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03/07/2026 10:41 am
Built in the 1980s from 1983 to 1988, the Pontiac Fiero GT employed all the styling cues of the time. It's wedge shaped fastback motif, pop up headlamps, T-Top and the fixed rear spoiler only strayed from the pack with its mid- mounted little V6 that produced 140 HP. It was more of an economy car than a GT. The last year 1988 model is the most coveted with its vastly upgraded F1 inspired suspension. It started out with the 92 HP "Iron Duke" inline 4 cylinder before it finally got a fairly decent V6 and a "GT" designation in 1985. I never really thought much about this car... or much about any any car in the '80s. One look at it and I realized I couldn't fit in the darned thing anyway. Automodello released the 1988 in 2023 for its 40th anniversary and I kinda like the model more than the actual car. Now I actually like it for its '80s vibe.
This topic was modified 2 days ago 2 times by Rich Sufficool
03/07/2026 12:36 pm
I saw one of these at a car show that had an LS conversion done on it. It sounded pretty mean.
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03/07/2026 5:13 pm
I have the red one. I liked the black one, white one and yellow one. The red one was on sale so that's the one I got. It goes well with my Toyota MR2. Fiero not my photo.
03/07/2026 5:17 pm
Automodello did a wonderful job on these Fieros. I've got the yellow one.
03/07/2026 6:00 pm
@rich-sufficool If I remember correctly it was rebuilt from the ground up.😊
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04/07/2026 12:09 am
My ex told me she bought a 1:1, while I was living in So Cal. I never saw it, so I don't remember what color she said it was.
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04/07/2026 12:38 pm
@pete-rovero +1. I've often heard these cars as being terrible until GM finally making it right and then dropping it.
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04/07/2026 4:56 pm
Unfortunately, Pontiac built a two-seat commuter car but marketed it as a mid-engine sports car. Fiero sold well its first three years and crashed and burned by 1988:
1984 136,840
1985 76,371
1986 83,974
1987 45,581
1988 26,402
Common customer complaints were reliability, overheating, engine fires, rough ride, and not as sporty as expected. It's too bad, because after re-engineering the suspension in 1988 they killed it due to lack of sales.
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