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The Greatest Fierrari Enzno Ever Sold

We've seen a lot of Fierraris lately, hopefully the world runs out of Fieros eventually so we aren't subjected to the ongoing night terrors they induce, but this one is particularly brash. This p**sy magnet yellow Fierrari Enzno is perhaps the finest example of the breed, complete with crooked, off-brand Ferrari prancing horse logos, four off-kilter exhaust tips, pop-up DVD player, brilliantly executed engine-cover-mounted TV antenna, luxurious APC racing seats... the list goes on and on. The best part is this car's claim to fame.

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2:20 PM on Tue May 27 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
11,996 views, 70 comments

Latest by NicoletteNormish: What is impressive here is the digital dash integration. That sure as hell was not an option on the Fiero.. I more »

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Salet GT5 Concept Is Toyota MR2 in $40,000 Duds

Straight from the bowels of eBay comes the Salet GT5 Concept. We'll have to admit this is one of the better Toyota MR2 custom builds we've seen, but we're betting the 19 PSI turbo system will have that four cylinder blowing oil all over the fire wall in no time. It will be a quick car until that happens though, power is a claimed 302 HP and with such a light car it's probably a hoot. This one comes from the always unpredictable fakers at rarecars.org who seem to have a penchant for building exotic cars based on the Fiero. Why does this remind us of a certain horrible yellow Russian Cayenne? [eBay]

11:20 AM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,796 views, 27 comments

Latest by skulldriveshaft: or you could do this. [www.vitessesportscar.com] more »

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Italian Supercar Forgers Find Fieros Fantastic

One upping the shenanigans of Unique Performance, a group of fine Italian coach builders has been caught by the police after attempting to forge supercars - badly. Seems these upstanding fellows thought slapping some kit car bodies onto the delightful chassis of GM's famed Fiero was a great idea, then the plan was to pass them off as one of Italy's most famous exports. We're not convinced, we're barely even holding in the laughter. The best is the buff mag on the work bench being used for inspiration. The Wall Street Journal article about this story seems to have only gotten the story partly right (typical).

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3:40 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,236 views, 47 comments

Latest by chelle29: The reason WSJ picked it up is twofold, one, it's now run by Rupert Murdoch, so they want eye grabbing more »