September 2010 Issue - New England Fiero Association

Joint Publication by Mid-Atlantic Fiero Owner’s Association
& New England Fiero Association & New York Fiero Owners Club
Line-up of cars at the
Dutch Classic in Lititz, PA
MAFOA BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Robb Leppo
President
Westminster, MD
(410) 848-3674
robb.leppo@mafoa.com
Michael Mayer
Vice President
Lancaster, PA
(717) 519-0791
michael.mayer@mafoa.com
Chuck Leppo
Newsletter Director
Westminster, MD
chuck.leppo@mafoa.com
Corey Leppo
Activities Director
Westminster, MD
corey.leppo@mafoa.com
Jenn Hahn
Assistant Activities Director
East Berlin, PA
(717) 476-5925
jenn.hahn@mafoa.com
Bruce Homeyard
Treasurer, Membership &
Merchandising Director
Gilbertsville, PA
(610) 326-7975
bruce.homeyard
@mafoa.com
Another year is about to pass us by and the season has begun to change as we feel a
chill in the air. I must say that this has been a good year for most of us with many local
and national shows that a lot of us have attended. It is now that time to start to winterize
our cars by doing that winter check. Mostly making sure that the coolant in your car will
withstand the cold winter temperatures that will be arriving. Some of us will take and
start to store our cars to protect them from the elements of winter and some will continue to drive them no matter what type of weather.
This year I have attended many functions and have seen a good turnout of Fiero’s at
each event. Watkins Glen had around 40 cars in attendance a larger crowd than in past
years. The POCI show had close to 30 cars and our club took the award for the most
cars on the Showfield from the regular Pontiac crowd. Carlisle had a turnout of close to
70 cars in attendance enough to get us the third place participation award. This is the
second year in a row we have won a participation award, that really makes the Carlisle
staff take notice of our club. Coming for fall will be the Lititz show that has been averaging close to 40 cars for this event and still growing.
The club would not be able to function without the help of all of our sponsors that provide us funding each year. These businesses play an important role in planning our
shows from providing shirts to give aways and raffles. Lets keep all of them in mind
and if you have a Fiero need please make sure to patronize these generous people
throughout the year.
I would also like to sincerely thank all of the board members of the club for their hard
and dedicated work this year with out all of you we could not function together. If anyone has any articles of interest please submit them to our news letter director to be
printed in the news letter. I want to than the members for coming out to support us and I
hope to see all of you along with some new members that we will pick up during the
coming months. Have a great fall and keep the mid engine madness alive!
Tom Derr
Activities Board Consultant
Mechanicsburg, PA
(717) 763-5748
tom.derr@mafoa.com
Vin Latus
Webmaster
Raleigh, NC
(919) 249-7611
vin.latus@mafoa.com
Website
http://www.mafoa.com
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Attention Readers:
If you would like to contribute to Fiero Pride, please contact Chuck Leppo or
Michele Ruscoe for more information. We are always looking for submissions of
different varieties. This newsletter exists for you, and we strive to make it the best
we can offer.
It’s October and the leaves are just starting to turn colors. We’ve had a lot of activities
during this hot summer. We are winding down to the end of the year with the cold
winter weather approaching. In the next few weeks my fiero will be put into storage for
the winter. It will be covered and tucked into its place with full tank of gas/ Sta-Bil
mixture for the cold months to come ahead.
I would like to thank the Fiero Store this year for donating our 10th Anniversary Picnic
T-Shirts. The picnic was fun and the pool was very refreshing, a big “Thank You” goes
to the Dorosz’s.
At this fall’s Barbarino Show in Wallingford, we were able to get our own Fiero class!
In the past few years the fiero attendance at these events has been minimal so they
didn’t see a reason to give us our own class. At the POCI spring show in 2001, they
were excited to see so many fieros and they still talk about it. We invaded their show
with 22 Fieros. So let’s start invading shows!
We are planning our Christmas Party for sometime in December. Will let you know
once the details are sorted out.
