We love Grassroots Motorsports magazine, largely because they don’t shy away from taking in oddball and unloved misfits from the past. They pour in a little bit of money and a whole lot of elbow grease and skill, and come up with unique project cars with a competition bent.

One of our favorites that is currently in their fleet is a 1977 Saab 99, a car quite similar to the one that this author grew up with. The boys at GRM bought it last April for $1400, and have since prepped the coupe for rallycross stage rally action, a discipline for which the car both is well suited and well known. The brown Swede has needed everything from a new clutch to a radiator, wiring, and rust repair work, along with competition necessities like a rollcage, rally-computer, skid plates, and competition-spec suspension.

You can catch up on their Project 99 rallycross car by reading the full blow-by-blow buildup here .

+ Grassroots Motorsports: 1977 Saab 99