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.