The Pontiac Celebration in Warwick RI was in September. It was a show hosted by the
Pontiac Registry. A total of 175 cars attended. We sponsored 2 Fiero classes and had a
great turnout. They had raised approximately $8,000 for the Tommorrow Fund and
Alex’s Lemonade Stand.
This winter the NEFA Board of Directors will be getting together to plan 2011’s events.
We encourage you to come out and join NEFA and our sister club MAFOA at next
years events. Lets keep the Fiero Excitement Alive!
NEFA BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Michele Ruscoe
President, Newsletter
Danbury,CT
mishlee@comcast.net
Les Sandy
Vice President, Activities
Chesire, CT
les@fieropride.com
Andrew Virzi
Treasurer
Milford, NH
andy@fieropride.com
Ray Paulk
Membership
Hopedale, MA
raypaulk@fieropride.com
Jerry Antunes
Activities
New Haven, CT
gma4real@yahoo.com
Robert Aceto
Activities
Wallingford, CT
robert@fieropride.com
Gwen Randolph
Activities
Coventry, RI
pran@cox.net
Brian Smith
Webmaster
Warrenton, VA
brian@fieropride.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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NEFA ANNUAL SWAPMEET AT KICKHILL FARMS
NEFA 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
MY INDY FIERO HISTORY
DUTCH CLASSIC 2010
MEET A MEMBER: TOM HARDING
A PONTIAC CELEBRATION
CLASSIFIEDS
Marc & Dyana Tessier
Merchandising
E.Falmouth, MA
Marcanddyana
@fieropride.com
Website
http://www.fieropride.com/
NEFA’S ANNUAL
SWAPMEET AT KICK HILL
FARM
We had our annual swap meet on
Saturday, August 21st. Everyone rolled
in around noon and after 3pm a small
group of us went over to the Log
Cabin Restaurant for a late lunch.
Every year we gather at Bob Parkers
and look for that part we need in his
barn full of Fiero parts, pet the animals, and look at what new antiques
he has acquired. Not to mention the
Fiero happenings being discussed on
the porch while enjoying a cool refreshment. Ray was there with his
Toy Box (below right) displaying his
Fiero toys. Greg Murad (below left)
from New York found what he came
for and maybe more!
NEFA’S
10TH ANNIVERSARY
PICNIC
On July 24th we had our 10th Anniversary picnic in East Hartford CT. It was
one of the hottest days this summer and
a perfect day for water volleyball or
just cooling off with a swim. Special
Thanks go out to Bill and Eileen Dorosz for organizing and hosting a great
day!
I was the dealer at Nutmeg Pontiac
Buick, Inc., Putnam, Conn., when
Pontiac announced the Indy Fiero
Pace Car on November 30, 1983.
On December 8, 1983, they released
further details of the package. Not
knowing whether the dealership
would actually get one or not, I
placed an order for one as a demonstrator.
I ordered the following options:
power windows; control cycle windshield wipers; electric rear window
defogger (that gave it a bigger alternator); air conditioning; cruise control; tilt steering wheel; wheel locking package; heavy duty cooling
system; and of course, the Fiero
limited edition--Indy pace car package. That included special interior
ornamentation; hinged roof glass
window; carpeted front floor mats;
rocker panel molding; outside-electric remote control mirrors; deck
lid rear spoiler; leather wrapped
steering wheel & shift knob; AM/
FM stereo cassette, ETR, clock,
graphic equalizer radio; W/E option-special edition; 18L/40U special
paint and lower accent; gray leather
seats/red cloth inserts; special aero
package; specific 14” wheels and
P215R60/14 tires; engine appear-
ance package; dual outlet exhaust
system & stainless extensions; special emblems and graphics( although
I never did apply the Official Pace
Car Decals). It seemed like it would
be a nice package.
Pontiac began a sales promotion on
March 1, 1984. As an inducement to
sign my dealership up for the promotion, I was given allocation for one
car, meaning that my demo might
actually get built. This dealership
was too small to otherwise be allotted
one of the few cars that were available in my zone (New York). For the
contest, I was given an objective.
