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Current Project Cars
Feb 19, 2015
2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDi
Feb 19, 2015
You may already know that we’ve added a controversial Chevy Volt to our long-term fleet to explore what alternative drivetrains mean to the future of enthusiast cars. Well, Volkswagen challenged ...
Feb 11, 2015
1992 Mazda Miata - Sunburst Yellow
Feb 11, 2015
This Sunburst Yellow Miata--one of 1519 built--was advertised for $700 on our message board. When we went to pick it up, the seller didn't have a title. So we got ...
Jan 23, 2015
2003 Ford SVT Focus
Jan 23, 2015
We picked up this SVT Focus for a paltry sum of $3500. The catch? It has 250,000 miles on the clock. It's been well-maintained all its life, and came with ...
Nov 20, 2014
2014 BMW M235i
Nov 20, 2014
After driving an [M235i](http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/new-cars/2014-BMW-m235i/) around for one of our [new car reviews](http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/new-cars/), we decided we just had to have one as a project car. We picked this one up straight ...
Sep 24, 2014
1997 BMW M3
Sep 24, 2014
This one-family, two-owner, 150,000-mile example was purchased nearly new in 1998 by Associate Publisher Joe Gearin’s dad.
Jul 23, 2014
2013 Factory Five 818
Jul 23, 2014
After letting our readers design the Factory Five 818, we'll be building the first production kit. Follow along on our website as we find out what it really takes to ...
Jun 12, 2014
2003 Nissan 350Z
Jun 12, 2014
We've always liked Zs, and now we have one of our own. This bottom-of-the-market 350Z is destined to be more than just another used car.
Feb 19, 2014
1991 Nissan 240SX
Feb 19, 2014
We think we found the last stock S13-chassis Nissan 240SX on the planet.
May 13, 2013
1984 Porsche 911 Carrera
May 13, 2013
Wondering what it's really like to live with an air-cooled Porsche 911? We find out.
Mar 06, 2013
1994 Mazda Miata Turbo
Mar 06, 2013
The fastest Miata in our fleet.
Feb 06, 2013
2012 Chevrolet Volt
Feb 06, 2013
The Chevrolet Volt has been called such disparate things as “the most technologically advanced car on the road today at any price” and “an utter, miserable failure.” Clearly, we had ...
Sep 12, 2012
1991 Isuzu Trooper
Sep 12, 2012
Essentially a Japanese Land Rover, this Isuzu Trooper was purchased bone-stock less than a mile from GRM Headquarters and currently does triple-duty as a daily driver, parts hauler, and off-road ...
Apr 12, 2010
2006 Honda Ridgeline
Apr 12, 2010
Completed Project Cars
2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata
We're borrowing a new MX-5 from Mazda and working with our friends from The Tire Rack to build it for competition in the new STR class of SCCA Solo competition. ...
2010 Subaru Legacy GTk
A recent Subaru SEMA Show car is visiting GRM for a few.
2005 Mini Cooper
Per and Kim get a 2005 Chili Red MINI and have *way* too much fun.
2002 Mini Cooper S
This particular Cooper S was originally going to compete in SCCA's Street Modified autocross class, but we ended up making a track car out of it--and learned a lot about ...
1995 Subaru Impeza
Our rough-but-gutsy Impeza proved to be a near-perfect starter rally car.
1992 Honda Civic Si
Our 92 Civc Si was a workhorse for us
1992 Mazda Miata
Editorial Director David Wallens' 1992 Miata has seen and done pretty much everything by now.
1991 Mazda MX-5 Miata
The highest-mileage Miata on staff (by a hair) was bought with 173,000 on the odometer and some upgrades that put it into STS class in autocross. After a couple years ...
1989 BMW 325is
Club Editor Scott R. Lear is campaigning this '89 325is in NASA's Spec E30 class.
1977 Saab 99
Our '77 Saab 99 is destined for rally dirtiness.
