Details, Details…

By David Wallens

Grassroots Motorsports

After we hold our Grassroots Motorsports $200x Challenges, the bitching starts. No way, no one is that talented, they cry. I present Exhibit A, the Petty-inspired Civic we showcased with a cover last year.

So, these guys have been building cars for years and are pros, right? Well, not really. Team leader Mike White owns a framing shop in real life, and only really started playing with cars a few years ago. However, he realized that if he takes his time and really, really pays attention to the details—like disassemble things so they can be bead-blasted and repainted—the end result can be stunning.

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Posted at 8:50 pm in $2008 Challenge, Civic, Grassroots Motorsports, Honda, JalopFront

Comments

Richard
Oct 22, 2008 at 9:03 pm

Oh come on Keith,
That is the ultimate compliment.
Richard Petty is on such a plateau, one can only praise him and his accomplishments.

David S. Wallens
Oct 22, 2008 at 1:38 am

By the way, I’m not sure why the nose is sitting so high in that photo. It may have just come down off a jack, so the front suspension might not have taken a set.

Ryan
Oct 22, 2008 at 1:28 am

I say the complete ridiculousness of it is what makes it cool. It’s not an insult to anybody. Nice job.

Keith
Oct 21, 2008 at 11:12 pm

I kind of see it as an insult to Richard Petty and the winged warriors. The King never drove an import.

00frontier
Oct 21, 2008 at 10:01 pm

I dont care that it is front wheel drive that is one of the coolest thihgs i have seen done to one of those civics