Posted on March 31, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I met Factory Five customer Michael B. (a.k.a. The Stig on The Factory Five Forum) quite a while ago down in Charlotte, NC at a customer cruise-in event. At the time, he was at the beginning of building his GTM which he had purchased partially assembled from another customer. Over the years,…Read More
Posted on March 30, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's been a while we've had an event in the mid-Atlantic region, so we decided to head south this May to attend the HyperFest event at Virginia International Raceway and all Factory Five customers are invited! Chris Cobetto and his crew are hosting this big event along with the great…Read More
Posted on March 28, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As you know, the new Factory Five Gen 3 Coupe began production in January, and one of the first of these Coupes made its debut on the track at Virginia International Raceway. Factory Five customer John George was selected to be a beta builder of the new Coupe, and in this…Read More
Posted on March 15, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This week we are building a Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe-R with the crew from Snap-On Tools. This build will be part of Snap-On's broadcast series "From the Ground Up." The quality of the parts going into this car is really exciting. We have one of the very first, if…Read More
Posted on March 14, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Shortly after the launch of the all-new Gen 3 Coupe, we have begun developing additional parts to compliment this exciting new car. Right now we are focusing on aero parts as this new Coupe chassis and body promise much improved aerodynamics over the Cobra replicas. The first part out of…Read More
Posted on March 9, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine online profiles the all-new Gen 3 Daytona Coupe replica! Hot Rod's Brandon Gillogly did some awesome camera work as we drove in the California high desert. Hot Rod Magazine's online section has a good overview article with a larger one coming out in the print magazine in…Read More
Posted on March 9, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year, we launched our all-new Gen 3 Daytona Coupe replica! Our favorite east coast studio photographer Dino Petrocelli took these beautiful shots of the car after it returned from tuning at Edlebrock in southern California. Thanks for the great shots, Dino! Click here to view the full gallery. Click here…Read More
Posted on March 9, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
For 22 years, we've been racing Factory Fives and we don't have much company on the track from other replica companies. Most replicas are better off avoiding race days and wheel-to-wheel competition. Not so with Factory Five as we build race-capable cars and prove them every day on the track.…Read More
Posted on March 6, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us for another great day on Main Street in Huntington Beach for the 10th annual Huntington Beach Factory Five Cruise-In! This year's event is scheduled for Saturday, April 29th. We will be joined by VIP guest Cristy Lee from Velocity's "All Girls Garage." Live music, car show awards, raffle prizes, and…Read More
Posted on March 1, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Congratulations to Factory Five customer Paul B. from Lake Orion, MI on being awarded 1st Place in the "Homebuilt Sport" class at the 2017 Detroit Autorama with their 20th Anniversary Special Edition Mk4 Roadster! Paul (center) with his wife Sharon and Ken their son. Paul had previously won big at…Read More
Posted on February 7, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The annual winter tradition of Moochfest is back! It was only 14 years ago that I found myself hanging out on a Saturday morning with a handful of Factory Five customers when someone mentioned that it was Valentine's Day and here we were talking cars. I guess since I was hosting,…Read More
Posted on February 3, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Fives are being built all around the world! Here's a great story from Bucharest, Romania. Factory Five Tudor Vicol called the Factory Five Build School in November of 2009 and reserved a place in the next class. Tudor is an automotive engineer, and he knew the FFR chassis was…Read More
Posted on February 3, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I travelled out west to attend the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, CA. The Factory Five crew was mostly unavailable following the previous week's Barrett-Jackson Show, so I asked some customers to help with our booth. The 3-day show had beautiful weather, sunny and mild with good crowds every day.…Read More
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I met Factory Five customer Bob Boyce when he picked up his Mk4 Roadster last winter (a year ago). Super guy, and like a lot of Factory Five customers, still waters run deep. Turns out Bob is quite a talented guy and in less than a year, he turned our…Read More
Posted on January 26, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge congratulations to customer Ron Ewerth of Hiawassee, GA as his highly customized Factory Five 818R was featured in this month's S3 Magazine, issue 41. Ron built his 818R using a 2004 Subaru WRX, but upgraded the engine to the Japanese STi 2.0L EJ207. Even though its an R version…Read More
Posted on January 24, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2017 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event is now in the history books. This year was the first time we've been to Barrett-Jackson since 1997! We plan on making this an annual event. The weather was a mix of beautiful and miserable. The team did an outstanding job answering customer questions and…Read More
Posted on January 22, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're heading west after Barrett-Jackson to attend the 68th annual (!) Grand National Roadster Show! We usually only make it out west once a year for the annual Huntington Beach Cruise-In, but since our crew and truck are in Arizona the week before, we figured it would be fun to…Read More
Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Gen 3 Coupe production continues to ramp up. There have been a few delays, but the project is storming ahead at record pace and it is the best new product launch in our history. Yesterday, Dave Pohli and George Daulton from the Ohio Cobra Club were here at Factory Five Racing…Read More
Posted on January 18, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
While our crew is working hard building a steel body '33 Hot Rod at the show and manning the Factory Five show truck, customer cars are heading across the block at the Barrett-Jackson auction this year. We even have a customer Hot Rod being auctioned across town at the Russo…Read More
Posted on January 18, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2017 Barrett-Jackson Auction is officially underway! The crowds are huge, the weather is mild, and our crew is very, very busy covering our show truck with display cars and also building a steel body '33 Hot Rod in the DIY area. Check out photos from this week. Photos from…Read More
