Factory 5 gtm car and driver

A corvette drivetrain and running gear combined with a midengine, reardrive layout make it the midengine corvette c5 that chevrolet never produced. This car is unregistered so there is no vin, the factory five serial number is entered in the vin field. This is a 2008 kit car, completed in 2012 with just 3,200 miles on the clock. Every drive in a gtm is accompanied by camera phones stuck out the window of other cars and thumbs up from other drivers. The performance specifications of the gtm were tested by car and driver magazine in 2007. Do you want to go racing or just want street legal race car performance. Factory five gtm classics for sale classics on autotrader. All new parts where used for the build except for the rebuilt porsche 964 g50 5 speed transmission. Currently it is being used for aerodynamic testing as well as shock absorber and sway bar development.

Based on the c5 corvette running gear, merged with a lightweight composite body and extremely rigid tubular steel chassis, the car is factory five racings highest performance envelope vehicle. The engine is a new crate ls6 with the bat wing oil pan. The factory five gtm is a buildityourself supercar. F40 motorsports is proud to offer this 2010 factory five racing shelby daytona coupe. At 2,400 lbs ready to drive without driver, the gtm can achieve a 060 time of 3. This car was built in 2010 with only 5,900 miles being driven on the nicest of days. There is also a huge online forum community of factory five gtm owners. Ls1 motor from a 1999 corvette vin 1g1yy22g0x5101143. Ffr is an american automobile company that designs and manufactures assembly kits for replicars and sports cars. Factory five gtm laptimes, specs, performance data. Factory five claims that the gtm will sprint from 060 mph in as little as 3.

Find new and used factory five kit cars and replicas for sale by classic car dealers and private sellers near you. Currently titled and registered in maryland as a 2010 ffr gtm with emissions exemption. Factory five racing has beaten you to it and done all the hard work for you. The leak is coming from where the middle and front transaxle sections join together. Factory five gtm supercar the facts are ready to drive it is 700lbs lighter then a c6 z06 using the same drive train besides the transaxle obviously since its mr. I did some research and decided that i wanted to try my hand at building a gtm instead. Theres never been a better time to be an american car enthusiast.

That beats the pants off of many super cars that are produced today. The gtm kit even comes with a full interior, air conditioning, and power windows. Factory five gtm for sale replicakit makes gtm factory. Let wicked garage build you the car of your dreams. From the 33 hot rod to gtm supercar, the new 818 and of course the iconic 65 427 cobra, we highly recommend factory five racing for. Weve all heard of dreamers losing their minds and their worldly goods trying to build cars even kit cars but the combined backgrounds of these brothers in business, engineering. This car is powered by a ford 392 stroker producing around 500hp. Maybe just for the sheer challenge of it all, since i have never built a car. Lsbased v12 supercar built by factory five to debut at sema 2019 show the unique engine measures a massive 9. A factory five gtm for a bargain reincarnation magazine. Factory five racing ffr was started in 1995 by the carcrazy smith brothers, dave, 31, and mark, 32. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Factory five builds ls v12powered f9r supercar concept.

Interior roll bar padding, front, drivers and passenger sides. Built on the strong foundation of this tough chassis is a four corner coilover shock suspension with unequal length control arms and massive corvette brakes. Factory five racing 818 first drive driving the factory. Factory five gtm is the discount supercar you never knew. This factory five gtm is a 2008 kit that was completed in 2012 as a showpiece for its original builder and has been with its current owner for six months. Gm ls2 v8 engine, 447 hp, porsche g50 sixspeed manual gearbox, fourwheel independent wishbone suspension. Its surprisingly modern for a car that can be built at home in your garage. Factory five forums driver side seat track installation. When car and driver tested a gtm equipped with a 505hp z06 engine back in 2007, they found it capable of 060 in 3.

Ive filmed a kit car called factory five gtm featuring a chevy corvette ls7 7. Classifieds cars trucks and parts fsw for sale traxxas factory five gtm supercar thread tools this thread is privately moderated by lreapelr, who may elect to delete unwanted replies. Factory five kit cars and replicas for sale classics on. Thats the route taken by revenge designs, which has restyled and reworked the gtm to create its gtm r.

Revenge designs gtmr turns factory five gtm into luxury. If you want to build a better supercar, a factory five gtm is a good platform to start with. The factory five racing gtm supercar is a c5 corvettebased kit car that is powered by an ls6 engine with an optional ls7 engine vette magazine exclusive content original shows, motorsports and. Factory five gtm supercar gtm supercar is powered by a gm performance parts 500hp z06 engine from the current corvette z06. Performance results for factory five s 505hp ls7powered gtm supercar, as recorded by car and driver. Gtm supercar factory five racing the fastest car you will ever build in your garage. It will additional electrical and assembly work to complete. The car utilizes a corvette z06 ls6 with 405 hp and a stock g50 5 speed porsche gearbox.

Factory five has been around since 2000 making incredible quality kit cars. Factory five gtm is the discount supercar you never knew you wanted. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. This 2012 factory five gtm has twin turbonetics 62mm turbos lsx454v8 with over h, aeromotive fuel system to manage it, 5 speedmanual.

Unlike the gtm, this new car will have its engine in the front, and sport a fully carbonfiber body. Factory five proudly states that the car is dropdead gorgeous and it runs with the very fastest supercars on the planet. All new parts where used for the build except for the rebuilt porsche 964 g50 5speed transmission. Factory five racing midengine corvette vette magazine. The factory five crew is the same team that built the cobra kit car, which was a huge success for them. The gen 2 gtm is beyond fast and ffr president recently took it out for a test drive.

The gtm is the flagship supercar of factory five, and symbolizes the technological abilities of the company. The gtm supercar kit is engineered to be built as a chassis kit by a car guy at home with regular. The gtm is a v8 powered, midengined rear wheel drive car with a composite body shell and an aluminum. Its one of those few cars that toes the line between component car and homebuilt racer. The gtm is a v8 powered, midengined rear wheel drive car with a composite body shell and an aluminum and. And jack baruth has driven the subarupowered factory five 818 featherweight to. The car is equipped with a midmounted general motors v8 mated to a porsche g50 5 speed transaxle as well as suspension and braking systems sourced from a c5 corvette. If you enjoy owning a car you can drive and not have setting in a museum. This is a one owner vehicle that is an absolute blast to drive. Factory five gtm c5 corvette based supercar vette magazine.