Fiero GTP Concept car (Page 1/2)
Midwest Fiero Clubs OCT 11, 07:36 PM
In a museum in Finland, Fiero GTP Concept: This car is the prototype referred to as the "Porsche Eater" It is described on page 89 of the Witzenberg Fiero book. After talking with engineers that worked this project, the car had the all-aluminum 2.9L V-6 Turbo that was developed under joint contract with Porsche. The engine was conservatively rated at 220 hp, 240 ft lbs torque. It is believed that this car also includes one of the Alcan Aluminum space frames. Finland is a stretch to go and do the research to confirm what is hidden under the body panels. The car was styled under the direction of John Cafaro. The mirrors, scoop and wing stands were a common theme in his concept drawings. The wheels were custom one-offs to match the offsets of the widebody built by the same supplier that made the prototype wheels for the 90 Fiero GT concept and the 2+2 four-seater.







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tshark OCT 11, 07:40 PM
How did this car end up over there?
FieroMaster88 OCT 11, 08:47 PM
I love those wheels!

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olejoedad OCT 12, 08:30 AM
30 seconds with a magnet would tell a lot...
fierofool OCT 12, 09:09 AM
If the name and location of this museum is known, can they be contacted and asked to provide documentation and a good lineup of pictures of the car? As a Fiero Club, they may be more likely to respond to you than to an individual.

It's interesting to me that if this vehicle is turboed, there are no boost gauges visible, commonly on the A pillar. Other things I noticed is that it has the original windshield if the trim seal is any indicator. That could mean that the car was built and painted many years ago when the trim was still available. The drip rails are also missing. It's probably a very unique vehicle in some manner otherwise it wouldn't be in a museum.
Midwest Fiero Clubs OCT 12, 10:38 AM
Our post on our facebook page caught the interest of a former PR manager at Pontiac who shed some light on how it earned a trip to Finland.
Amazing stuff!

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"I was a public relations manager at Pontiac and directly involved with this. I’ll try to keep the answer short.
We held the long-lead press preview for all of the ‘88 Pontiac models at Riverside Raceway in CA. The division had way to many Fiero show cars and I found a way to ‘save’ them from the crusher.

During the preview I held some competitive driving events and knowledge tests, with the winners in each (4 or 5) allowed the opportunity to have one of the cars donated to a museum of their choice. If memory serves me correctly, 1 went to SanDiego, another to LA, another to Chicago and q more to a forgotten location.

This one to Finland was thanks to contest winner Jukka Sihvonen who wrote the Teknikan Maiilma magazine article shown.
I clearly remember Jukka and a bunch of other journalists (and some of us internal folks) chanting “Fiero to Finland” at the evening’s reception when the winners were announced.
Fun days! Thanks for shaking the memories loose."

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2.5 OCT 12, 10:43 AM
Awesome story and car!
cvxjet OCT 12, 12:10 PM
That really is a cool story- all around. I remember that when Pontiac was first working on performance versions of the Fiero, they had "Porsche eater" across the back, and then when they had Porsche help them, they had to remove that lettering.

Can anyone get that article translated? I tried to scan it but it just goes as a picture.....But I have an old HP laptop.......(It came with a Ultra-fine adjustment tool....hammer...)
FieroMonkey OCT 12, 06:50 PM

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Originally posted by FieroMaster88:

I love those wheels!




These look just like the 90 Prototype wheels, only offset for the wide-body.

I have always liked the look. Pretty much the Fiero version of the Trans-Am rims from the same time period.

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Crasian OCT 12, 11:17 PM
That is seriously a great story and a fantastic part of history.. I was 18 when all of this was going on. I wish I was a Fiero Nut back then, instead, I just drove them. Thanks for the memory lane!