Friday, March 12th, 2010

Factory Five ‘33 Hot Rod Project Car – Race Rod

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Factory Five’s Latest Kit Looks Like A ‘33 Ford But Handles Like An Indycar. Here’s Part 1 Of The Buildup: How To Prep And Paint The Fiberglass.

hrdp_0911_01_z+factory_five_33_hot_rod+paint_jobYou know of Factory Five Racing (FFR) as the creator of you-assemble-them roadsters (don’t call them Cobras-Shelby gets really territorial), Daytona coupes, and the GTM supercar, but its new car is a whole other ball of wax.FFR owner Dave Smith had always sworn he’d never create a street rod kit, since he hated the way the typical rod rode and handled. But when his director of R&D, Jim Schenck, came to him with a new idea for one, it was obvious what needed to be done. Schenck designed a tube-chassis car that handled like a son of a gun and wore a ‘33 Ford suit. In Smith’s words, “Today, most guys get their parts from a variety of sources-say a frame here, a body there, a front end, and so on. Jim pitched me on the idea of using the FFR product template on the hot rod-not a donor car, but rather a complete kit with all-new parts save for running gear.”

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Via:  HotRod.com

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