Join Us at Open House & See the New 289 Roadster! June 14, 2014

[Mad Dog]

Factory Five Open House – June 14: 9 AM to 1 PM

It’s that time of year again and EVERYONE is invited to attend our 17th Annual Factory Five Open House event. This fun one day show includes car show awards, plant tours, live music, our famous Scratch & Dent Sale, free food (hot dogs sort of qualify), and this year, we will be unveiling our all-new 289 FIA/USRRC replica!

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See the new 289 FIA/USRRC!

For years we have been talking about designing a truly authentic, period-correct 289 FIA/USRRC replica. We figured the 50th Anniversary of the original 289 FIA car would be an appropriate time to launch this new replica. Upon returning from SEMA last year in November, we began work on our newest model, the 289, which will be introduced in the showroom at 10:00 AM during our Open House event. If you cannot attend, you can view photos and full specifications on our website which will be posted at 10:00 AM.

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Expect over 150 Factory Five customer-built cars to attend this year’s event!

Car Show Awards

Customers who bring their cars to the 2014 Open House event will be eligible for one of the following car show awards. The awards will be presented at 12:00 PM near the band.

Car Show Award Categories
Best in Show Coupe
Best in Show Roadster
Best in Show Challenge Car
Best in Show GTM
Best in Show ’33
Best in Show 818
Best in Show Under Construction
Best Chrome
Most Innovative Improvement
Best Paint
Best Engine
Best Interior
Best in Show all Classes
Long Distance Award
Factory Five Legacy/Robert Fedderson Memorial Award

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Largest Parts and Scratch & Dent Sale Ever!

One of the biggest attractions of the summer Open House is our HUGE Factory Five Warehouse Parts Sale! Our attic is chock full of parts from a long winter, and we will have exceptional deals on new and used/scratch & dent parts. The parts sale corral opens at 9:00 AM.

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The Factory Five crew will be on hand to answer questions and make sure everyone has fun. Factory Five’s Sally Bean and Tony Zullo with customer Erik Hansen at last year’s Open House.

Live Music and Free Food!

This year, we will have live music from a local band called Sound Tower, playing a good mix of rock and popular music throughout the day. Hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be available for free from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

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Schedule of Events:
9:00 am – Open House Begins/Car Show Registration
9:00 am – Parts Sale Opens
10:00 am – 289 FIA/USRRC Introduction
10:00 am – Food/Refreshments Available
10:00 am – Car Show Judging Begins
11:00 am – Factory Tour
12:00 pm – Car Show Awards Presentation
12:15 pm – Factory Five Legacy/Robert Fedderson Memorial Award Presentation
1:00 pm – Open House ends

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Plant Tours!
At 11:00 AM, everyone is invited to a walk-through plant tour of the welding, molding, chassis assembly, and packaging areas.

All the Details

Lodging and Accomodations:
The Fairfield Inn
New Bedford, MA
774-634-2000

Parking:
Spectator parking will be at the Wareham Crossing mall parking lot and Factory Five will have two shuttle buses running back and forth. Parking attendees will be on hand to direct visitors to correct parking. Factory Five show cars will park at Factory Five.

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[Gumball]

Oh man, that 289 FIA looks awesome!!!! Can't wait to see more of it - thanks for sharing.

[David Hodgkins]

Well, time to sell the roadster!

I gotta have me an FIA!

:)

[mrmustang]

Well, so much for the August 2006 delivery date :D

[Erik W. Treves]

Well, time to sell the roadster!

I gotta have me an FIA!

:)

Yeah me too!

[skullandbones]

So do the stacks come with the kit. That's mandatory equipment, right? Maybe you can get it on the 50% off sale. WEK.

[65 Cobra Dude]

Looks awesome. Can't wait to see it in person. Have a great time!

Henry

[Mad Dog]

Garry Bopp arrived today at the factory with his Type 65 Coupe which will be on display in the showroom. Garry has a Gen 1 Coupe and is upgrading his rear hatch with a new glass hatch with help from FFR Tech Dan Golub. We’re excited about this year’s Open House and the unveil of our new 289 FIA/USRRC Roadster replica. The crew is busy cleaning the plant and taking care of details while Tony and Nate have fun on the Power Tour. More news soon.

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Garry with Dave Smith, Dan Golub, Jim Schenck in R&D.

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Garry with Dave Smith, Dan Golub, Jim Schenck with his beautiful Coupe getting a new glass hatch.

[Mad Dog]

I was able to snag a quick spy photo of the 289 as the finishing touches and details are being worked on before this Saturday's Open House. If you're able to come to the show, the big unveil is at 10 AM this Saturday. Hope to see you there!

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[David Hodgkins]

OH MY GAWD THAT IS B.E.A. UTIFUL!

More, more MORE! Reposting to CC and FFCars...

:)

[68GT500MAN]

The more I see, the more I like. This car is a winner!
Doug

[carbon fiber]

Man that's nice guys. Lot of people I've talked to want an FIA, should be a good seller.

[Mad Dog]

Got a few more spy photos for you this afternoon.

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Craig and Fred (front) and Dave Smith (back) with the very first production 289 FIA/USRRC replica chassis kit.

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The 289 Roadster is configured to use a small block 289 (of course) engine. This one with period-correct Webers.

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[68GT500MAN]

The more I see of this car, the more there is to like.
Doug

[David Hodgkins]

I noticed no shots of the rear end yet... I'm most anxious to see the trunk!

What's the deal on the footboxes?? Are they painted aluminum, or fiberglass?

:)

PS that motor is WICKED!

[Jeff Kleiner]

What's the deal on the footboxes?? Are they painted aluminum, or fiberglass?



Look closely at the pics Dave and you can see rivets. The boxes appear to be configured much like the Mk4 but the white definitely gives a fiberglass effect at first glance. Chassis also looks to be pretty much like on the Mk4, right down to the hood hinges---understand that I'm saying that's a good thing

Jeff

[Olli]

Looking closely at that picture of the 289 in the assembly area, I'm pretty sure that is Erik Treves "Black Mamba". I think that I can see the name Erik on the green card.

Olli

[Mad Dog]

The crew is busy getting ready for tomorrow's Open House. The weather is looking a bit sketchy early, but better later. Either way, the show goes on.

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Factory Five's Tara shows off some of the goodies that will be given to customers who bring their cars. Simpson set us up with their car first aid kits, and everyone who attends with their car (FFR) will get a free one.

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Car show awards and special awards came in the other day and they are beautiful.

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Factory Five customer Steve and his wife drove in from Pennsylvania through rain!

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Steve's green Factory Five Mk3 Roadster sports a 400 HP 347 stroker.

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Factory Five tech specialist Joe moves the GTM for Open House prep.

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Jim guides the GTM onto the lift with Joe driving.

[mrmustang]

Looking closely at that picture of the 289 in the assembly area, I'm pretty sure that is Erik Treves "Black Mamba". I think that I can see the name Erik on the green card.

Olli

It's killing me that it is not mine.....Middle of the move logistics from PA to SC or it would be mine...........

Bill S.

[riptide motorsport]

Beautiful.

[Movieman]

Damn! :D

[SnakeCharmer427]

Looks beautiful. Been waiting on this to make my decision, but now some other questions. May seem dumb but did anybody sit in it. We know the chassis is the same as the 427 but the body is a bit different so has the dimensions for the driver side changed in anyway sure the comp seat help (hint F5 offer the seats for the 427 too lol). One way or the other getting read to build one of them but wondering which I would fit better in.

[Mark Dougherty]

it sits exactly the same as the mk4