Dave Smith
12-31-2019, 01:33 PM
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Left to right: Nate Johnson, Operations – 1997, Tony Zullo, Tech and Sales – 2012, Dave Smith, President, Jesper Ingerslev, Engineering – 1996, Jim Schenck, R&D – 1998.
We are not only at the end of a memorable year, we are at the headwaters of an all-new decade! 2019 was a really great year, and 2020 is our 25th anniversary! Over the quarter century, we have built a remarkable company, epic cars, and an amazing community. We’ve written stories with our customers that define us, and have earned our place in the proud legacy of motorsports accomplishments! More than anything, we have BUILT fellowship, memories, stoke, and charity! How proud of all of us I am!
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Me and Joey Logano with his Factory Five ’35 Hot Rod Truck at SEMA 2019, Ford Out Front display.
My annual “Top 10 List” for Factory Five is humbling when I look back at what we’ve accomplished just this past year. To think back over all 25 years makes me more proud and grateful than I am able to express. As fun as it is to celebrate and remember the past, it is what lies ahead that matters most, and going forward, I cannot contain my excitement! So while you allow me a moment to pause and reflect on the amazing year it has been, let’s use what we’ve learned to set our sights on the decade ahead even higher! So here are some of the highlights of the past year. We’ve got a rolling start into 2020, and all I can think to do is to push the throttle wide open!
From everyone at Factory Five Racing, have a peaceful and Happy New Year and new decade!
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Dave Smith
President
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#1: 25th Anniversary Factory Five Mk4!
Twenty Five years after we launched the very first “single-donor Mustang” Factory Five Mk4, we launched the very BEST fourth generation car to celebrate our 25th anniversary! We sold out of all 25 of these limited edition cars, and released them in the Fall a bit early so that we would have some completed cars in 2020! The very first car, #001/025, was donated in full to the Ohio Cobra Club for their charity raffle car in 2020 to benefit Cystic Fibrosis. Click here for full details on the 25th Anniversary Mk4 Roadster. (https://www.factoryfive.com/whats-new/25th-anniversary-mk4-roadster-preview/) If you want to see the car in person, it is in our showroom at Factory Five.
https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ffr-solar-and-new-building.jpg
Our main facility with solar installed and operational with 400 kW capacity and the new showroom addition. Also, the foundation perimeter and steel structure going up on our new facility next door.
#2: Expansion! New Facilities, Robotics, and Responsible Manufacturing!
2019 was the year that we pulled the trigger on the largest re-investment in the company history. We are building an all-new facility on the acre of property next door. We have purchased new state-of -the art robotic trimming machines, air-handling systems, an all-new operating system of 21 computers, new server, and new operating software! Lastly we went online with our massive 400kW solar array that now powers ALL operations, our new facility, and will generate excess power! Along with our environmental commitment of solar, we replaced all lighting with energy efficient bright LEDs, and are replacing all of our HVAC to modern efficient heat pump systems. In 2019, the world’s best-selling “build-it-yourself” custom cars are made with the best tools, the best way.
https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ffr-new-hypercar-preview-folio-2.jpg
Meet the next Factory Five!
#3: All New Factory Five Hypercar F9R!
In 2018, we developed the VR/CAD digital shaping process that would lay the ground work for the first all-new Factory Five F9R Hypercar! Jim in R&D teamed up with Phil Frank (designer of the Saleen S7) to design a beautiful shape, and the car was designed 100 percent digitally! The new all-carbon fiber body will be completed in early March, and production is slated to begin in 2020! Click here for more details. (https://www.factoryfive.com/whats-new/f9r-concept-supercar-update/)
https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SO_FTGU_E04_THUMB_1.jpg
#4: 850 HP Factory Five Hot Rod Truck with Joey Logano!
We’ve built some cool race cars with 2018 NASCAR champion Joey Logano! In 2018, we built a Mk4R Competition Roadster (https://www.factoryfive.com/galleries/challenge-car/mk4-r-challenge-car/) and a stunning Type 65 Coupe-R (https://www.factoryfive.com/galleries/type-65-coupe/gen-3-type-65-coupe-r/), the later which debuted on the season finale of “Fast N’ Loud,” and headlined the SEMA and PIR shows in Ford’s booth. This year, we took the build insanity to the next level with Joey and the crew from Snap-On Tools. The 2,400 lb./850 HP Factory Five Hot Rod Truck would go on to out run Joey’s Ford GT in a drag race, and be featured in Ford’s “Out Front” display at the 2019 SEMA Show. The build/drift videos would get over a million views! Check out more on this truck here. (https://www.factoryfive.com/whats-new/sema-preview-6-of-10-joey-loganos-factory-five-800-hp-truck-to-debut-in-ford-booth/)
Left to right: Nate Johnson, Operations – 1997, Tony Zullo, Tech and Sales – 2012, Dave Smith, President, Jesper Ingerslev, Engineering – 1996, Jim Schenck, R&D – 1998.
