Seven Lap Fiero's LeMons Exploits Chronicled In The Gray Lady's Pages

Murilee Martin — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EDT

The Pontiac Fiero may be one of the most perfect 24 Hours Of LeMons racers that very little money can buy. On paper, it looks like it should dominate: mid-mounted V6 engine, lightweight plastic body, and so on… but Fieros always blow up at LeMons. That's what makes them so great, because the spirit of the race is best captured with a sure-to-disintegrate fast car that makes heroes of its team members. And hey, ~~when hell freezes over~~ one day a Fiero will take the checkered flag! Until then, we'll be able to read accounts such as the one written by Seven Lap Fiero team member Eddie Alterman for the New York Times. Be sure to watch the highly entertaining video in the article by sometimes Jalopnik photographer Fabrizio Costantini, and then contemplate the pervasive, STD-esque spread of my term "Malaise Era," which gets dropped in the piece.

You might also enjoy Motorweek's coverage of the LeMons South event:

[New York Times]

Photo Credit: Fabrizio Costantini for the NYT

Hold Out For The Babe With The V6: 1985 Fiero

Murilee Martin — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:40:00 EDT

I had my very first college spring break in 1985, just like the guy in this ad... only I didn't have the opportunity to catch a ride to Fort Lauderdale from an attractive 80s chick in a brand-new Fiero. No, my '85 spring break involved catching a ride to Tijuana in a Bondo-and-primer '66 Fairlane reeking of exhaust leaks and beer farts. I must have gone to the wrong school! This guy, on the other hand, went to a college with an all-Fiero-driving female student body, so he could afford to be picky.

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Seven Lap Fiero's LeMons Exploits Chronicled In The Gray Lady's Pages

Hold Out For The Babe With The V6: 1985 Fiero