pontiac Fiero

PCH, Northstar Swap Edition: Toyota MR2 or Pontiac Fiero?

Since yesterday's Packard Straight Eight Swap Edition (which was won by the '37 Pontiac) was so much fun, we're going to stick with Alternative Powerplant Hell for another day. All engine swaps are fun, of course, but the best ones involve stuffing an engine much, much larger than anything the car's designers ever considered. When you accomplish such a swap, you get respect; when you start with the knuckle-shredding, sanity-destroyingly tight engine compartment of a small mid-engined car (say, a Fiero or MR2)... well, that's when folks start treating you with the deference reserved for the truly mad!
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5:20 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Murilee Martin
5,016 views, 50 comments

Latest by Turboner: @BillStrong: Do what I did, get a wife who values torque over square footage... Wait, that came out wrong, I've got plenty of square "footage" where it counts! more »

novelties

CNN Revisits Italian Fauxrrari Forgeries

Proving once again the speed with which stories are cycled through in a 24-hour-news-cycle network, CNN has decided to run coverage on the gang of Italian Ferrari forgers we brought you back in February. The in-depth coverage includes pointing to, and comparing pictures of, a real Ferrari 328 GTS against the real fake example. Italian-accented experts remark on how good the outside is, then point out how poorly-executed the interior and engine are. Honestly, as far as Fierarris go, this one isn't too bad, and the dimmer among us would probably fall for the fakery unless giving it a more than a passing glance. [CNN]

5:00 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,878 views, 26 comments

Latest by danielm26: what is the point of faking a 328, they go for $30k anyway more »

24 hours of lemons

What Makes A Race Car Faster? A Fiero Wing, Of Course!

When we added a great big hood scoop to our V8 Volvo LeMons racer, it immediately became apparent that something was missing from the picture. But what? Walking around to the rear of the car, it hit us: we lacked a wing! Skeptics might point out that a wing would be aerodynamically meaningless on a brick-shaped car running on a track with top speeds of about 60 (the crueler skeptics might even refer to a wing as "useless dead weight"), but we know that's hogwash- the bigger the wing, the faster the car!
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4:00 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,703 views, 90 comments

Latest by Spasticteapot: @JSmith53: Lame as I am, I actually could fabricate one of those. All you need to do is cut the shape out of nickel silver, and then etch the design much as one would etch a PCB. (All you need to more »

found on ebay

When A Regular Fierrari Is Just Not Enough: Fierrari Limo!

The Fiero Ferrari we saw recently was pretty nice, all right, and there's no denying the appeal of a Fieroborghini or the Fierenzo. But if you crave a Fiero-based Italian supercar, yet also need the VCR and mirrored ceiling of a limo... well, today is your lucky day! We've found this fine Fierrari that's been stretched and converted into full Limo Overload (and we mean that "Overload" part literally, because this vehicle still has the stock Iron Duke four-banger, which isn't quite working; the seller states "really dont exactly know? could be major eng? or Minor?"). But so what? You've got room for a GMC Twin Six in that easily-expanded engine compartment! [eBay Motors]

8:00 AM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Murilee Martin
933 views, 47 comments

Latest by JoSCh: Yeah, this is ugly. His 8 seater roadster is the tits however... Bowchickabowwow! more »

media

Stephen Colbert Steals Fierarri Story...Again

We know we already told Stephen Colbert not to steal our stories. Apparently he's not listening. That's right, last night the propagator of "truthiness" yet again snatched up a story from our pages to splay across the basic cable airwaves. Last time it was "Our Country, Our Truck" and this time it's the Fiero Ferrari story. Stephen Colbert, just a reminder that this does nothing to help you get off of our "On Notice" list. Watch yourself there Frenchie — the only ones who should be doing any splaying whatsoever will be us.

5:50 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Ray Wert
2,398 views, 30 comments

Latest by TR3-A: Hey, he's doing a parody of Republicans, part of which involves being unoriginal and stealing stuff from other people. He is very good at it. And yes, I thought it was funny, I laughed out loud which isn't real common more »

found on craigslist

Fierenzo Makes Way To CraigsList, Get It Now For $7500

Yes friends, while not quite as hot as the Fieroborghini, we've found the Coyote 3-kitted Fiero up on Tampa's Craigslist that gives our Enzo-saving hearts a warm and fuzzy feeling. Although the seller's doing a fine job, we've put together how our own ad would have read. Here goes:

"Have you always wanted a Ferrari Enzo, but just didn't want to put up the top dollar or found yourself not on the list to buy one? Well friends, who needs the Italian stallion when you can buy yourself a re-bodied 1986 Pontiac Fiero with the same level of reliability as a real Ferrari. Best of all, no one will ever know the difference. At least anyone with absolutely no knowledge of cars. And if they're blind. And if they lack both the sense of touch and hearing. Basically, if you're trying to impress a corpse on the cheap, the Fierenzo is the way to go..."

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10:40 AM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Ray Wert
5,113 views, 74 comments

Latest by something_unique_and_descriptive: This is one of those cases where it would be really fun to be a rich douchebag. I'd love to buy this thing and then reenact Eddie Griffin's "N***er can't drive" (his words, not mine) incident within view of the current more »

offbeat news

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
4,233 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 stories with headlines that sell (like the word Ferrari in the title). And the second is the reporter. She's a more »

Jalopnik

Screw Nuts, This Truck's Got Ovaries

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