Hey, a real nice day in London and a whole lot of Fieros. I think I counted 35 or 36.

Here are some pics. Here is the engine bay of the 'Best of Show'

Here is his subtle NOS bottle.....

Congrats Bob.

Arn

Here is the only 'real' Fiero convertable I know of. and best modified too.

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Umm so what time do we meet for sunday?? at the baseball dimand right ??

quote Originally posted by Carswell...Wellscar: Umm so what time do we meet for sunday?? at the baseball dimand right ??

Meet at 10:30 at the ball diamond.

It was an awesome day and thanks to all that came out to make it what it was! I'm already looking forward to planning next year's show.

Becky

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Nice Pictures, looks like a great day.

Thanks for sharing, keep them coming.

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Those are some great looking cars. How about more pics?

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There will be more pics coming. I plan on posting a photo gallery on our website. http://www.fieros.ca

Anyone with pics please send them to jay@wordmark.ca

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Jay Brintnell
Owner / Design Lead - WordMark.ca Communications

White 85 Notchback - A.K.A. GodFearN
Red 85 2M4 - work in progress

SOFA's "Great Lakes Fiero Show 2005" @ Brian Finch Pontiac Buick LTD

"...A blend of trunks, Deck lids and..."

Below - one of my favorites 'OH NIKO's Fiero flagship a.k.a 'The FIero Store 2'

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Seeing as how I wasn't at the track, how were the times and did we humiliate any Fords?

Arn

oh but sunday was even better ....(rolls eyes lol) ..well too bad i couldn't make it on sat, looked like you all had a good time...and thanks Linenoise for the parts and too bad we couldn't meet in person .. can't wait for fall or next year even

matt

i'll try to get some pics up from sunday

from what i heard it was a slow night on the track. i took my car donw for the first time... and the next 10.. i was really happy with my results. i was running strait 16's, and my best time of the night was a 16.4!

Looks like a good time. Too bad I missed it.

here are a few pics i cought on our sunday cruise... in the gross weather. it was still a good time!

there you can see 3 of us, my int, doublec4 in the mirrior, and saber 49

us pausing to pick up another fiero to add to our little convoy... since we lost one somewhere on the 401...oops

our very gross cruising conditions.

doublec4 cruisin to the lead

saber49

and finially, correct me if im wrong.. matt's silver fiero

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Well first off it was a great time and a succesful event for being the first show. Pete and Becky you did a fantastic job. Ok enough babaling here's the pics

Lot's more to come, cause i know you guys like pictures

..im sure you have more in your computer than that!

Well of course I have more in my computer than that, but I want to give someone else a chance. By the way congrats to you and Chris for your wins at the show and your wins at the track.

thanks! ya, i think we were both quite pleased with our cars' performance yesterday! i know i was plesently supprised at both the show and at the track !

and your car looked as great as it always does!

Why thank you but in my class at shows I never stand a chance against Bob or Lothar. For those that don't know Bob is the guy with the little trailer and Lothar has the convertible.

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Thanks for the pics and comments everyone. Unfortunately I dont have a digital so I dont have any I can post. It was an awesome weekend and a lot of nice fieros showed up. Well worth it.

Looks like everyone had a great time. I hope this is an annual event.
My car should be on the road next weekend. I sure miss being out there with you guys.

Vince

quote Originally posted by Arns85GT: Here is the only 'real' Fiero convertable I know of. and best modified too.

"Real"? How would you define a 'fake' convertible?

Pic links in my signature, if you're interested, for comparison/contrast.

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Patrick W. Heinske -- LZeitgeist@aol.com
1988 Red Fiero Formula Convertible
*Desktop Photo Here*

I have other pics but they are repeats of ones already posted. BUT, I just want to first echo out, Thank you Pete and Becky, pete's sister and hubby, Brian Finch Pontiac for all the hard work invested to make the event successful.
Now, I want to point out that I finally I had competition for my prestine 84 SE. At the show Bob from Michigan, showed up with his prestine 84 Coupe and you could swear they are twins. The judges did not have an easy time deciding, cuz it took them three visits to each car to make the final and right decision to award Bob with the honors. So congratulation Bob. So here are his car (Bob is behind his car), and mine when I won in Michigan at the Michigan Fiero Club event. I hope all agree with the decision.

