…Read More
Posted on May 9, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This past Saturday, May 5, we hosted the Legendary Street Rods car club of New Bedford, MA here at Factory Five Racing. The club members brought a nice variety of cars, and spent a few hours touring the shop, checking out the different projects going on at Factory Five, and…Read More
Posted on April 30, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2018 Huntington Beach Cruise-In almost didn't happen! We've got so many things going on back at the factory that I reluctantly made the decision to cancel this year's event. That was before Dave Hodgkins and the Factory Five community stepped up and said, "We can help!" This year's event…Read More
Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year will be the 11th year of the Huntington Beach Cruise-In! This year will be the first time that the event will be hosted and presented by The Factory Five Forum. This event is of, for, and by customers. It's a great chance to meet with west coast Factory…Read More
Posted on April 19, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I met Dan and Holly Schuffert about five years ago at the annual London Cobra Show in London, OH. The show is always a lot of fun, but its a challenge to check out all of the Factory Fives since there are commonly over 100 Factory Five customers with their…Read More
Posted on April 13, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I figured it was time to give folks an update on where we are with our exciting new '35 Hot Rod Truck. Our company continues to improve new product launches, and the rollout of the new truck shows this. If you recall, we pulled the wraps off of our alpha…Read More
Posted on April 3, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Karen Salvaggio goes from racing Factory Fives to moto-journalism! There's not much that Karen hasn't done on a track with her Factory Five Challenge Car and Type 65 Coupes. Last year, she won the Big Bore Class in her Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe with the vintage…Read More
Posted on April 3, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Purists my age and older may scoff at a Cobra that is anything other than Ford 427 FE-powered with proper vintage 15" wheels, Smiths gauges, and the rest of the period-correct accoutrements... BUT I have a courtside seat to the evolving hot rod and custom car world, and the Cobra…Read More
Posted on March 15, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Power has been restored here at Factory Five Racing and work continues on the Cape and coastal areas affected by the storm. We are going to spend the next few days catching up after two days closed. Big thanks to all of you for your patience. Especially to customer James…Read More
Posted on March 14, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The recent storm has knocked out power to our area and Factory Five is without electricity. We will be closed today as a result. All of our crew are on standby and we will let you know as soon as power is restored. We have very full production schedules and…Read More
Posted on March 12, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Scott Spencer from Auburn, AL continues to earn press with his beautiful Dark Labyrinth with Atomic Orange racing stripes Mk4 Roadster. Scott was recently featured by The RPM Standard. Dave King runs a great website dedicated to all things automotive. He also posted a cool video on…Read More
Posted on March 9, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
One of the highlights of my career was when our Factory Five '33 Hot Rod was on the cover of the November 2009 issue of Hot Rod Magazine. We've been once more since then, but the honor that first time was special. When we introduced the world to our latest…Read More
Posted on March 8, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Photo above: Jenny (age 6) with her dog Sam. And Jenny today with her dog Westley a.k.a. "Crusty Dog". Many of you are aware that my daughter Jennifer was born with Cystic Fibrosis, and has been fighting this disease successfully since 1998. This year, her older sister Nicole is running…Read More
Posted on February 14, 2018 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Interested in financing your kit? We have a great partner with Financing Your Way and Rocket Loans to help make that happen! Below is all of the information on the new direct to consumer financing option with Rocket Loans, which is ready to use today. You'll work directly with the…Read More
