A Real Mera in Paradise (Page 671/713)
hnthomps MAY 10, 09:53 AM
BTW, the seller of this vehicle is relocating to Las Vegas (based on his emails to me) and also has another Mera but I have no details on it.

Nelson
Fieromaineac MAY 10, 11:09 AM
The Mera currently on Ebay is 8008 which belonged to Jim Lund of www.fiero.net fame. I have some pictures of this car when Jim was installing the 3800 SC in my 8008 folder. The seller has two Mera's, 8008 is a very good car BUT the seller's black Mera was Bob Bracey's personal 1988! If I had the money I think the seller would sell. Also Jim Lund may still have 8008's original engine so the new owner could have all matching numbers. I know he had setup the wiring harness so it could be converted back to the 2.8L. Also 8008 used to be an automatic converted to standard by Lund!

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hnthomps MAY 11, 09:08 AM

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Originally posted by Fieromaineac:

The Mera currently on Ebay is 8008 which belonged to Jim Lund of www.fiero.net fame. I have some pictures of this car when Jim was installing the 3800 SC in my 8008 folder. The seller has two Mera's, 8008 is a very good car BUT the seller's black Mera was Bob Bracey's personal 1988! If I had the money I think the seller would sell. Also Jim Lund may still have 8008's original engine so the new owner could have all matching numbers. I know he had setup the wiring harness so it could be converted back to the 2.8L. Also 8008 used to be an automatic converted to standard by Lund!




A little note on the two Bob Braecy owned and personally used Meras.

I corresponded with the former owner somewhere around 2007 about purchasing the black car (with installed N*). IIRC he used the name of Funny Wheels on Kit Car Forum and was in the NJ/NY area. I was supposed to be able to purchase the car for a set price, but I was out of the country in the Middle East when he finally decided to sell it so I missed out. He also had a Testarosa replica on a Fiero chassis IIRC but I do not know what happened to that car.

I also had an opportunity to purchase the white 88 Mera that his wife drove (documentation provided to me) when I lived in Atlanta. It was about 25 miles away in Covington, GA at the time. I looked at the car and noted that it had a stock V6 and automatic transmission, Recarro seats embroidered with the Mera build number were installed and the original grey Fiero cloth seats were also included, along with two sets of wheels (Chromadora as well as standard diamond pattern wheels). The vehicle looked nice but I did not like the idea of paying $15 k for an AT vehicle, so I let it pass. I did purchase the set of stock wheels for some reason and let them set in my basement for several years prior to giving them away (less the center caps which I still have).

Nelson
batousai666 MAY 12, 11:05 AM

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Originally posted by Fieromaineac:

The seller has two Mera's, 8008 is a very good car BUT the seller's black Mera was Bob Bracey's personal 1988! If I had the money I think the seller would sell.




if I am not mistaken this is the guy I bought Mera X from......guys name is Heath. he got my Ambers off my car and switched them to this car.....he did not get what he wanted from my sale....that's for sure

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hnthomps MAY 12, 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by batousai666:


if I am not mistaken this is the guy I bought Mera X from......guys name is Heath. he got my Ambers off my car and switched them to this car.....he did not get what he wanted from my sale....that's for sure




Dan,

You are correct and the owner's name is Heath. I had some contact with him a few years back but had not heard anything from or about him recently. IIRC, I believe that he tried to sell me your car, but I had some reservations and declined.

Nelson
reholmes MAY 14, 11:21 AM

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Originally posted by hnthomps:


Dan,

You are correct and the owner's name is Heath. I had some contact with him a few years back but had not heard anything from or about him recently. IIRC, I believe that he tried to sell me your car, but I had some reservations and declined.

Nelson



Funny, I ran into the guy on the street here in Phoenix. He waved me over while I was driving #8086 and we chatted awhile. I think his mother lives here.

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Dick
Mera #8046 (Miss January, Mile High Fieros 2014 calendar)
1987 GT T-boned (RIP)
1988 GT T-Top (The Fiero Store Calendar: Miss February 2012)
1987 McBurnie Daytona Spyder

hnthomps MAY 16, 10:09 AM
It looks as if Heath's red 88 Mera topped out at $15,800 on eBay (did not meet the auction reserve price). He did mention to me that he had an earlier offer (but did not say when) that was in the low $20k range but did not take it.

Nelson
batousai666 MAY 31, 02:04 PM
looks good with the blue I think
photobombing empty lake houses


oh and I got my bumper back on getting back into the groove eh??

Rexgirl MAY 31, 03:22 PM
Love the rear bumper back on Mera X, Dan. Looks like the passenger door mirror lost it's sticky, tho.. :laughing:
batousai666 MAY 31, 04:49 PM

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Originally posted by Rexgirl:

Love the rear bumper back on Mera X, Dan. Looks like the passenger door mirror lost it's sticky, tho.. :laughing:



its a long time coming. I took off the mirror while it was getting worked on. I always take both off when it leaves my sight
hope Rex is still running strong!

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