Details on New Factory Five 818C Coupe

[Oppenheimer]

You know how sometimes you see a convertible version of a hot car, and you can tell it was designed as a coupe, and they struggled with the roofless version, and it just doesn't look as good. The 818c looks so good, it looks like it was the initial design. Top definitely doesn't look like an add on. Looks like it was born that way.

It really takes it up a notch. Looks much less kit, lot more car.

[AZPete]

"Looks like it was born that way." Good point, and I agree.

Is it June yet?

[TouchStone]

Cant stop looking at it.

[flynntuna]

T-minus 83 days and counting.

[FFinisher]

I was at FFR today. I can tell you this looks as good in person as it does in Pictures.

Great Job By Jim and The FFR team!

[Connedale]

Wow! Great job Dave and Team!

[nkw8181]

So where is the pre- pre-order list?

[25mike87]

This is what brought me here, I have watched Factory Five Racing since 2005 and always wanted to build one of the kits but haven't had the financial stability. Now the stars have aligned, I love the looks of the 818S but felt that it was missing something, but that top completes the car and I have an 02 WRX in the driveway that has been my daily for 3 years now its time to retire it and buy a 818C.

[erachner]

You know how sometimes you see a convertible version of a hot car, and you can tell it was designed as a coupe, and they struggled with the roofless version, and it just doesn't look as good. The 818c looks so good, it looks like it was the initial design. Top definitely doesn't look like an add on. Looks like it was born that way.

It really takes it up a notch. Looks much less kit, lot more car.

...and that's the fact that the roadster looked so good. As the legendary designer Ian Callum put it,

"If you get a convertible right, it's easy to do a coupe."

[BipDBo]

...and that's the fact that the roadster looked so good. As the legendary designer Ian Callum put it,

"If you get a convertible right, it's easy to do a coupe."

There's probably something to that. Take a look at another car that started as a roadster, and then they made a coupe. The BMW Z4.
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These coupes are very rare. They didn't sell many. The pictures does not do it justice. In person, it's stunning. Dave said the same about the 818C. The pics look promising, but in person, I bet it will be a very beautiful car.

[Dave Smith]

As far as pre-orders, I will definitely do that when we are closer to production and also have all the pricing details. Shaping the inner liner for the top and a few other things for product release. We are on target for the Open House reveal. The guys are also looking at cage designs and the ability to produce an 818CR model for the small group of roadracers who want an enclosed car. The challenge is that the summer is already really full with events and the engineering slate is really full.

[Cbus]

Where's the like button! Thanks for your hard work guys!

[FFR-ADV]

Thanks you Dave! You and your team have so much to be proud of.

[nkw8181]

Like like like like like like like like like like like like like!

I made my own

[Kerry & Kathy]

The hard top is a removable part that replace the rear deck panel and includes a glass hatch and glass quarter windows. The glass hatch in the photo above is the plug that was made for the glass molds. DOT compliant glass is being made by our supplier.


The 818C follows the 818R and the 818S models. One of the biggest advantages of the 818 is that, with a body that is made of smaller panels, we are able to change body styles with a minimum of effort. This makes the 818 a very flexible platform, and a fun car to build because it can be upgraded and changed easily.


Rear spoiler options are not finalized yet.




Almost everyone who has visited the company remarks how the 818 is much more dramatic and aggressive in real live versus in photographs. The 818C has a very aggressive stance.


The 818C hard top is designed to retro-fit to all current 818S models. It will not fit the 818R.

The 818C design includes the following features:
Power side windows
Rear quarter glass and side-vented engine bay
Hinged rear glass hatch
Inner bulkhead with rear window
Inner hard top linear with air intake duct to engine bay
Comes with front windshield glass

Looks GREAT Dave....
As owner of a Red 13K mile Fiero GT Fastback....I see a number of similarities in the lines....ALL good...!

[aks801]

No offense to the owner of that sweet Fiero, but I don't see any resemblance in the lines.

I can't wait to see the new front-end for the coupe. I hope they keep the center/"grille" area more or less intact (meaning the opening and how it integrtes with the hood) because that part totally works as is.

[Flamshackle]

No offense to the owner of that sweet Fiero, but I don't see any resemblance in the lines.

I can't wait to see the new front-end for the coupe. I hope they keep the center/"grille" area more or less intact (meaning the opening and how it integrtes with the hood) because that part totally works as is.

I totally agree... Sorry but I just don't see any resemblance at all.

[Flamshackle]

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What's wrong with this above picture?

The Murtaya... It's a kit car, based on the WRX platform, Weighs in at 1000KG if done light.,costs three times as much as an 818 and won't fit anyone over 5ft 10 without dangerously imparing visibility as the driver is forced to look right through the top frame of the front screen. Just aweful.

This is why I love the 818... Nailed its design goals and won't kill you upon a roll over...

[wleehendrick]

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What's wrong with this above picture?

Yow... Definitely not Wookie compatible!

[25mike87]

I can't wait to get pricing information, that coupe looks great

[flynntuna]

The "lines" IMHO look closer to a cab forward 240z or the BRZ.