The contest had two portions. The
final winner in my group (all of the
very small dealers) would receive a
Caribbean cruise. However, the one
dealer in that group who had the
highest percentage of objective after
the first thirty-four days would win a
trip for two to the Indianapolis 500.
As Pontiac was the Pace Car provider, the trip would be (and was)
spectacular.
I wasn’t enthusiastic about signing
up, but my general manager convinced me that on the percentage
basis, I should easily win the first
part of the contest. He had a vested
interest, as he knew my wife wouldn’t be interested in going to the race,
and the prize was for two people.
I received the car on April 13, 1984,
right after I knew that I’d won the
trip for two to the Indy 500. I reported the car as a demonstrator, and
drove the car intermittently until race
day.
When we came back from the race,
my general manager had me take my
Indy Fiero down to a friend of his,
Reeves Callaway of Callaway Turbosystems, Old Lyme Conn., At the
time, in addition to all his turbocharging work, Reeves was developing the HH, an engine for Indy
cars. He was interested in taking on
the project. He had never worked on
a GM car before. I don’t know if he
had started talks with Chevy yet
about what became the 1985 TwinTurbo ‘Vette. I do know that he
learned a lot about GM systems
working on my Indy Fiero.
With about 2,000 miles on the car,
we settled on installing a turbosystem
on the Pace Car that both our dealership and Reeves could make available for sale on other Fieros. Our
estimate was that the turbosystem
(specific turbocharger, intercooler
with external ram air, dual microfueler, anti-knock sensor, oil-water heat
exchanger (with a side scoop to force
outside air over it), specific MAP
sensor, manifold vacuum/boost
gauge, engine oil temperature gauge)
produced 150 hp @ 5200 rpm.
about a half hour later, he handed me
the keys and asked that I not drive the
car in his patrol area. There was no
way he wanted to have to chase me.
Pontiac may have built excitement, but
Reeves Callaway took it to a whole
new level.
It took a little time to put it all together, and I really didn’t drive it
much until the next spring. The turbosystem was perfectly matched to
the engine. The Indy package used a
4.10:1 final drive rather than the
much shallower gears that normally
was used on a 4-speed Fiero that
year. So, it was an absolute rocket,
pulling 7 lbs boost from about 2500
rpm on up. Traction in straight-line
acceleration was a bit interesting, and
tromping the go-pedal in 2nd gear at
steady 2700 rpm would chirp the tires
and then some.
Right at that time, I “retired,” selling
both my dealership in Putnam, Conn.,
and my other Pontiac dealership in
Norwich, Conn. As a result of no
longer commuting on the expressway
to Putnam, I didn’t drive the Fiero
very much. Over time, I noticed that
there was a gasoline smell in the car.
It turned out that the TBI bushings
could not handle the boost. The car
was stored for quite a while after that.
On January 25, 1991 I purchased from
the firewall forward, a 1990 Berretta
GTZ that was totaled with 2,900
miles. It was equipped with the LG0
2.3 HO 4 cylinder engine (180 hp @
6200 RPM, 160 lb-ft @ 5200 RPM)
and a 5-speed Getrag transmission.
The Fiero had about 12,000 miles at
that time.
While the car’s suspension was “very
compliant at speed” according to the
Callaway people after completion of
their modification, I put a set of Bilstein front shock absorbers on the
car. That was the only suspension
modification that I made while it had
the turbosystem.
Side Story #1: The system was just
too expensive for the necessary sales
volume. By the time we were finished, it turned out that if you’re going to spend that much money, there
are other alternatives.
Side story #2: I’m at a party at a
friend’s house at year end, and a high
school classmate who was now with
the State Police comes over. Apparently he had seen me at some point
on a local windy road. With a very
serious expression, he requested the
keys to my car. When he came back
Installation of the driveline and all
accessories from the Berretta was
quite a challenge. We finally (August
1994) purchased a wire harness and
instruction package from International
Research Motorsports, Inc., of Rockville, Md. Installation went smoothly
and quickly after that. When finished,
I put on a heavier front stabilizer bar,
added a rear stabilizer bar, and installed Koni adjustable rear struts.
