Posted on December 23, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone from all of us at Factory Five Racing! We've had a great year, and want to thank all of our customers for helping make our 20th anniversary so special. Factory Five will be closed this Thursday and Friday for the Christmas holidays. We'll be open…Read More
Posted on December 21, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're excited to be part of the annual Grassroots Motorsports calendar featuring some of the best hardcore sports cars out there. Tim and the guys at Grassroots do a great job of promoting our sport at the enthusiast level. You can score your own calendar by picking up a copy…Read More
Posted on December 15, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Richard and Yvonne Migliori and their Team PDG race group finished their best year ever winning the Western Endurance Racing Championship Series and the United States Touring Car Championship series for 2015. Team PDG also finished 3rd place overall at the grueling 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race! Full race report…Read More
Posted on December 14, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We love receiving build stories from our customers, and it's always fun hearing stories like William Baer's. After years of planning and a visit to our factory in Wareham, Massachusetts, Bill and his son Matt purchased their complete kit Mk4 Roadster in the summer of 2013. The Roadster was built…Read More
Posted on December 13, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Ohio Cobra Club raffle car is now selling raffle tickets to win this amazing Factory Five 20th Anniversary Mk4 Roadster, serial number 001 of only 20 cars. Read More
Posted on December 11, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Check out our latest 818R race model. The car features a the new revised nose design that is now standard on all 818 models. Click here to view the full gallery. Click here to view the full gallery.Read More
Posted on December 11, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Fresh from the 2015 SEMA Show is our latest 818 in the street configuration. The car features a revised nose design that is now standard on all 818 models. It also shows the optional 818 soft top. Click here to view the full photo gallery. Click here to view the…Read More
Posted on December 10, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Check out our latest 818C production model coupe. The car features a revised nose design that is now standard on all 818 models. Click here to view the full photo gallery of 20 images. Click here to view the full photo gallery of 20 images. Read More
Posted on December 7, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As many of you know, I have been working as a member of a task force with SEMA to draft a low-volume manufacturer's law that would allow small companies like ours to build limited numbers of completed replica vehicles. This bill has now become law, and it is great news…Read More
Posted on December 4, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Bob McKee built his roadster a few years ago and wanted to give back to the community. So he travelled out to meet with me and pitch me on a crazy idea. Bob is a FedEx pilot and he thought it would be cool to gather up…Read More
Posted on November 27, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Type 65 Coupe and '33 Hot Rod take center stage with the Belamy Brothers at the 2015 Emerald Coast CruiZin' in Panama City, FL one week after SEMA. Happy Thanksgiving from the Factory Five Team! Thanksgiving always has special meaning here in Massachusetts, since this is where…Read More
Posted on November 23, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are excited to announce the production release of the new Factory Five 818 nose and removable hard top! All 818 kits are currently shipping with this new design nose, and 818C models are in production and shipping as well. We've put together some upgrade packages with special prices for…Read More
Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If you missed the previous airings of the Factory Five Rattle Can Rod on PowerNation TV's "Engine Power," you'll have several chances to watch the episode over the next few days. Tune in on Sunday, 11/22 at 9:30 AM ET on Spike, on Tuesday, 11/24 at 4:00 PM ET on NBCSN,…Read More
Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
How many times do you find yourself saying that you LOVE your body shop? Truth is, most body shops do a good job, but they typically take longer than they say. In 20 years of working with paint shops, I know of only a handful of truly great painters who…Read More
Posted on November 19, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's another busy week here as the warehouse team work with the Stewart Transport crew to load 18 Factory Five kits! To all the customers who will be receiving their kits shortly, welcome to the Factory Five family! We look forward to hearing all about your builds. It's so cool…Read More
Posted on November 18, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The team from PowerNation TV announced the winner of the Factory Five-Dupli-Color Rattle Can Rod at this year's SEMA Show. Rebecca A. from Mount Vernon, OH will be cruising around in this '33! PowerNation is re-airing the Rattle Can Rod episodes on "Engine Power" on Sunday, 11/22 at 9:30 AM ET on…Read More
Posted on November 18, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Scott "Honey Badger" Bell arrived at Factory Five the other day with the show and event truck following the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas and the Emerald Coast CruiZin' in Panama City, FL! Tony, Dan, Courtnie, Amit, and Jay from the Factory Five office team unloaded all of the…Read More
Posted on November 17, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Factory Five crew is enjoying the nice Florida weather as we talk with customers at the Emerald Coast CruiZin' in Panama City, FL! FFR's Tony Zullo and Sally Bean arrived Wednesday to set-up, and customer Garry Bopp has been helping talk with customers and taking photos. Thanks Garry! Factory…Read More
Posted on November 17, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Priest Hazelwood and his wife stopped by Factory Five yesterday for a visit, and to see the latest projects Factory Five is working on. Priest built an award winning 33’ Hot Rod, then followed that up with an 818 build with his son Tim. Factory Five President…Read More
Posted on November 13, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
At last June's Open House, we took the wraps off of the all-new 818C. Over the summer, the team put the finishing touches on the coupe, and the kit is now in production. The first production 818C was featured in Factory Five's SEMA booth featuring Factory Five-Sherwin William's Sinister Black…Read More
