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choose your eternity

PCH, Fiero-Based Hell Edition: Fierrari or Zimmer Quicksilver?

Britain beats Italy, though by the slimmest of margins, in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll, with the '64 Lotus Elan eking out a 51/49 victory over the '60 Lancia Flaminia. That means we'll need to set up a Britain-France PCH Schmackdöwn Challenge™ pretty soon... but that comes only after we cross the river of flaming gasoline that separates us from Fiero-Based Project Hell. The General saw fit to build vast quantities of mid-engined, plastic-bodied cars back in the 80s, and that means that hundreds of cigar-chomping entrepreneurs believed they could make vast quantities of cash putting "improved" bodies on Fieros. Fierraris, Fieroborghinis, Pantieros, Fiersches... and let us not forget Fiero-based coke-dealer-centric statusmobiles!
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5:20 PM on Thu May 22 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,839 views, 63 comments

Latest by n/a: The Zimmer. Only because it looks big enough to swallow the twin turbo 455 buick I'm building. Just a thought . more »

found on ebay

Look Out, Zimmer- Johnson Phantom In The House!

When a man's looking for an automobile that tells the world- nay, grabs the world by the lapels and screams high roller coming, you insignificant putz, you'd think that the Excalibur, Zimmer, and Stutz dealerships would pretty much have him covered. You would be wrong. Enter the '85 Johnson Phantom, now available on eBay. Who can guess which mid-80s GM car supplied the chassis? No fair looking up the VIN, folks! And that rear bumper- gadzooks! But don't place your bid quite yet, Mr. Big Shot- you'll need to look at the competition first! More »

10:30 AM on Wed Sep 12 2007
By Murilee Martin
4,701 views, 44 comments

Latest by Sirpuddingfoot: Definitely the Excalibur. The Tiffany is definitely for the 'wannabe' crowd, namely the guy living only a few blocks from me who uses one as his Sunday car. And I certainly don't live in the "riche" section of more »

you can own the serbian ambassador's car

Think The Stutz Diplomatica Is Too Restrained? Zimmer Golden Spirit!

Back in the early 1980s, a real high roller with ample white-powder resources and no sense of taste whatsoever had several Detroit-land-yacht-based glitzmobiles to choose from. There's some debate about which was the most ostentatious, but there's no doubt the Zimmer Golden Spirit is a heavy contender for the crown. This particular vehicle has quite a story behind it, being formerly owned by the Serbian Ambassador and, later, his Palm Springs-based wife Vera (who, if we are to take the eBay description seriously, was dubbed the "Mother of Serbia"). Yes, that Zimmer! [eBay]

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12:00 PM on Fri Jul 13 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,797 views, 24 comments

Latest by Fly I-80: @jonnylieberman: I speak from tragic firsthand experience, but thank you, sir. more »