A Real Mera in Paradise (Page 675/713)
hnthomps AUG 13, 10:08 PM

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Originally posted by solotwo:


My wife had not seen a Mera before. Now that she has, on the way home, several hours of the 5/12 hour trip were questions about the Mera. LOL



If you are ever in SC, feel free to bring your wife to see a number of Meras in one location. I currently have four and am happy to show them off a bit.

Nelson
dartrav AUG 16, 03:27 PM
Nice shots of the 6001 from the 35th.

My son and I are headed out tomorrow to get our tour of the Nelson four, er, three since his show car ( dang it ) is being painted right now.

Thanks Nelson! See you tomorrow.
dartrav AUG 21, 12:17 PM
Thanks Nelson for a great tour.

We starting to zero in on what we want. We're pretty sure about the 308/328 styling. We're wanting a stick, upgraded v6+ and a custom dash (I figure we'll have to do that part).

Other than that, we're still not totally decided on MERA or not but we'd LIKE to have a MERA if we can work it out.

We've seen and driven fieros and seen MERA's. We've yet to drive a kit car fiero, but I'm not expecting much difference unless/until I get into a V8 model.

Anymore advice or thoughts are always welcome. We're hoping to get to the finish line soon on our initial purchase and then the fun starts.
Larryinkc AUG 21, 03:22 PM
Here's a 308 on craigslist on an 88 in Virginia Beach. He says it's a Mera, it has the Escort backup lights but doesn't look like it has the door panel toppers, may or not be a real Mera. It has T tops, Chromadora wheels and a Northstar with an auto trans.

https://norfolk.craigslist....1988/6636859946.html


"Real, live, low mileage 1988 Pontiac MERA Spyder (with T-Tops), NorthStar 300 hp V8 automatic, rare power steering, power windows, A/C, leather seats, slotted and drilled rotors, wool carpets upgrade, Dakota Digital instrumentation, upgraded radio, new tires . Although the seats in the foto look light gray, they're the same color as the updated dash...dark gray. VERY FAST(more than twice the horsepower and torque of the original engine)...If you're unfamiliar with MERA, google it and see what a limited production vehicle it was...Ferrari sued the company and forced the end of production after just 247 were built. These rare cars are now bringing upwards of $16/20,000 and collector's in the know are showing interest as prices have been edging up for the last three or four years. This is one of the rarest of the rare....only the 1988 models were built with the up-graded and very desirable Lotus-type multilink suspension, with the original Cromodora wheels custom made in Italy specifically for Meras.... needs only a bit of TLC. I bought it nearly three years ago, and put it in storage 'til I had the time to completely restore... "

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hnthomps AUG 21, 06:51 PM

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Originally posted by Larryinkc:

Here's a 308 on craigslist on an 88 in Virginia Beach. He says it's a Mera, it has the Escort backup lights but doesn't look like it has the door panel toppers, may or not be a real Mera. It has T tops, Chromadora wheels and a Northstar with an auto trans.

https://norfolk.craigslist....1988/6636859946.html


"Real, live, low mileage 1988 Pontiac MERA Spyder (with T-Tops), NorthStar 300 hp V8 automatic, rare power steering, power windows, A/C, leather seats, slotted and drilled rotors, wool carpets upgrade, Dakota Digital instrumentation, upgraded radio, new tires . Although the seats in the foto look light gray, they're the same color as the updated dash...dark gray. VERY FAST(more than twice the horsepower and torque of the original engine)...If you're unfamiliar with MERA, google it and see what a limited production vehicle it was...Ferrari sued the company and forced the end of production after just 247 were built. These rare cars are now bringing upwards of $16/20,000 and collector's in the know are showing interest as prices have been edging up for the last three or four years. This is one of the rarest of the rare....only the 1988 models were built with the up-graded and very desirable Lotus-type multilink suspension, with the original Cromodora wheels custom made in Italy specifically for Meras.... needs only a bit of TLC. I bought it nearly three years ago, and put it in storage 'til I had the time to completely restore... "




Likely not a Mera based on the photos (mirrors, mirror controller, missing inner door panel extension, no Mera build number, slightly different looking spacing on the driver's side t-top than what I am used to seeing, etc.). There are really not enough photos included in this ad to determine authenticity. Tires do not appear to be wide enough to be stock Mera also. It does not appear to have the rear yellow tail light but maybe the lens is very dirty discolored over time (my Meras do not show this type of an issue with the OEM lenses).

Nelson
Larryinkc AUG 21, 10:06 PM

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Originally posted by hnthomps:


Likely not a Mera based on the photos (mirrors, mirror controller, missing inner door panel extension, no Mera build number, slightly different looking spacing on the driver's side t-top than what I am used to seeing, etc.). There are really not enough photos included in this ad to determine authenticity. Tires do not appear to be wide enough to be stock Mera also. It does not appear to have the rear yellow tail light but maybe the lens is very dirty discolored over time (my Meras do not show this type of an issue with the OEM lenses).

Nelson



It's hard to tell for sure but it looks like the radio antenna is on the right front fender, most of the 308 kit cars I have seen have it on the rear fender.
sourmash AUG 22, 10:00 AM
Wasn't there a Mera found in a pick a part yard a while back? Who got the body?
dartrav AUG 22, 01:49 PM
OK I'm going to the source. I got the VIN from the seller and asked Rodney if he can confirm.

Seller says he cleared the VIN with Rodney before HE bought it originally just over three years ago.
dartrav AUG 22, 01:51 PM
THANK YOU!!!!!!! I've been trying to find this guys name and number.

I've seen this car on several resale sites and couldn't ever get contact info.



quote
Originally posted by Larryinkc:

Here's a 308 on craigslist on an 88 in Virginia Beach. He says it's a Mera, it has the Escort backup lights but doesn't look like it has the door panel toppers, may or not be a real Mera. It has T tops, Chromadora wheels and a Northstar with an auto trans.

https://norfolk.craigslist....1988/6636859946.html


"Real, live, low mileage 1988 Pontiac MERA Spyder (with T-Tops), NorthStar 300 hp V8 automatic, rare power steering, power windows, A/C, leather seats, slotted and drilled rotors, wool carpets upgrade, Dakota Digital instrumentation, upgraded radio, new tires . Although the seats in the foto look light gray, they're the same color as the updated dash...dark gray. VERY FAST(more than twice the horsepower and torque of the original engine)...If you're unfamiliar with MERA, google it and see what a limited production vehicle it was...Ferrari sued the company and forced the end of production after just 247 were built. These rare cars are now bringing upwards of $16/20,000 and collector's in the know are showing interest as prices have been edging up for the last three or four years. This is one of the rarest of the rare....only the 1988 models were built with the up-graded and very desirable Lotus-type multilink suspension, with the original Cromodora wheels custom made in Italy specifically for Meras.... needs only a bit of TLC. I bought it nearly three years ago, and put it in storage 'til I had the time to completely restore... "
dartrav AUG 22, 06:11 PM
I have confirmation. Rodney says it's a real MERA.

Thanks Rodney!