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I am curious to find out about other Canadian experience with FFR. I purchased 3 cars from FFR - in April of last year - a 33 Hot Rod, a Mk4 and a Coupe. We are still waiting for parts and can't seem to get any response from FFR. Is this a common occurence? Comments please!

So in my last installment you have all your drilled panels powdercoated and set off to the side. On the front suspension hopefully you picked up the FFR Mk IV spindles as you get a much better front geometry without the jacking of the SN95/spindle adapter. Take the center sleeves out of the urethane bushings and grease them up well and put them back in the urethane. Bolt the lower ams in the chassis but do not fully tighten them, we'll do that later. Set the spindles over the lower ball joint and ...

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I've read other Florida Member's description of their experiences getting title and tag for Factory Fives and have to say Sarasota must be on another planet altogether. Local tax office sent me to the Regional DMV Office where I submitted two copies of four pages of filled out documents and all reciepts and photos and paid a $40 inspection fee. That was on Jan. 27th. Five weeks later a DMV Compliance Coordinator (Nancy) came to my house to look at our Mark III. She couldn't find a ...

From my unique vantage point, I'm witness to a lot of activity during a typical day here at Factory Five. My desk faces the showroom, so not only do I get to see four of the prettiest cars on the planet every day, but I also am the first one to see the visitors that stop by.

Like most people in a situation like mine, I tend to take the view in front of me for granted. That is until someone walks through our front door and sees, for the very first time, THE car they've dreamt about ...

Owning a Factory Five Roadster is a dream come true. Owning a matching Coupe is even better. If you guys wonder why I'm so grateful for my job, here are two reasons of many. If someone had shown me these photos 16 years ago and said, "These cars will belong to you." I would have laughed and thought, "Sure buddy. That's just too good to be true." The real truth is that owning some great ...