Factory Five Cruise-In: Event Recap

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Nicole Smith in What's New

The 2024 Cruise-in a.k.a. “Open House Lite” was a big success. The weather was perfect, clear blue skies and temps in the mid 70s with no humidity!

We kicked off at 9am, although a few guys showed up early. The buildings were open for walk-throughs and President Dave Smith gave a guided tour at 10am. We decided to offer some very select scratch and dent parts and a ton of t shirts, hats and promo merch.

The best part of the day was catching up with old friends and new. The event was as fun as it was laid back. Next year will be our 30th anniversary of the company and we plan to pull out all the stops!

Huge thanks to all the customers who came out and perhaps nothing is as good at reminding all of us here about the WHY of what we do, than to connect with our customers and friends, see their cars, amd hear their remarkable stories.

Dave

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