Sign Up Today for the Factory Five 818S Build School!

The team at the Factory Five Build School held at Mott Community College in Howell, MI are excited to announce that they are now accepting students for their new 818S build classes.  Similar to the Mk4 Roadster and ’33 Hot Rod classes, you and a group of students will spend three days with the Mott Community College instructors and build a Factory Five 818S from the bare chassis up to the completed car.

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Factory Five Build School instructor helps students install the chassis aluminum on a Mk4 Roadster.

The first 818S build class is being held on March 6 – 8.  Click here to sign-up now on their website and for future class dates.

You can get a good overview of what a Factory Five Build School class is like in this episode of “Two Guys Garage” as host Willie B. helps the students build a Mk4 Roadster.


Two Guys Garage visits the Factory Five Build School in the Fall of 2013.

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