Posted on April 2, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Got lemons? Make Lemonade is the old adage. That's exactly what the crew at Factory Five and the larger Factory Five community has been doing this year of COVID, a.k.a. "The Year without car shows!" FFR charitable work has been remarkable and the results are making a a real difference. Here are…Read More
Posted on March 25, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The team at Manheim Auctions spent their down time during COVID (most auctions were online only) to build a Factory Five Type 65 Coupe. The car was auctioned through their dealer-only network on Thursday, March 25, 2021, and sold for $154,000 with ALL proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Foundation! Great crew,…Read More
Posted on March 23, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I am proud to welcome Shawn Doucette to the Tech Support team here at Factory Five Racing! Shawn is a longstanding member of the FFR community, and built his own Mk3.1 Roadster in 2008. His forum handle on The Factory Five Forum is BTTFMk3. He starts in a few weeks,…Read More
Posted on March 23, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five's international customer base continues to grow as Darren R. from Queensland, Australia has graduated his FFR Type 65 Coupe build that he did with his father, Ken! Darren and Ken built their Coupe with a Ford Coyote 5.0L Coyote with Mustang 6 speed, 3-link rear suspension, Wilwood brakes,…Read More
Posted on March 22, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
At SEMA 2018, the Factory Five team along with several customers built a Gen 3 Type 65 Coupe live in the Ford Out Front area. At the end of the week, FFR President Dave Smith drove the completed car in the drift ring! The car was later auctioned off at…Read More
Posted on March 3, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Joey sent me this killer video and some photos from behind the scenes of a really fun production. Joey took his Factory Five '35 Hot Rod Truck (that we built with Snap-On Tools) out to drift with Vaughn Gittin Jr. They did some mountain driving, and then were able to…Read More
Posted on February 9, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge congrats to Factory Five customer Karen Salvaggio and her Gen 3 Factory Five Type 65 Coupe! Her car was profiles in today's Wall Street Journal online, and will be in print tomorrow. Great photos and a great story. Click here to read.Read More
Posted on February 3, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Racing has been awarded the 2020 Driver's Choice Award from Rare Car Network in the D.I.Y. Build Packages category! The category featured a dozen different companies offering everything from exos to classic replicas. Brad Bisnette from Rare Car Network with Dave Smith. Factory Five was awarded the “Driver’s…Read More
Posted on November 5, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Herb W. from Melfort, Saskatchewan dreamed of owning a Roadster since he was a kid. When the time was right, Herb found a Factory Five Mk3.1 Roadster for sale that was "done", but he saw the potential for ways he could make it his own. Herb's Mk3.1 Roadster gets…Read More
Posted on November 4, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer William P. and his '33 Hot Rod are featured in the November 2020 issue of Street Scene magazine! William did a write-up on his Hot Rod build which he started in 2015. William also had his Hot Rod featured in a couple of other magazines including the…Read More
Posted on October 28, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Art Q. from Indiana had been dreaming about building his own car since the 1960s. When he saw the 818 the other year, he knew that was the car he wanted to build. Art was looking for a project that allowed him to design and fabricate extras,…Read More
Posted on October 26, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year, there have been very few car events due to the coronavirus, BUT the good people at the Texas Cobra Club held their Spring Cruise-In (delayed) in the Fall, and I was lucky to attend. Organizer Ken Walker spearheaded the four day event, which highlighted cruises each day, a…Read More
Posted on October 22, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Magazine's Mark Gearhart continues his Factory Five '35 Hot Rod Drift Truck in the pages of the storied publication. This is the sixth article in a build series. The Truck is completed, and the finished Truck will be tested in upcoming issues. The real question is whether or…Read More
Posted on October 9, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Fall has arrived in New England, and despite the many challenges of this year and COVID-19, work has progressed steadily on the F9R Hypercar program. Here is an update: We have registered the F9, F9R, and F9E trademarks, and ensured that the IP of this exciting new design is protected…Read More
Posted on September 18, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Dave C. from Parker, Colorado had never taken on a car build like a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster before. He approached and documented his build like a complete novice, and you can view his build thread on The Factory Five Forum here. Dave and his assistant working on the…Read More
Posted on August 13, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This Factory Five ’35 Hot Rod Truck was the prize from a recent Snap-On Tools’ contest, and was built by SMG Motoring. It was built with a BluePrint Engines 302 with a T-5 transmission, Moser 8.8″ rear end, 3-link suspension, and Factory Five Bonneville Wheels. Click here to view the…Read More
Posted on August 5, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Steve L. from Slidell, LA has officially graduated his Mk4 Roadster build, FFR8515! Steve has been documenting his build quite thoroughly on The Factory Five Forum and you can view his graduation thread here. Steve's graduation video/walk around of his Factory Five Mk4 Roadster Before starting his build, Steve…Read More
Posted on July 17, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Phil M.’s ’35 Hot Rod Truck built by Ron Everitt in Massachusetts is the ultimate street cruiser Truck. Built with a modern 5.0L Coyote, full fenders, electric steering, A/C, power windows, wood bed, wire wheels, and a custom tan interior. Phil previously drove a Factory Five Mk2 Roadster for…Read More
Posted on June 26, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
"I now have a car that I can proudly say I built." - Randy B., Parkland, FL Congratulations to customer Randy B. on graduating his Factory Five 818C build! This was Randy's first car project like this, and used a WRX parts package for his donor parts. Custom interior including…Read More
Posted on May 19, 2020 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I have two priorities here at Factory Five. The first one is to protect the health and safety of our employees and customers. The second one is to protect the long term financial health of our company. This virus brings with it a tremendous amount of uncertainty. So in the…Read More
