Posted on April 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Click here to watch the full episode on Powerblock's website. One of the most exciting episodes we've ever done is now available to watch online. The crew at MuscleCar TV did some wrenching on our Mk4 demo car and then ran that car against an original 427. The guys at MuscleCar installed Ford's new…Read More
Posted on April 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Three big wins this past weekend for FFR and Customers. Factory Five customer Eric Hansen won 1st place at the Del Mar Goodguys show autocross competition on Saturday. At the same time on the other side of the country, FFR customers Tim Dolan and John Takvorian earned Best in Show wins…Read More
Posted on March 30, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In a recent issue of SEMA News, there is an in depth article about the new legislation updates made in the state of Massachusetts for titling and registering a home-built automobile. Factory Five customer Joe Leone is featured in the article as we was instrumental in getting the law written…Read More
Big news this year for the Charlotte Autofair! Factory Five Racing's big show and event truck will again join Jeff Collins and the boys at Whitby Motorcars in the infield of Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 2012 event. This year, in addition to the fun at the show, Jeff has…Read More
Posted on March 29, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I am proud that Factory Five Racing has always supported the United States Military. From the earliest days, post 9/11, when our office manager Kerri Kuehne's husband Brian was deployed to Afghanistan and the crew here picked up the slack while Kerri worked part time (with full time pay) taking…Read More
Posted on March 29, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Coming this July, in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the C-car, is D. Brian Smith’s new book How to Build Cobra Kit Cars. Smith is the former editor of Kit Car Magazine, and in March 2012, he completed the assembly of a Factory Five Mk4, which serves as…Read More
Posted on March 28, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Not the most sexy project but absolutely critical to our business is quarterly parts inventory. The crew is working on this big project until the end of this week so if the phones are a bit slow, please bear with us... We'll be at full strength on Monday. Shipping is…Read More
Posted on March 27, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew from the car enthusiast website bitchinauto.com came by Factory Five on Monday to go on a tour of the Factory Five Racing facility. President Dave Smith took the guys around showing them everything from the welding and molding shops to the Hot Rod being built by employees in…Read More
Posted on March 21, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
MSN Autos writer Charles Plueddeman profiled a Factory Five customer and his Roadster build in an article on their website. It's a great read and a fun story. Check it out by clicking here. “It was exciting, but also really disappointing in a funny way when the car was done,”…Read More
Posted on March 14, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
FFR Customer Ray McEdwards Makes Us Proud I love telling folks about the amazing people in the FFR community and Ray is one of the best. The other day I received some checks made out to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, on behalf of my daughter Jenny from Ray and his…Read More
Posted on March 14, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Honey Badger (Scott) visited the GoodGuys car show at West World in Scottsdale, AZ this past weekend where he met up with an FFR owner competing in the autocross! Dennis Russell and his friend Ike are on a four week road trip. They'll be heading over to the Texas World…Read More
Posted on March 13, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
M3 Roadster Built the Right Way! The other day I got the nicest surprise! I received in the mail a printed, bound book from the fisher family that detailed and chronicled their Mk3 Factory Five build. I met Steve and his wife Tiffany in Huntington Beach last year at the…Read More
Posted on March 13, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
FFR Customer Karen Salvaggio Wins on the Track and Off. If you are in the Factory Five community you will eventually get to know Dr. Karen Salvaggio. Karen is a good friend, a competitive racer, and a tremendous supporter of the Factory Five family. Karen competes with a Factory Five…Read More
Join Us April 28th at the Famous Huntington Beach Pier NEW THIS YEAR: LIVE MUSIC VIP GUESTS FROM THE CAST OF SPEED'S CAR WARRIORS MORE AWARDS THE FACTORY FIVE BIG RIG ROAD SHOW The 5th Annual HB Cruise-In event will be the biggest ever with lots of new surprises. This…Read More
Posted on March 10, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This father and son team of craftsmen took delivery of their Factory Five GTM in September 2010 and completed the car a few weeks ago. One of the first Gen 2 GTMs, this car was built in Canada and while the car is not exactly a poster-child for build hours…Read More
Posted on March 9, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Watch Full Episode Right Now Online! Last year Speed Channel's show, "Speedmakers", came out to Wareham to shoot some of our cars in action and see the operations up close. The resulting episode was called “Speedmakers: Megakits.” The episode aired a while back on Speed and it is now available…Read More
Posted on March 9, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Dave Smith Buys All of Company Over the past 15 years I have had the frequent honor of bringing important news of the company to all of you. Recently, I’ve spent some time looking back over our website archives and remembering so many Factory Five milestones and adventures with good…Read More
Posted on March 6, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The Winners for February 2012 Have Been Announced The new Factory Five Forum continues to grow as we have passed 6,000 member and over 50,000 posts. As a way of saying thank you, and rewarding the community, Factory Five sponsors a monthly "Picture of the Month" contest. Each Factory Five…Read More
Posted on February 22, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Ryan Whittinger too his recently completed Type 65 Coupe to Road Atlanta in GA. He finished his kit a year after he received it. I race with Ryan on Forza 4 online and we constantly run Road Atlanta in the Coupes. He got to live the dream and run…Read More
Posted on February 1, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Car is First Salvo from New Company '33 Machine Erik Hansen has earned some impressive bragging rights in a short amount of time. He built a truly beautiful and unique '33 street machine and also served as a team member on the west coast crew of an upcoming episode of…Read More