Bob's 84 Coupe

Oscar's 84 SE

quote Originally posted by LZeitgeist: "Real"? How would you define a 'fake' convertible? Pic links in my signature, if you're interested, for comparison/contrast.

Clarification - I am told there were no production line convertibles but I am told that this convertible is the only one left of 6 special cars produced by GM. Hence the 'real'. Is my information wrong? This is one very choice car and very unique.

Arn

Actually, this is one 68 conversions done for Holland Pontiac out of Ohio.
(I know.. I am the second owner of this car).

I redesign the top and boot, leather interior, when I had it. The engine, wheels were add ons after I sold it.

I like the design of this car (shouldn't have sold it). The person I sold it to, just resold it to the current owner. Never again...

Anyway, if you need more history, just let me know.

To LZeitgeist

Regarding the "real" convertable, a dealer in Ohio I believe was commissioned by GM to have some convertable's made (with GM's blessing and approval) to sell on their showroom floor. That's the storey that was told to me by Lothar the owner of the car. Not to say yours is not real, I think yours is very well done and looks fantastic.

To I Annoy (Vince)

Glad to see your still around we thought we lost you forever. We were shocked to see Nick out at this last outing as well but at least he had a great excuse with the birth of his baby girl 2 months ago, what's your excuse. Wow that makes 5 fieros I know of that reside in Brampton (Bob, Gabe, Nick, Vince, Kevin - who I just met this weekend at the show). We could start our own club.

Gabe

nice lil show.
hope u didnt mind my surprise showing...
thx for lettin' me in late!

I do not believe the convertibles were authorized by GM. I talked to the dealership and they just sent them to a third party shop in FL. The quality of the convertible conversion would not be something that GM would have supported. (Not to say the quality isn't good, but it is no where near factory specs).

The dealership did it to sell them at $6K more than sticker.

You may be thinking of the prototypes that GM has or ASC made.

J.

quote Originally posted by Arns85GT: Clarification - I am told there were no production line convertibles but I am told that this convertible is the only one left of 6 special cars produced by GM. Hence the 'real'. Is my information wrong? This is one very choice car and very unique. Arn

Ah, I see where you were coming from. No offense intended - it is a very sharp car.

I've studied most of the history of the various models of convertible Fiero over the years - i.e. the Holland Pontiac versions, the GM prototype(s), the Brisa, the Automoda, etc. - just wasn't sure what constituted "real' in your mind. No worries.

Beck and I would like to thank everyone who showed up to make the day what it was. Otherwise it would be just her and I along with a clean car sitting in an empty parking lot. It was great to see all of our friends along with our now new friends spending time together. We really enjoyed the day. Very soon we will have a list of the sponsors and winners.

I am hoping there are more pictures to come because I did not take any. The dealership (Brianfinch Pontiac/Buick) has already commited to next years show

****Also if we could start a new thread regarding convertables rather than turn this thread into one. Thanks.****

Pete

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Thanks everyone, especially "Jackispyder", for the info on my convertible. Anything that I have said about it was told to me by others and it seems that there is definitely more to this car. If you could P.M. me, (Jackispyder (Jason), with the correct info, I would greatly appreciate it. I would like to compliment you on the fine work and exceptional care you put into this car. I knew that when I purchased it, that it was in a class of Fiero convertibles that I would be proud to show. I decided that the only way to improve this car was to add the engine (2001 3.8 S.C. w/ approximately 7000 kilometers and transmission and new exhaust system ), 17" Centerline wheels, and Bridgestone tires. I also added a new wooden steering wheel to match the existing dash trim. I will continue to make subtle improvements and keep this Fiero in pristine condition. Hopefully one day it will be parked beside all of the other fine convertibles that I have seen on this forum and I will meet the people behind these cars. Thanks to all.....Lothar

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1988 Fiero GT (Stock)
1987 Fiero Coup Convertible 3.8 S.C.