Jun 3rd

The ’33 Ford Based Hot Rod from Factory Five is Fantabulous! (Video)

By Allan Harris
The Hot Rods by Factory Five for sure did catch everyone’s attention in the SEMA show. This particular model is the one with which the whole concept debuted. The car looks spectacular and has everything a modern roadster should have. In fact, it is more appropriate to say that this roadster has more than just ‘everything’. Once you read the specifications you will know what this car is all about.
Jun 1st

Tasca Ford's Factory Five '33 - The Kraken Reawakens! (Video)

By Allan Harris
We all know what Factory Five is capable of doing! It has been creating car kits for years offering much better performance and looks to the fans of roadsters, AC cobra, etc. Over the years, the company has been fascinating fans of old-school cars in its own unique way by offering affordable as well as high quality kit cars.
Jan 1st

The First Ever Tasca Mod Shop Factory Five Hot Rod ’33 (Video)

By Allan Harris
The partnership of Factor Five with Tasca is already in hype! Nearly every Hot Rod enthusiast is excited about this new plan of producing Hot Rods in a very modernistic way. And, why shouldn’t they be? Imagine one of the all time most popular car types has been revived with a bunch of new features and better performance. What was old a decade ago is now the trend, thanks to Factory Five for their ongoing efforts of resurrecting old school cars!
Mar 9th

Behold, the New Factory Five Mk4 Roadster (Video)

By Allan Harris
Factory Five Racing has brought forward its offering for the year 2010 in the form of the Factory Five Mk4 Roadster. Known to be one of the best designers and manufacturers of assembly kits for replicars and sports cars, Factory Five Racing revealed the latest version of their best-selling replica on the 13th of February during its Winter Open House in Wareham, M.A.
Aug 12th

James Martell's 1965 Shelby Cobra Replica (Video)

By James Martell
It was 1979 when James Martell and wife Arlene first saw a Shelby Cobra parked on a busy street corner in Kelowna, British Columbia. The Cobra was a stunning golden bronze with two glistening white stripes.
Aug 5th

Factory Five in the News: Just Like the Old Days, but Better (Video)

By James Martell
If you're an older baby boomer, chances are you have some cash set aside for a rainy day or, better yet, for finally making that once-in-a-lifetime purchase that you have dreamed about since a teenager or young adult.
Jul 27th

11th Annual "Cruisin' The Coast" Show Rolls Into Daphne, Alabama With Fun, Music And Cool Cars

By Justin Martell
Daphne, Alabama was definitely the place to be for a great combination of toe-tapping good bluegrass music and tricked-out autos on Sunday, October 21, 2007.

The bluegrass festival and 11th annual Cruisin’ The Coast show was held at the Civic Complex Plaza, and from what I hear it was a blow-out success with 3,800 cars registered and thousands of spectators on hand.
Dec 28th

Meet "Larry" – Factory Five’s 1933 Ford Inspired Replica

By Marilyn Stokes
Is Larry a true sports car in retro hot rod clothing? That's what the Factory Five Racing says about its newest and perhaps most controversial kit car introduction in years, the Factory Five '33, nicknamed "Larry."
Aug 24th

Purchasing a Shelby Cobra Replica - Navigating the Snake Pit

By James Martell
So, the time has come. You have checked with your accountant and you have checked with your spouse, and you can finally do it – you can buy your Cobra! But which one? There many Cobra replicas on the market, and, once you have selected one, there are thousands of subsequent design choices to make. Here is a brief guide to help you organize your thoughts when shopping for a Cobra replica.
Aug 20th

Purchasing New Parts for Your Factory Five Roadster is a Breeze

By Marilyn Stokes
Everyone familiar to kit building and renovating of cars knows what it's like to be on the lookout for donor parts. There may be those who actually enjoy spending the tons of time it takes to locate salvage parts, the traveling around for weeks, months, sometimes years, finding some here, finding some there. Then the spending of what adds up to be a lot of money refurbishing components and parts, and ultimately, there's always the disappointment of discarding some parts bought that prove, after all, not to be worth the effort to redo.