At the beginning of 2018 factory five embarked on an ambitious project to transition all composite shaping to digital process from the traditional hand made mold plugs and tools. New england supercar club tour at factory five for mission 22 posted on december 21 2018 by dave lindsey in whats new huge thanks to factory five customer jim k.
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New factory five supercar. For organizing a tour here at factory five for the members for the new england supercar club. The car that would serve as the test mule for this process was to be our next generation flagship supercar. Factory five has produced its mid engined gtm supercar for more than 10 years that car using c5 chevrolet corvette internals wrapped in a steel tube frame chassis and original composite bodywork. The 818 the newest factory five has a performance envelope unlike any other car. The major corvette parts include the engine front and rear control arms suspensionbrakes and fuel tanks. Incredible custom diy.
Benefiting from the latest technology in flow analysis chassis and suspension tuning and an optimized mid engined design with proven subaru boxer engine architecture the 818 redefines fun driving. Look to see a new front engined modern gtf supercar design utilizing the proven type 65 gen 3 chassis and drivetrain in a year at sema 2019. Target vehicle weight 104. F9r concept supercar update factory five racing specifics. Introduced at sema earlier this. Two seat build it yourself sports car developed as our latest generation spaceframe chassis.
The gtm supercar kit is engineered to be built by a person at home with regular tools. Cobra new factory five mk4 1965 in boring ca 1965 cobra. Kit was ordered with independent rear suspension irs the differential needed comes brand new for just under 1000 or from a used. All new factory five component car v12 power plant. Dave smith president factory five racing inc. The gtm kit gives you everything you need to build your car except for running gear parts taken from a 1997 2004 chevrolet c5 corvette and a transaxle.
Factory five racing the massachusetts based kit car company famous for its replica shelby cobras and mid engine 818 is planning a new supercar for its lineup. What started out as maybe 20 30 people quickly became 350 400 people.
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