Before purchasing his Factory Five Type 65 Coupe, Rob M. was involved in supercar racing with friends. When he started looking for what would end up being his Type 65 Coupe, one of his racing buddies said he knew of someone who had one sitting at his machine shop. Rob told us, “the owner wanted to modify it and put a mid-engine in it. Instead, I bought the car! It’s a Gen 2. It has Halibrands, and I used an IRS from a 90’s Thunderbird. I modeled the car after CSX 2299 because I’ve always been a fan. It has the same decals as the car that won Sebring in ’65. It has a 347 stroker motor and 450 lbs of torque. Allan Burnett did magic with the body work and paint in Winnsboro, Texas. Then my friend Mitch helped with the build. We took our time and left the aluminum natural because we like the look. We also put low-back seats in. Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant were still alive at the time, and they signed the dash! I’ve gotten to know Pete Brock through a Panamera Mustang we built, and I ...