Posted on March 6, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Ralph Button was profiled by Jim Coleman in a video called "The Traveler" which documents Ralph's cross-country journey from North Carolina to Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2003 Factory Five Nationals. Joining Ralph and Jim on the trip was Factory Five customer Earl G. Ralph is famous…Read More
Posted on March 5, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Doug M. sent us a quick recap of the Salt Lake City Autorama event which was held the other weekend, February 22nd thru 24th. The Factory Five booth featured Doug's Mk3 Roadster and the Factory Five-MuscleCar TV '33 Hot Rod. Another customer was planned to be in…Read More
Posted on March 4, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Team Thunder Valley Racing crew leader Karen Salvaggio sent us some good news today reporting that the first competition Factory Five Type 65 Coupe not only secured it's official logbook this past weekend, but that it also earned two podium finishes! The team raced to a 3rd place finish on…Read More
Posted on March 1, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Steve G. sent us some photos of his almost complete '33 Hot Rod. Steve is putting the finishing touches on his build which he has been working on over the past three years. The Hot Rod was build using a Ford 4.6L SOHC 3 valve "Hot Rod"…Read More
Posted on February 27, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
February 27, 2013 Update. Project 818 is speeding along at top speed. We've got a full time crew of four engineers and two techs, plus support from the rest of the crew here at FFR as needed. The bulk of the work we are engaged in, and will be working…Read More
Posted on February 27, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've received some great press from the car blog website BoldRide.com and writer George Kennedy over the past couple of days. George attended this year's Winter Open House and has put together a couple of articles covering the edgy Factory Five '33 race rod built by customer Peter Skogland and…Read More
Posted on February 25, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Paul D. from Londonderry, NH posted a fun video on Factory Five's Facebook page back in January, cruising around town in his Mk3 Roadster, still in gel-coat. More recently, he sent us some photos of his build that we thought we'd share with you. Paul ordered his…Read More
Posted on February 20, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Andy D. from Muskego, WI shared the news that he has officially graduated FFR# 6261, a M3 Roadster with a Sean Hyland 4.6L DOHC putting out 455HP mated to a Tremec TKO 600. Andy's Mk3 arrived in August 2007 and it was finished in February 2013, just…Read More
Posted on February 19, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Charlie M. has posted his graduation post for FFR #7249 and says he had a blast building and driving it. Charlie received his Mk4 Roadster kit back in May of 2010 and used a 302 and T5 transmission. The car is painted Lamborghini Titanium in his garage…Read More
Posted on February 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Raymond T. from Fort Worth, TX sent us a message today to let us know that he had a great time displaying his Mk4 Roadster at the Dallas Autorama last weekend. Sitting next to the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod which was featured on MuscleCar TV and…Read More
Posted on February 18, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The 2013 Factory Five Winter Open House was held this past Saturday and a few hundred attendees stopped by to take a look around the showroom, go for a plant tour, and grab a slice of pizza. Snow was in the forecast and some folks mentioned it had already started…Read More
Posted on February 15, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We spent two days in the Las Vegas desert with the crew from Hot Rod Magazine and the broadcast show Hot Rod Unlimited. We were joined by customer Karen Salvaggio and Nan Gelhard from Summit Racing. We had a blast and the show was just released. Here it is. Special…Read More
Posted on February 13, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in Upcoming Shows, What's New
UPDATE: Due to last weekend's blizzard, the 2013 Factory Five Winter Open House, a.k.a "Moochfest", has been moved to this Saturday, February 16th. It's that time again when it's cold, dark, and miserable here in New England and car guys everywhere flock to the Factory Five Moochfest! The Moochfest began…Read More
Posted on February 11, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
UPDATE: As of Tuesday, February 12th, we are 100% operational and back to building the best component car kits on the planet! I am happy to report to you that Factory Five survived the huge North East blizzard without significant damage. Most areas are up and running and we are…Read More
Posted on February 7, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Forecasters predict snow-mageddon here in New England and so we've rescheduled our Winter Open House for February 16th, and we will be closed on Friday, February 8th and Saturday, February 9th so that our staff can be home to prepare for the storm. We will see you on Monday, February…Read More
Posted on February 7, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
February 7, 2013 Update This weekend's planned Winter Open House has been delayed by a week (new date is Saturday, February 16th) and I was planning on presenting a comprehensive update on where we are with Project 818. I will be sending out an e-mail to everyone 818 pre-order list…Read More
Posted on February 6, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We've been following the weather forecasts, and with talk of a potentially historic snow storm on Friday night, we have decided to postpone this weekend's Winter Open House (Moochfest) til next Saturday, February 16th. With a couple of different forecast models, there is still uncertainty about whether we will get…Read More
Posted on February 4, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I was fortunate to spend the day in Tampa at the offices of Modified Mustangs & Fords Magazine last Saturday, February 2nd, and we hosted a customer cruise-in event. About 30 Factory Five customers drove their cars on a beautiful 70 degree sunshine filled day, joined by about 150 spectators.…Read More
Posted on January 31, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Last weekend, I traveled to Vegas with Jim and Tony from Factory Five. We brought two Mk4 Roadsters, a Type 65 Coupe, and a '33 Hot Rod for some track testing against an all-wheel drive, 550 HP Lambo. Hot Rod Magazine covered the adventure and you can read more at…Read More
Posted on January 30, 2013 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five customer Matt M. from Garland, TX shared some photos of his Mk4 Roadster, which he completed in December 2012. Matt bought a Factory Five Mk4 base kit, which was delivered in April 2010. Using a 1999 Ford Mustag SVT for a donor, he installed an independent rear suspension,…Read More
