On this day August 16,1988 (Page 1/2)
fieroparts.com AUG 16, 12:22 PM
The last Fiero rolled of the line.
2.5 AUG 16, 01:09 PM
http://articles.latimes.com...i-551_1_pontiac-cars

"DETROIT — More than 1,400 jobs and six decades of building Pontiac cars in nearby Pontiac, Mich., will come to an end today when General Motors Corp. builds its last Fiero.
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Despite the Fiero's demise, GM will adapt key features of the Fiero's construction to its future products.

A front-drive minivan to be built at GM's North Tarrytown, N.Y., plant will use a steel frame covered by soft plastic body panels, much the same way the Fiero was built.

Ford Motor Co. also announced that it would end production of its two-seater subcompact, the Escort EXP. But industry analysts say there could be a revival in the reasonably priced two-seater market in the early 1990s and that GM's Saturn Corp. could be a player after it introduces its first brace of models in mid-1990"
GTGeff AUG 16, 03:22 PM


Our GT was born today.

Happy Birthday Red! We owe you the finest quart of 10W-30.

Love,
Jeff, Carol, Kristine, Michael, Petey, Petey 2, & The Stinger
Heartland Fiero AUG 16, 05:56 PM

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Originally posted by fieroparts.com:

The last Fiero rolled of the line.



Some lucky worker probably drove it off the line right into his garage.

For the rest of the workers at the Fiero plant it must have been a sad day. If I worked there I might have shed a few tears.
jscott1 AUG 16, 06:32 PM

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Originally posted by Heartland Fiero:


Some lucky worker probably drove it off the line right into his garage.

For the rest of the workers at the Fiero plant it must have been a sad day. If I worked there I might have shed a few tears.



http://articles.latimes.com...-741_1_assembly-line



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92wastheyear AUG 16, 06:58 PM
The Fiero and Elvis...died on same month and day...coincidence? I think NOT
FieroMaster88 AUG 16, 07:33 PM
I drove my 88 today. It was built in October of 87 tho.

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88 Coupe: 2.0L Turbo 4 Cylinder, W2A, T25 Turbo.
84 Indy #64: Restoration Project, Super Duty 4 swap

LT188GT AUG 16, 09:13 PM
Sad ending for the Fiero on this day BUT it is my Daughter AND Daughter in-laws birthday. Same day and year.
GraterFang AUG 17, 12:08 AM
Funny. That's my birthday. And yes, my daily driver is an 88 Fiero
LT188GT AUG 17, 08:58 AM
BUT were you born in 1976 like they were?



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Originally posted by GraterFang:

Funny. That's my birthday. And yes, my daily driver is an 88 Fiero