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Yes, and my vehicle shell (ala Ultra Pretenders). It is a 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT, red with silver trim and tan interior, spoiler, 2.8L V6, power windows and locks, rack and pinion steering (not powered!), pop-up headlights (gotta love 'em!), and three buckets of fun.
Disclaimer: I am not a rich kid, this is not a rich kid car. I show these pictures because the car is important to me, and I have invested a lot of time and effort into it. I'm not trying to brag, just to share something I enjoy! OK, read on
First, I made some noise.
Fiero, in a low gurgling idle
Wind it up! Still parked, though.
Now this next one has some scratches and jitters, as I was trying to hold the camera (I later extracted these sounds from video), steer, and shift, with only two hands. With that in mind, here's a 0-60, nice an' easy (no redline shifting) Fiero Sixties!
And lastly, a host of pictures to put a face to the name:
Fiero Gallery
And if you have a problem with any of this tomfoolery, you can kiss my
Disclaimer: I am not a rich kid, this is not a rich kid car. I show these pictures because the car is important to me, and I have invested a lot of time and effort into it. I'm not trying to brag, just to share something I enjoy! OK, read on
First, I made some noise.
Fiero, in a low gurgling idle
Wind it up! Still parked, though.
Now this next one has some scratches and jitters, as I was trying to hold the camera (I later extracted these sounds from video), steer, and shift, with only two hands. With that in mind, here's a 0-60, nice an' easy (no redline shifting) Fiero Sixties!
And lastly, a host of pictures to put a face to the name:
Fiero Gallery
And if you have a problem with any of this tomfoolery, you can kiss my
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Haha. The car is all original, about 90k original miles. I'm trying to keep a stock look to it, since the GT's aren't all that common. Someday, i'd like to get a tired old regular fiero, gut it, and put a Northstar V8 with nitrous under the decklid. If you do it right, you can get a 10 second quarter mile Thanks for the compliments, i'm so proud of my baby. I'm going to do a little buffing on it and take it to a local show today.
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It was a very small show, only a dozen and a half cars. Not too many spectators. My "Big" show is during the town fair in August, "Flambeau-rama" (the river we live on is the Flambeau). This show is big enough to be divided into classes. My car is in the 2-Dr Sports cars, '68-now class. I have one main foe: an '05 Corvette, Maroon, that has stolen first from me two years in a row. It is frusterating, because while I know the labors of working on an old car, anyone can drive a car like his right off the lot! Matter of fact, there were three other 'vettes JUST LIKE HIS parked on the street, they just didn't enter. It's been a while since i've seen another Fiero GT around these parts...So. This year you should all come and visit that weekend, we can play with transformers, then vote for me so I can finally defeat lazy Corvette guy!
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The Fiero always caught my attention as a kid, however I remember a Popular Mechanics issue stating this was a tough car to fix. I am no expert in mechanics, how do you think it is, Ben?
Still, it's a classy ride, I'm glad to see more people appreciating older cars. I'm a pedestrian, but if I ever get a car, it will be from the 70s or alike.
Still, it's a classy ride, I'm glad to see more people appreciating older cars. I'm a pedestrian, but if I ever get a car, it will be from the 70s or alike.
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Do you live in Park Falls? Before my Dad died he built a log home on the farm where he grew up on the boarder of Fifield and Park Falls. I used to go up there every other summer with him. The house he built (which now belongs to my sister) is at the end of Boyer road. Are you familiar with that area? Small world!Time Traveller wrote:My "Big" show is during the town fair in August, "Flambeau-rama" (the river we live on is the Flambeau).
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Sweet ride! You should get some custom plates with a cool name on it, unless you already do of course.
Is that a real lambo in there? Ive seen a few fieros that were stripped down and made into kit cars of Lambos and feraris, still look sweet at a fraction of the price! I'm sure its a world of headaches building though.
Is that a real lambo in there? Ive seen a few fieros that were stripped down and made into kit cars of Lambos and feraris, still look sweet at a fraction of the price! I'm sure its a world of headaches building though.
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