Floor pans on the floor
Day one. The shell is on the dolly, new floor and trunk pans are sitting next to it, and the underside shows exactly why.
Read the update →Why this car
The storyBefore it was a project car, this Pontiac was Jennifer Jo Cobb's first car. Long before the race trucks and the team with her name on the wall, this was the one in her driveway.
A few years ago it came apart down to the shell. Every panel off, every bracket bagged and tagged, the body sanded and shot in primer. Then it waited, the way project cars do.
Now Jennifer wants to hand her dad the keys. Joe Cobb has spent a lifetime around race cars, and on February 14, 2027, his birthday, he gets this one. Jennifer, Steve, and Nick are working it in phases, on the clock, and posting everything here as it happens. First goal: a rolling chassis in two weeks. Last goal: Joe behind the wheel.
The birthday boy
Joe Cobb
Racer, dad, and the reason this car is going back together. He gets the keys on February 14.
The crew
Jennifer, Steve & Nick
Jennifer Jo Cobb, NASCAR driver and founder of Driven2Honor, whose first car this was. Steve, who took it apart years ago. Nick, who's helping put it back. All three of them turn wrenches, and Jennifer isn't afraid to get her hands dirty.
The racing family
