Posted on November 10, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last week's SEMA Show was a huge success, and we're keeping the fun going by bringing our SEMA display cars down to Florida for the 2015 Emerald Coast Cruizin' in Panama City, FL! Factory Five's Tony Zullo and Sally Bean are heading down to the show, and will be there…Read More
Posted on November 4, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2015 SEMA Show is officially underway, and the crowds are already starting to fill the Factory Five booth to check out the new 818 Coupe, the 20th Anniversary Mk4 Roadster, a beautiful '33 Hot Rod built by customer Rob Bennett, a race GTM built by John Kabacinski, and our…Read More
Posted on November 3, 2015 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. Today at the 2015 SEMA Show, Mark Gearhart and his team at Power Automedia pulled the wraps off of the…Read More
Posted on November 3, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2015 SEMA Show starts today, and Factory Five has a pretty exciting schedule of events throughout the week. Check out the full list of dates and times to come by and visit! Tuesday, Nov 3 9:00 am: 2015 SEMA show opens 9:00 am: Two Factory Five 33 Hot rods…Read More
Posted on November 2, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year's SEMA Show will highlight two all-Ford-built Hot Rods at Ford Performance Racing Parts display at "Ford Out Front." One Factory Five '33 will highlight Ford's 5.0L Coyote engine and feature Factory Five's new independent rear suspension with 2015 Mustang parts. The other Factory Five '33 sports a Ford…Read More
Posted on November 2, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Two new members join the Factory Five team! Courtnie Provencher, Technical Sales & Support If you happened to catch the All-Girls 427 build episode on "PowerNation" last year, you would have seen Courtnie Provencher turning wrenches with four other industry women as they built a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster in…Read More
Posted on November 1, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
In previous years, our partners at Snap-On tools have built a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster AND a Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod. This year at SEMA, we are doing two things with Snap-On Tools – a Factory Five Type 65 Coupe will be featured in their booth, and in the…Read More
Posted on October 31, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Many of you have heard about the ultimate street/competition Mk4 being built by Mark Gearhart and his team at Power Automedia, and some of you have also been following his build blog online, but the moment of truth arrives on Tuesday at the SEMA Show as the car is unveiled…Read More
Posted on October 30, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Sure, it's a little self serving, and sure, it feels a little weird to crow about a new brochure, BUT after spending the better part of a year sitting next to Mad Dog working on this thing, I'm pretty proud of it! The new Factory Five catalog is 128 pages (!)…Read More
Posted on October 29, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If you're in the business of cars, you're at SEMA along with 400,000 other car enthusiasts. When you walk the aisles, you pass guys like Jay Leno and Mario Andretti... it's just one of the cool things about SEMA is that you meet the most interesting people. This year at…Read More
Posted on October 28, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
PowerNation to give away Factory Five '33 Hot Rod at SEMA 2015! Imagine cruising around town in a Factory Five '33 Ford Hot Rod – the wind in your hair, the roar of the engine – this will become a reality for one lucky person as Dupli-Color, VHT and Katie…Read More
Posted on October 27, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2015 SEMA Show is almost here, so as a build up to the show, we will be releasing a news item or surprise every day until the show starts. T-Minus 8 Days: Production 818C! Today, it is only eight days before SEMA, and one of the things we will…Read More
Posted on October 23, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Power Automedia editor Mrk Gearhart and his team at Turnology.com have been working hard on their ultimate Factory Five Challenge Car build, and will be debuting the finished car at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas in a couple weeks. From SEMA News: "Mark Hearhart has been building cars for…Read More
Posted on October 22, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This year's SEMA Show is right around the corner, and as usual we've got fun surprises in the works. New cars, new parts, and tons to report on from the greatest automotive show on Earth! SEMA 2015 will begin on Tuesday, November 3rd, and ends on Friday, November 6th. The…Read More
Posted on October 21, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We're heading south to Panama City, FL on November 9-14! Join us and thousands of classic cars, hot rods, custom cars, and trucks in Panama City Beach for the week long Emerald Coast CruiZin' show. Along with the Factory Five team, you'll also have a chance to meet former host…Read More
Posted on October 14, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We are excited to announce a new episode of PowerNation that will feature the installation of Ford's mighty 310 HP 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine into the new Factory Five 818C! Up to now, the 818 has been powered by Subaru WRX/Impreza engines, and this new Ford engine promises to deliver an…Read More
Posted on October 12, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
It's a perfect New England fall day, and Factory Five customer Lewis C. is spending it driving around in his Mk4 Roadster that he completed earlier this year! Factory Five President Dave Smith checks out customer Lewis C.'s Mk4 Roadster Lewis came by for a visit to show us his Mk4 Roadster…Read More
Posted on October 6, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We took the new 818 to A2 Windtunnel in Mooresville, NC to test the new nose configuration, nose insert design, and airflow/cooling variations of ducting. The 818 program enters a new stage with the release of the newest configuration, the 818 Coupe. We've changed all the 818 models over to…Read More
Posted on October 2, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
As we near the start of the 2015 SEMA Show in a month, we've added a photo gallery of the GTM that we brought to last year's big event. This GTM was featured in the KONI Shocks booth to help show off their double-adjustable shocks and featured a flat black…Read More
Posted on September 23, 2015 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Tomorrow night is looking like it will be the perfect night for a cruise-in here in New England! The Factory Five crew will be heading up to Foxboro, MA for the Mass Cruisers' Club event at Bass Pro Shops. We'll be driving up in our Mk4 Roadster, and '33 Hot…Read More