We are not only at the end of a memorable year, we are at the headwaters of an all-new decade! 2019 was a really great year, and 2020 is our 25th anniversary! Over the quarter century, we have built a remarkable company, epic cars, and an amazing community. We’ve written stories with our customers that define us, and have earned our place in the proud legacy of motorsports accomplishments! More than anything, we have BUILT fellowship, memories, stoke, and charity! How proud of all of us I am!
https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20191107_091352.jpg
Me and Joey Logano with his Factory Five ’35 Hot Rod Truck at SEMA 2019, Ford Out Front display.
My annual “Top 10 List” for Factory Five is humbling when I look back at what we’ve accomplished just this past year. To think back over all 25 years makes me more proud and grateful than I am able to express. As fun as it is to celebrate and remember the past, it is what lies ahead that matters most, and going forward, I cannot contain my excitement! So while you allow me a moment to pause and reflect on the amazing year it has been, let’s use what we’ve learned to set our sights on the decade ahead even higher! So here are some of the highlights of the past year. We’ve got a rolling start into 2020, and all I can think to do is to push the throttle wide open!
From everyone at Factory Five Racing, have a peaceful and Happy New Year and new decade!
https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dts.png
Dave Smith
President
https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/H41A0312.jpg
#1: 25th Anniversary Factory Five Mk4!
Twenty Five years after we launched the very first “single-donor Mustang” Factory Five Mk4, we launched the very BEST fourth generation car to celebrate our 25th anniversary! We sold out of all 25 of these limited edition cars, and released them in the Fall a bit early so that we would have some completed cars in 2020! The very first car, #001/025, was donated in full to the Ohio Cobra Club for their charity raffle car in 2020 to benefit Cystic Fibrosis. Click here for full details on the 25th Anniversary Mk4 Roadster. (https://www.factoryfive.com/whats-new/25th-anniversary-mk4-roadster-preview/) If you want to see the car in person, it is in our showroom at Factory Five.
https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ffr-solar-and-new-building.jpg
Our main facility with solar installed and operational with 400 kW capacity and the new showroom addition. Also, the foundation perimeter and steel structure going up on our new facility next door.
#2: Expansion! New Facilities, Robotics, and Responsible Manufacturing!
2019 was the year that we pulled the trigger on the largest re-investment in the company history. We are building an all-new facility on the acre of property next door. We have purchased new state-of -the art robotic trimming machines, air-handling systems, an all-new operating system of 21 computers, new server, and new operating software! Lastly we went online with our massive 400kW solar array that now powers ALL operations, our new facility, and will generate excess power! Along with our environmental commitment of solar, we replaced all lighting with energy efficient bright LEDs, and are replacing all of our HVAC to modern efficient heat pump systems. In 2019, the world’s best-selling “build-it-yourself” custom cars are made with the best tools, the best way.
https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ffr-new-hypercar-preview-folio-2.jpg
Meet the next Factory Five!
#3: All New Factory Five Hypercar F9R!
In 2018, we developed the VR/CAD digital shaping process that would lay the ground work for the first all-new Factory Five F9R Hypercar! Jim in R&D teamed up with Phil Frank (designer of the Saleen S7) to design a beautiful shape, and the car was designed 100 percent digitally! The new all-carbon fiber body will be completed in early March, and production is slated to begin in 2020! Click here for more details. (https://www.factoryfive.com/whats-new/f9r-concept-supercar-update/)
https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SO_FTGU_E04_THUMB_1.jpg
#4: 850 HP Factory Five Hot Rod Truck with Joey Logano!
We’ve built some cool race cars with 2018 NASCAR champion Joey Logano! In 2018, we built a Mk4R Competition Roadster (https://www.factoryfive.com/galleries/challenge-car/mk4-r-challenge-car/) and a stunning Type 65 Coupe-R (https://www.factoryfive.com/galleries/type-65-coupe/gen-3-type-65-coupe-r/), the later which debuted on the season finale of “Fast N’ Loud,” and headlined the SEMA and PIR shows in Ford’s booth. This year, we took the build insanity to the next level with Joey and the crew from Snap-On Tools. The 2,400 lb./850 HP Factory Five Hot Rod Truck would go on to out run Joey’s Ford GT in a drag race, and be featured in Ford’s “Out Front” display at the 2019 SEMA Show. The build/drift videos would get over a million views! Check out more on this truck here. (https://www.factoryfive.com/whats-new/sema-preview-6-of-10-joey-loganos-factory-five-800-hp-truck-to-debut-in-ford-booth/)