Posted on October 7, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
ReinCARnation Magazine's inaugural September 2016 issue profiles Factory Five customer Greg Grant and his supercharged '33 Hot Rod! We met Greg last year at the annual Factory Five-Huntington Beach Cruise-In where his bright orange '33 won an Editors' Choice Award from Steve Temple at Car Builder Magazine. Greg runs a…Read More
Posted on October 6, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Chris Tapp at Tapp Auto in Ontario, Canada built this remarkable electric Factory Five 818C with Chevy Volt batteries and Tesla S electric motor. The car has 420 RWHP, and runs a 10.1 quarter at almost 130 MPH seriously embarrassing a 911 Porsche. Check out this awesome video posted by Chris…Read More
Posted on September 28, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
John George took home the ST2 East Coast NASA Championships at the famed Watkins Glen. The intensity of the race was shown in lap times, running 2:00 lap times consistently while battling through traffic. ST2 is regulated by the power to weight ratio of 8.0:1. John was flying past some…Read More
Posted on September 26, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us this Saturday, October 1st, here at Factory Five Racing as we host the Mass Cruisers Car Club as they complete their annual historic Route 6 Cruise. The cruisers will be stopping here at Factory Five for an hour during the Saturday morning cruise, and we are inviting Factory…Read More
Posted on August 16, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customers take center stage this month as we have tons of cool news and amazing customer accomplishments to share! The heart and soul of Factory Five has always been our cars, but encompasses so much more. The cars we build end up building amazing stories that become as important as…Read More
Posted on August 15, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Tech team member Courtnie Provencher posted this photo on our Facebook page this past Saturday asking for customer's to share a side shot of their Factory Five. We got a bunch of great photos posted by customers. Here's some of our favorites. Click here to view all of…Read More
Posted on August 4, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Jarod and the crew from Snap-on Tools came by Factory Five recently to build an 818C! Check out part 1 of the build featured on their show "From the Ground Up." Snap-On is a great partner of Factory Fives, and we were excited to get started on this 818 build…Read More
Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Trevor Poquette has been competing in the Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge for several years now. This year Trevor lapped Virginia International Raceway’s 3.27 mile full course in 2:01.572 earning him a 13th place finish. Impressive result considering the competition in this year’s challenge check out…Read More
Posted on July 26, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer John George has been busy racing this season. What makes his effort significant is that we are working with him on race testing a specific engine and suspension combination. John is working to dial-in the new Factory Five independent rear suspension combined with a Ford 5.0L Coyote…Read More
Posted on July 12, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five again hosted the Street Rodder Magazine Road Tour here at our headquarters in Wareham, MA. Street Rodder's Jerry Dixey and Factory Five's Sally Bean have collaborated for the past five years, and it's become a fun, low-key day with some great folks. Here are some pictures of the…Read More
Posted on July 1, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Michael Leach built this really beautiful red and black Factory Five Type 65 Coupe sporting a 5.0L Coyote pumping out 412 HP! The car was featured on the website InMyGarage.com. Click here for the full story and more photos of Michael's beautiful car.Read More
Posted on July 1, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
"I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states. Yet through all the gloom I see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is worth all the means.…Read More
Posted on June 30, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The annual London Cobra Show was held this year on June 24-25 in London, Ohio. Close to 200 Cobra replicas and handful of Daytona Coupe replicas showed up to enjoy perfect weather for cruising, autocrossing, and road racing. Factory Five Racing’s Dave Smith was accompanied by his daughter Jenny to…Read More
Posted on June 29, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year was the very first year for the Barrett-Jackson Northeast auction. The event was held at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. What was forecast to be a well attended event turned out to be a MASSIVE event. Ticket sales were sold out by 10 am on the first day…Read More
Posted on June 24, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
At the close of the first day of the first-ever Barrett Jackson Northeast Auto auction, a Factory Five Roadster earned one of the top three spots. A beautiful blue and white older Mk1 Roadster was third best car sold on opening day. Check out the video here.Read More
Posted on June 23, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
BestProducts.com named the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod built by the crew at Tasca Ford as one of "The 10 Rarest and Fastest Cars Headed for Barrett-Jackson Northeast"! The Tasca-built Hot Rod has been driven by Funny Car drag racer Bob Tasca and also John Force. The car has a…Read More
Posted on June 22, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Barrett-Jackson Northeast – June 23rd – 25th, Mohegan Sun, CT Join the Factory Five crew and literally thousands of fans at the first-ever Barrett-Jackson Northeast! The three day event will be held at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino, and we will be an exhibitor there with our '33 Hot Rod, Mk4…Read More
Posted on June 21, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year, the 2016 London Cobra Show will be held on June 23rd - 26th. The world's largest Cobra gathering has been one of the best events of the year for Cobra fans for almost 15 years. Every year, a big attraction is the raffle car, and this year the…Read More
Posted on June 21, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customers always amaze us with the quality of their builds and the places their cars go. We met customer Dale A. down in Panama City, FL at the 2015 Emerald Coast Cruizin' and were blown away by his beautiful blue Mk4 Roadster. Dale built the car, and the…Read More
Posted on June 15, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five crew powers through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas this week on the 2016 Hot Rod Power Tour! Here's a daily report of the action on the road going back to the kick-off in Gonzales, Louisiana. Day 7 – Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas Day 6 – Kansas Pavilion in Wichita, Kansas Day 5 –…Read More
