There are 14 cars in Sport Compact Car's project fleet. Fourteen examples of aftermarket automotive glory ranging from the smoothly polished, diaper-wiped, Q-tip-cleaned neurosis of Project 300ZX to the rat's nest of wires, dirt and weld splatter that is Project Rally Beater.
Sure, if you look carefully, there are a few missing. Project 200SX SE-R, for example, is sitting under a pile of apathy at Jim Wolf Technology waiting for its next infusion of power. We're not willing to admit it's finished, even though it's had more than 13 installments. We're also not willing to admit it will appear again.
Some stagnant cars will be making more regular appearances. Project Miata Gen. I is on its return to glory, as is our B13 Sentra SE-R. Geek at Large Coleman even promises to race Project Rally Beater again this year.
Look at it this way: Here are 14 opportunities in our garage of unlimited budgets, insatiable curiosity and endless tinkering to find a car that suits your automotive taste. Unfortunately, these are 14 we can't seem to put in print on any regular basis. So this month we're catching you up on your favorites, letting you know where they've been and where they're going.