The Quad-4 power curve creates significantly different handling characteristics. Without the need to drive the
car, I put very few miles on it initially.
With the shallower gears that were in
the Beretta, even though there was
higher horsepower, it didn’t feel like a
launch every time I stepped on it, al-
though the acceleration was there. It
did have significantly more horsepower and much higher top end.
In August 1995, I accepted a job in
the Oklahoma Panhandle. I drove out
the Fiero in October 1985. Once
there, I tried to find out what was the
top end as equipped, but I was limited by my concern about going over
the speed rating of tires. The tires
were the only weak spot. They were
the old style Goodyear Eagle GT’s.
After a year or two, a student’s stepfather suggested specific tires made
by the company he worked for. I
agreed and installed Goodyear Eagle
HP’s. They were directional H-speed
-rated tires available in 14" (That was
a consideration, as I wanted to continue to use the specific wheels that
came with the '84 Indy package.) I
had very good results with those
tires, both in regard handling and
tread wear. Still never found out
what top speed was though, although
I was more comfortable trying to find
out.
In the approximately four years that I
was there, I used the car during the
academic year, storing the car on
blocks in the summer. I averaged
over 30 mpg on premium grade fuel,
although my average speed was
much higher than in Connecticut.
I left Oklahoma in May 1999 for a
job in Rhode Island, shipping it back
to New England. I drove the car only
intermittently after that, trying to
drive it for at least thirty minutes at
least once per month, until I sold it in
February 2001. Rhode Island traffic
was not fun for a shallow-geared 5speed. Now I’m in Southern New
Mexico, where the car would be absolutely perfect.
MAFOA PRESENTS
DUTCH CLASSIC 2010
The Mid Atlantic Fiero Owners
Association held its fall show and
club meeting at Lititz Spring Park in
Lancaster, PA on October 9th. You
could not ask for any better weather
than we received that day; beautiful
sunshine with temps in the low 70’s.
This event is becoming a popular
event since it was started a few years
ago by the club.
It was a flurry of activity with members setting up used parts for sale
where you could get a great bargin on
that sought after part.
The show consisted of a 32 car field
that was in attendance for the show.
There were 5 classes to choose from;
ranging from stock notch back and
fastback to custom/modified
notchback and fastback. There was a
new class called the survivor class
that drew a large crowd and hopefully we’ll see this class in the future.
The registration for this show was a
low price of 5 dollars plus a covered
dish for the picnic that happens at
this event. The picnic is really the
highlight of this event as many have
found that there are many yummy
goodies to go along with hamburgers
and hotdogs. The event had close to
70 people in attendance since this
was a family event.
There were many beautiful cars there
as well and awards were given out
toward the end of the day. The chef
manning the grill was our own
Newsletter Director, Chuck Leppo,
who made you the perfect sandwich to
go along with a large table of covered
dishes. If you went home hungry at
this event then you did not take advantage of the day.
again next year. If any member has
any suggestions to enhance this show
please forward them to the President
on the MAFOA web site for consideration. I want to thank everyone
who attended and hope that everyone
has a great year for 2010 and we
hope to see all of you next year!
There were some who took advantage
of the town’s inner beauty and attractions that were in walking distance.
2010 Winners
The club held its yearly meeting
where our number one sponsor Fiero
Jon Miller spoke about his contribution to the club and put in a plug for
his business at the same time. He then
donated headlight rebuild kits for all
years of the Fiero to be auctioned off
to the highest bidder to help the club
out. Each car received a bottle of
Maguire’s product for entering the
show. Finally, the new board members
were voted in for the 2011 season.
Below is a list of these members that
will be serving the club.
