Posted on March 3, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The team at Power Automedia have been working hard all year long on their Ultimate Factory Five Challenge Car build, and have been documenting their progress on their website Turnology.com. You may recall that Mark Gearhart and his team at Power Automedia pulled the wraps off of the completed car…Read More
Posted on March 3, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If you visit Factory Five, you may have heard me brag about what a great father-son project these cars can be as I've known many such stories. Today, I was surprised by a visit from customer Ram G. who had purchased his Factory Five Mk3 in August 2008 to build…Read More
Posted on February 25, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Christian Rowell, writing for Canada's Adrenaline Klassic Plus Magazine, spent a day at the plant and then took the keys to the 5.0L Coyote-powered '33 Hot Rod with the new 2015 IRS for a day on the road. Christian's article came out this month in Canada's equivalent magazine to the…Read More
Posted on February 24, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Longtime Factory Five customer Preston Kunda has raised a ton of money for underprivileged kids in honor of his daughter Miranda who passed away when she was 8 years old. This year will be the first official "Cruizing 2 the Coast" car, truck, and bike show, and we will be…Read More
Posted on February 16, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge congratulations to Factory Five customer Dale A. who scored gold at the 2016 World of Wheels show in Birmingham, AL! Dale's car won "Best in Class" AND the O'Reily Auto Parts Choice Award for the show. The car was also featured on the news and on AL.com's Top 15…Read More
Posted on February 15, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hot Rod Power Tour - June 11-17 This year's Power Tour kicks off in Gonzales, Louisiana and heads west through Texas, Oklahoma, and finishing up in Kansas City, Kansas. The Factory Five crew is pulling out all of the stops this year bringing along a whole fleet of factory and customer…Read More
Posted on February 10, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
**Update** - There's been a great response to the petition to have the EPA withdraw their proposal. The bill as crossed the 100,000 required signatures, and we want to keep things going! Check out the link below for more information and to sign the petition. Original Post: Our Government is out…Read More
Posted on February 9, 2016 by Design Principles in What's New
The annual winter tradition of Moochfest is back! Last year, the record-setting snow caused the event to be cancelled, and this year we are hoping for better luck. It was only 13 years ago that I found myself hanging out on a Saturday morning with a handful of Factory Five customers…Read More
Posted on January 19, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Car & Driver Tech Editor Ezra Dyer produced this cool video for Yahoo! Autos on the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod and the newly approved Small Volume Manufacturers Law. We sent the '33 down to North Carolina so Ezra could do some road work. Click here to also read Ezra's…Read More
Posted on January 19, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Congratulations to Factory Five customer Mark S. from Glendale, AZ who recently completed his Mk4 Roadster build! Mark received his Mk4 complete kit in July 2015 and built the car with a Keith Craft 427 engine putting out 571 HP mated to a TKO 600 transmission. Mark's build also features the Factory…Read More
Posted on January 15, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Andy D., like many of us, has dreamed of owning a Cobra since he was a kid, and after seeing Factory Five's Mk4 Roadster, he knew it was the perfect project for him. He ordered his Mk4 in April 2012 on his 33rd birthday and got started…Read More
Posted on January 12, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Huge congratulations are in order to Factory Five customer Greg Clouse and Chris Miranda from West Coast Auto Craft in Cloverdale, CA. Greg's car is featured in this month's fantastic issue of Street Rodder Magazine (March 2016) on newsstands now. Chris took a different angle on a Factory Five '33…Read More
Posted on January 11, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
2016 Kicks Off with a Great Show & Event Plan! These are the car shows and special events that we will be attending as a company this year. We hope to see you at one of these events. Please note that our annual summer Open House is usually the second…Read More
Posted on January 4, 2016 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Erik Hansen gained notoriety with his Factory Five '33 Hot Rod and 818 builds, and now turned his attention to building our 289 USRRC/FIA replica. Amazing job and inspiring craftsmanship. The stunning deep blue paint work was done by the best painter on the west coast, Jeff…Read More
Posted on December 31, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Well another year has come and gone! It's time to look back and recognize the great work and accomplishments of 2015. It's a also time to look ahead and set our sights on even higher horizons for 2016! In May, I participated in a Global Business Summit hosted by Bryant…Read More
Posted on December 28, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Hope everyone had a fun holiday weekend! The Factory Five team is back hard at work after the Christmas break, and the crew in the warehouse is busy with end of the year inventory. During this time, we will have limited shipping. If you have any questions, please call us…Read More
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
