Found FIERO GT in Texas.... fake motorsports? (maybe it was a SCCA effort?) (Page 1/2)
rickwtexas OCT 22, 08:38 AM
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Found Fiero - and before I approach owners again I'd like to be better informed. Does anyone recall a Fiero like this being used in motorsports? I competed in SCCA North Texas back in the mid 1980's and remember a few Fieros, but none painted like this (nor does it have a class designation on the sides, like S/P). Maybe this was the Fiero that David McDavid Pontiac had on the showroom floor... just can't find anything thru web searches or jogging my memory (
2.5 OCT 22, 09:53 AM
From the outside it looks like a stock Fiero with painted side moldings and decals.
Is a stock powertrain in it?
rickwtexas OCT 22, 10:34 AM
I haven't examined it closely yet but it appears 100% stock. The owners won't answer the door when I knock and the one phone call I had with them that lasted 10 seconds. When I go back I fear I'll hear "that's a valuable car that was raced by the factory.... etc etc etc..." You know how people see stickers and figure it's all legit and build a giant story around them.
maryjane OCT 23, 06:32 PM
I went to lots of the Fiero gatherings in Texas in 1st decade of 2000s. I don't remember seeing that one at any of them.
Better get it out from between those 2 halloween colored Japanese tractors before something bad happens to it tho.
fierofrenzy OCT 23, 07:34 PM
WOW, do I think that Fiero is totally cool ! I love the red white and blue nose art. There's a good chance that will end up on my white 87. Nice car !
Patrick OCT 23, 08:43 PM

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Originally posted by 2.5:

From the outside it looks like a stock Fiero with painted side moldings and decals.



I agree. Even the hood "vents" are fake.




...although I'm a little curious what the decal in the following image says. Squint, and you can almost see 4.9 LITER V8

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rickwtexas OCT 24, 07:36 AM
Some progress... owner is thinking about a price so I'm getting closer. To be honest I have never owned a Fiero, only borrowed a 86 GT from time to time many years ago. I'm a Pontiac nut and I'm thinking about letting my 1975 Grand Am go and try out a Fiero project. In the 1980's I raced a 1974 SAAB 99 in SCCA and a Fiero owned by a dentist was always winning my class.
nosrac NOV 01, 09:05 AM

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Originally posted by rickwtexas:

Some progress... owner is thinking about a price so I'm getting closer. To be honest I have never owned a Fiero, only borrowed a 86 GT from time to time many years ago. I'm a Pontiac nut and I'm thinking about letting my 1975 Grand Am go and try out a Fiero project. In the 1980's I raced a 1974 SAAB 99 in SCCA and a Fiero owned by a dentist was always winning my class.



When was it last inspected? Last time driven? I assume an 87 model but the 88's are the best stock for stock. Besides the paint job it's probably just a stock auto 2.8 which is not so great in todays standards.
IMO, a Fiero are great cars once you fix the stock shortcoming's (Drivetrain, Brakes, Lights, Suspension, etc). If you can find an 88 3800 swapped Fiero I'd start my project there.
Blacktree NOV 02, 07:38 AM
Just FYI, Fieros aren't very competitive in SCCA anymore. Nowadays, it's all about the Miatas.
rickwtexas NOV 02, 08:04 AM
yeah I figured Miatas rule the roost. Back then Lotus elans, 240z's and Civics were the quickest. I raced a Toyota FX16 for a bit too before kids came along I gave up fun for family. Maybe this will good for weekend run arounds.