Factory Five Racing, a company that gave the world yet another option for a Shelby Mk3 Roaster replica, has recently launched their newly developed '33 Ford replica kits and began shipping them to customers last weekend. The original launch date was set for January 2009 but because testing and prototype evaluations were much better than expected, the release was pushed nearly three months ahead of schedule.
The hot rod replica was designed from the ground up, discarding the old Ford frame and replacing it with a modern tubular frame designed by computers and other fancy gizmo wizardry. The finished product weighs in at around 2,000 lbs, so when powered by any of the small block Ford engines (282,302, 351W) or even the 4.6-liter, coupled with modernized brakes and suspension, it's undeniably going to be much, much faster than the original counterpart.
Though the kits are shipping out, a number of parts are on order due to the early production time. These include the spindles, the same ones used on the Mk3 Roadster replica, as well as Roadster windshields, engine side covers, hard top, removable fenders, and a few other miscellaneous parts.
All in all, this bit of modernized and tweaked history will set a dreamer back $19,990. And although Factory Five won't build a turnkey, they will supply a list of custom shops that could.
+ Factory Five Racing Inc.
The hot rod replica was designed from the ground up, discarding the old Ford frame and replacing it with a modern tubular frame designed by computers and other fancy gizmo wizardry. The finished product weighs in at around 2,000 lbs, so when powered by any of the small block Ford engines (282,302, 351W) or even the 4.6-liter, coupled with modernized brakes and suspension, it's undeniably going to be much, much faster than the original counterpart.
Though the kits are shipping out, a number of parts are on order due to the early production time. These include the spindles, the same ones used on the Mk3 Roadster replica, as well as Roadster windshields, engine side covers, hard top, removable fenders, and a few other miscellaneous parts.
All in all, this bit of modernized and tweaked history will set a dreamer back $19,990. And although Factory Five won't build a turnkey, they will supply a list of custom shops that could.
+ Factory Five Racing Inc.