Customer Bob Capps and his son built a beautiful Mk4 Roadster, and scored multiple show wins in 2014. Bob was one of a huge number of amazing customer stories logged in 2014.
As the hours and minutes wind down on 2014, I can look back and honestly say that it has been the best of years for us at Factory Five! I’m excited about 2015 and can’t wait to tell you about our plans for the upcoming year… Still, on the eve of the New Year, it’s a good time to put our tools down for a moment and look back over the highlights of the past year. I’m proud of the crew here, and grateful to have had another year at the helm of the best car company on the planet. Here are only a few highlights from 2014.
Dave Smith
President
Year Starts with Record Snowfall and Ends with Record Production!
The winter of 2014 will be remembered for brutal cold and record snowfall. Factory Five customers put the extra garage time to good use, building more Factory Five chassis kits than any year in our history!
The new Factory Five 818 raked in a ton of awards in 2014 starting off with “The New York Times” Top 10 List.
Market High Factory Fives at 2014 Barrett Jackson
The year kicked off with market high prices for Factory Fives at the annual Barrett Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ. This Factory Five Mk3 Roadster sold for $66,000 and was one of five Factory Fives that went across the block. Click here for 2014 auction results.
Five Women, Five Days, One Factory Five!
In May, PowerNation’s TV show “Detroit Muscle” profiled five extraordinary women building one awesome 427-powered Mk4 Roadster in only five days! Check out tons of photos and videos here.
New Model!**289 Version Launches
On the 50th anniversary of the original 289 Cobra, we launched our newest model: the Factory Five 289 USRRC Replica. The car debuted at the Factory Five Summer Open House in June. The car would go on to headline the SEMA Show with our partner Sherwin Williams, and was featured in “Car Builder” magazine.