Photo: Factory Five
Say you’re in the market for an old-school-looking, modern-hardware-packed hot rod. You could go for one of the many finished examples out there, or you could choose to build one in your own garage. For that second option, the Factory Five kits are just what the mechanic prescribed.
Factory Five is a Massachusetts-based garage that showed a very special 1933 Ford hot rod at the 2008 SEMA. It was finished, but it heralded the era of DYI kits for this kind of build. There are presently two such solutions on the market, Stage 1 and Stage 2.
We’ve already discussed what Stage 1 has to offer last week. For $9,990, the bundle gets you started on the hot rod project by supplying the chassis and suspension parts: jig-welded tube frame, aluminum panels for the cockpit, trunk, and engine bay, complete suspension front and rear, but also the complete brake, steering, and fuel systems.
Stage 2 takes things one step further by throwing into the mix the body itself, the interior, and the trim. The body, coming as a laminate composite piece with panels made with vinyl ester resin, includes the doors, trunk, and all the required hinges.
The interior adds bucket seats, door latches, rearview mirrors, the dash and gauges assembly (6 Autometer Platinum pieces), while the trim comprises the car’s 1933 front grille, windscreen, badging for the nose and tail, headlamp assemblies, and a stainless exhaust system with gaskets and fasteners.
All this will set you back $9,990, but you must be aware of the fact it does not include the parts supplied with Stage 1. Also, the engine is not included, and neither is the paint job.
As a side note, the build is made in such a way as to accommodate a wide variety of drivetrains, built around Ford's 4.6-liter or 5.0-liter Coyote, or Chevrolet's SB and LS engines.
You can have a look at the full Stage 2 offering at this link.
We’ve already discussed what Stage 1 has to offer last week. For $9,990, the bundle gets you started on the hot rod project by supplying the chassis and suspension parts: jig-welded tube frame, aluminum panels for the cockpit, trunk, and engine bay, complete suspension front and rear, but also the complete brake, steering, and fuel systems.
Stage 2 takes things one step further by throwing into the mix the body itself, the interior, and the trim. The body, coming as a laminate composite piece with panels made with vinyl ester resin, includes the doors, trunk, and all the required hinges.
The interior adds bucket seats, door latches, rearview mirrors, the dash and gauges assembly (6 Autometer Platinum pieces), while the trim comprises the car’s 1933 front grille, windscreen, badging for the nose and tail, headlamp assemblies, and a stainless exhaust system with gaskets and fasteners.
All this will set you back $9,990, but you must be aware of the fact it does not include the parts supplied with Stage 1. Also, the engine is not included, and neither is the paint job.
As a side note, the build is made in such a way as to accommodate a wide variety of drivetrains, built around Ford's 4.6-liter or 5.0-liter Coyote, or Chevrolet's SB and LS engines.
You can have a look at the full Stage 2 offering at this link.
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