Posted on March 25, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Rob Hawkins and his team at Kit Car Magazine (a UK publication) have done a great job testing a Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod built to UK-IVA standards by the guys at Hammink Performance. The UK kit car market is very strong, and many well-designed component cars come from small…Read More
Posted on March 10, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Engineer Jesper I. and Tech Support Specialist Jay K. headed over to Howell, MI to attend the first 818S class at the Factory Five-Mott Community College three-day build school. The 818 now joins the Hot Rod and Mk4 Roadster at the school. Jesper and Jay were there for…Read More
Posted on February 20, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
With all of the snow this year in New England, we thought it would be a fun idea to take some pictures in this epic New England snow. Dan, Jay, and Vinny did a nice job of pulling the car outs so they could be photographed. It was fun to…Read More
Posted on February 20, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I met Bob Warren last year at the Huntington Beach Cruise-In. I immediately noticed his car. It's hard to miss the supercharger sticking out of the hood, the bright candy-apple red paint, and the aggressive stance. Bob earned "Best in Show" and "Best Hot Rod" out of over 100 very…Read More
Posted on February 18, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A Factory Five Roadster and Challenge Car are featured in the February 2015 issue of the British "Kit Car" Magazine. The cars were built by Factory Five's European builder/distributor Hammink Performance. We've been working with Hammink Performance for over five years now and they have helped import over 30 Factory Fives…Read More
Posted on February 16, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're getting pretty good at this as south eastern New England got HAMMERED again by a winter storm. This past weekend's storm brought 12"-18" of blowing/drifting snow pushing us up on the all-time list. The good news is that thanks to the hardwork of Chris Ronni and Nate Johnson's Dad,…Read More
Posted on February 13, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Paul Tucker, owner of Sign Logics, forwarded to me a beautiful giclée print of a 427 roadster that he had made for his nephew, Factory Five owner Mychal F. from Roseburg, OR. In addition to artwork and prints, Paul does some fantastic traditional pinstriping. He worked on Factory Five customer…Read More
Posted on February 13, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Sherwin Williams, the official paint of NASCAR, has launched their line of 17 custom Factory Five colors, and this month, the all-new Sherwin Williams trade magazine features the Factory Five 289 USRCC Replica on its cover! Inside the magazine is a full description of the 17 colors available at Sherwin…Read More
Posted on February 9, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In the April 2015 issue of "Street Rodder Magazine", Factory Five customer Kris Colvin's bright orange '33 Hot Rod is featured. The car earned top honors at the 21st Annual NSRA Northeast Street Rod Nationals. Kris' car was built by The Auto Shoppe of South Burlington, VT. Click on the image…Read More
Posted on February 9, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are up and running through the storm. However, we will be shutting down at 2 PM today to allow our crew to get home through the inevitable traffic and heavy snow. Here are some photos from the day. Also important is that we are running out of places to…Read More
Posted on February 3, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Fives customers continue to become calendar stars! Customer Robert W. from Royal Oak, MI saw our post on Factory Five customer Mike Wilkinson’s green Factory Five Mk3 Roadster being featured in Snap-On's 2015 calendar and sent us an e-mail to let us know that his Mk2 Roadster is in the…Read More
Posted on January 28, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We were closed yesterday, Tuesday January 27th, along with the rest of New England as we were hit with a near record snow storm. Wednesday morning dawned bright and sunny, and thanks to the hard working Ops crew who plowed throughout the storm, Factory Five is up and running. Estimated…Read More
Posted on January 26, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 44th annual Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction set records this year. It was the biggest Barrett Jackson auction ever recording more than $131 million in sales and seeing over 1,600 vehicles auctioned. Factory Fives and other replicas carried historic high prices as original cars continued to rise way out of reach. An…Read More
Posted on January 25, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Important Moochfest Update: Guys, I am sorry to tell you that we have to cancel this weekend's Moochfest. I thought long and hard about it, and the truth is that we are jammed with snow in the parking lot, and despite our best efforts, I really don't think we will…Read More
Posted on January 23, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
2015 is well underway, and one of the major accomplishments of last year was the establishment of official Factory Five colors with Sherwin Williams and Carl's Collision Center. These colors were debuted at SEMA 2014, and every car in the Factory Five showroom displays these colors and were painted by…Read More
Posted on January 22, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The good guys at RodAuthority.com picked the Factory Five '33 as one of the "SEMA Top 5 Rods of 2014"! The car that earned this honor debuted in the Ford Racing display and was built by the guys at Ford Racing and Watson Engineering. This Factory Five is the first…Read More
Posted on January 20, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Experience Aviation is a charitable organization run by world-record setting pilot Barrington Irving, who was the youngest and first African-American pilot to fly solo around the world. Experience Aviation teaches under-privileged inner-city youth valuable skills and self-confidence. Factory Five Racing sponsored this important charity a few years ago, and the…Read More
Posted on January 20, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Thanks to the efforts of SEMA, almost every state in the United States has easy and clear guidelines for the registration, inspection, and titling of custom cars, usually referred to as specialty constructed vehicles. This includes hot rods, Cobra replicas, and customs like our Factory Five 818. I live in Rhode…Read More
Posted on January 19, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Following the 818S roadster and the 818R track car comes the 818C coupe. Here are some spyshots of the soon-to-be-released Factory Five 818C hard top coupe. The new coupe will be unveiled at the 2015 summer Open House, and we are building the chassis right now in the engineering shop.…Read More
Posted on January 16, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Our good friend Ray McEdward forwarded us the Snap-On 2015 calendar which highlights Factory Five customer Mike Wilkinson's green Factory Five Mk3 Roadster. Congratulations to Mike on his inclusion among some very serious cars! Ray was also kind enough to mark his birthday in the calendar! Mike's Mk3 is featured…Read More
