Posted on October 18, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Hugo R. sent us an e-mail this morning reporting that three more Factory Five's have been registered in Puerto Rico. Hugo registered a GTM while his friends Kenny and Joel registered a GTM and a Roadster. Joel's Roadster and Hugo-s GTM on their way to the DMV…Read More
Posted on October 15, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I received this AWESOME letter today from FFR cust Steve Fischer and had to share! "Dave, I traded rides with the owner of this 1980’s Romanian built Russian fighter trainer (Yakovlev 52) last Sunday. After some sightseeing and a few aileron rolls we went for a drive up the coast…Read More
Posted on October 12, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
A couple of weeks ago, we introduced you to some new employees here at Factory Five and we recently learned that one of them, shipping's Dave Correia, won a trip to Leguna Seca for the 1st Annual Speed Dream Ride Event in April 2010. Factory Five's Dave Correia (left) with…Read More
Posted on October 10, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The boys at MuscleCar TV painted this ultra-cool flame job on our Factory Five '33 demo car. World renowned custom Flame painter JoAnn Bortles from Crazy Horse Painting did an amazing job on our '33 Factory Five demo car with the crew from MuscleCar TV and PPG. The car will…Read More
Posted on October 9, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Mike K. from New York had a big weekend with his '33 Hot Rod build, installing his brand new small block Chevy and 700R4 transmission. Mike sent us these photos today and we thought it'd be fun to share with everyone. Maybe Mike will send us a…Read More
Posted on October 9, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five Racing customer Eric Perchak shared this photo of his Gen 1 GTM powered by a LME LS2 402 twin turbo engine with Trick Flow heads and water to air intercoolers. It has 700 HP at 7 lbs of boost! The photo was taken by Mike Ermilio and featured…Read More
Posted on October 4, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Here's a great story about the depth and reach of the Factory Five community from Challenge Series Racer Tim K. Back in 2008, Tim brought a friend of his, Nicholas, visiting from France, to a Factory Five Challenge Series event at Thunderhill Raceway in northern California. Nicholas had a blast…Read More
Posted on October 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The crew is working feverishly on last minute details as we prepare to head out to the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. The show is held this year from October 30th to November 2nd. This year we have some big surprises. We are unveiling the Factory Five-Summit Racing…Read More
Posted on October 3, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The winners for the October 2012 Picture of the Month contest have been announced over on www.thefactoryfiveforum.com. Forum member Kai Rod won Overall and '33 Hot Rod Picture of the Month. Karen Salvaggio (vnmsss on the forum) won the Type 65 Coupe Picture of the Month. Forum member GTMSomeday won…Read More
Posted on October 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This past weekend on The Powerblock, the boys from Horsepower TV announced the winner of the Factory Five-Powerblock Sweepstakes Mk4 Roadster Give-Away. Close 200,000 people entered the contest which awarded a Factory Five Mk4 complete kit along with a full set of tools from Matco and a huge parts credit…Read More
Posted on October 2, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Ray McEdwards brings us some cool news about his Factory Five Roadster. Ray's car was recently renowned photo artist Linda Berman and his car was recently picked up by genuinehotrod.com for their most recent catalog. Click here to check out genuinehotrod.com's website and Ray's car. Congratulations Ray!…Read More
Posted on October 1, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Brett and the boys at Ridetech continue to impress. In this case, a local reporter gets some hot laps in the Factory Five-Ridetech '33 Hot Rod. Watch the video or follow the link to get more information on Ridetech's build and race news this year. If you want to read…Read More
Posted on September 26, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This isn't the first rodeo for Michael Nunes and his crew at Windigo Racing. The Middletown, RI based builder is an absolute PRO with some serious hardware to his credit. So when he decide to build a Factory Five '33 Hot Rod for a very prominent client of his, we…Read More
Posted on September 25, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in Upcoming Shows, What's New
During the next few months, we have some fun events on the schedule. Route 6 Cruise – October 6th, Bourne Railroad Station along Route 6 2012 SEMA Show – October 30 – November 2, Las Vegas, NV SEMA Customer Dinner – November 1, Las Vegas 25 Hours of Thunderhill –…Read More
Posted on September 25, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Trevor P. brought his race-prepped Factory Five Challenge Car to the 2012 Ultimate Tack Challenge sponsored by Grassroots Motorsports and hosted at the wonderful Virginia International Raceway. Trevor finished 16th out of 48, and like usual, Factory Five was the only replica/kit model on the track. Trevor…Read More
Posted on September 24, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've made some quality additions to the Factory Five team as part of the 818 ramp up effort and in an effort to add depth to our tech services team! Meet the new guys: Long time Factory Five customer Tony Zullo joins the team to add expertise and depth to…Read More
Posted on September 18, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Gary Horn attended a fun event in Utah and sent us these great pictures. "Hey Dave & Crew! Just thought I'd share some pics from the Utah C-car Friends BBQ help last weekend. AWESOME group of people sharing a common interest, even though not ALL of them…Read More
Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five builder Ron Everitt has built now 10 Factory Five Roadsters. Ron was here today with his customer Dave picking up a brand new Factory Five Mk4 Roadster which will be Ron's 11th Factory Five Roadster! Factory Five President Dave Smith with Dave and Ron This morning pick-up turned…Read More
Posted on September 12, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Don't miss this weekend's episode of MuscleCar on Spike TV's The Powerblock! Host Steve Mank and Tommy Boshers take a Factory Five '33 Coupe to the next level with a beautiful, old-school hot rod flame job. Custom painter JoAnn Bortles from Crazy Horse Painting shows the step-by-step technique in applying…Read More
Posted on September 10, 2012 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Congratulations to Factory Five Challenge Series Driver John George! This past Sunday's Factory Five-NASA Challenge Series Championship Race saw Paul Arnold start from the pole and build a healthy lead as defending champ Paul Kaiser went wide in the carousel letting the entire field pass before he was able to…Read More