The show ended around 2pm and was
again a success which will be repeated
2011 Board of Directors
President: Robb Leppo
Vice President: Mike Mayer
Newsletter: Chuck Leppo
Treasurer: Bruce Homeyard
Activities: Corey Leppo
Special Activities: Tom Derr
Web Page: Vin Latus
Stock Notchback
1st: Robert Leppo 84 Indy White
2nd: Irvin Green 86SE Yellow
3rd: Pete Bransky 88 Sport Red
4th: Jim Ferantz Purple
Stock Fastback
1st: Rich Cofey 87GT Maroon
2nd: Javan Reigner 87GT Med Red
3rd: Garry Dammons 86GT White
4th: Dennis LaGrua 87GT Black
Custom Notchback
1st: Jason Crego 86SE Red
2nd: Charles Witherspoon
86SE Red
3rd: George Pepryias 86SE Gold
Custom Fastback
1st: Jon Miller 86GT Gold
2nd: Rich Sabursky 86GT Orange
3rd: Tom Harding 87GT Blue
4th: Corey Leppo 87GT Blue
Survivor
1st: Mike Mayer 87GT Med Red
2nd: Bruce Homeyard 85GT Silver
3rd: Frank Valano 87GT Gold
4th: Robb Leppo 88 Formula Red
I first got into Fieros back in '93
when I drove my Girlfriend's Father's
88 SE to my Senior Prom. I have a
friend that also had one at the time
who still owns it today. I didn't know
much about them but the desire to
learn more lasted up until I went off
to Collage and lost the itch due to
other happenings in life.
Later on, I took up a job at a small
Mom and Pop's mechanics shop
changing oil and such. I ended up
sticking around for about five years.
There, I learned enough to start taking on my own projects, first of
which was my '86 Camaro IROC. I
built the Motor, Transmission, and
reupholstered the interior. It was the
car I always wanted! I was then hired
at a local Dodge Dealership where I
met a fella by the name of Jason
Crego.
mont and bought a 2.8 motor from a
kid doing an engine swap. I payed
$250 for the motor and $100 in gas. I
installed the motor in the spring and
with the IROC sitting in the driveway, there was no rush to get it on
the road. As fate would have it, later
that year I blew the motor in my
IROC. This forced me to put the Fiero on the road. After driving it a
while, I found I have far more fun
driving the Fiero than my IROC so I
sold the Camaro and the Fiero has
been on the road ever since.
One day, I went to his house to lend a
hand with some of his projects and
there it was! I was in love. Jason had
an '86 Fiero GT with a blown motor
and very sun faded paint. I couldn't
help but to ask, “how much”? He said
he would let it go for $600. I looked
the car over a little better and liked
what I saw, “SOLD”!
With the money from the Camaro, I
started buying for the Fiero again. I
bought some primer, flex, blue paint,
clear and sprayed it in my driveway
to at least get it all one color. Wouldn't yah know, it turned out so well, I
dove into the interior with some Mr.
Mikes seats, I detailed and painted
the entire interior with black and blue
interior paint and it all came together.
“Blue by You” was born.
I got my newly purchased Fiero home
and into the driveway and my wife
asks, “what are you doing with that
pile of junk”? I smiled and said “you
just wait and see”. I went on a shopping spree. I drove all the way to Ver-
In '08 I made it to my first show with
my new pride and joy. “Fieros at the
Glenn” Watkins Glenn International
Speedway. I believe this is also the
first year Corey and Rob Leppo made
it to this event. This was where I had
first heard about the BIG show.
When I found out about the 25th
anniversary event, I told Jason we
had to go.
Both Jason and I did attend the 25th
show and thats where I met a young
man named Jessie who made himself
a set of Lambo door hinges. I looked
them over and told him I wanted the
next set he made. Six months later, I
had my hinges. Little did I know how
much I would love and hate them!
In, '09 I attended “Fieros at the
Glenn” again with the hinges not yet
installed. I had an amazing time as
expected. The Fiero crew began establishing our own little club. Thus
NYFOC was born. I
obviously
wanted to be a part of it so I offered
to get a club web site up and going.
In the summer of '09, I decided to
tackle the Lambo door project. I had
no idea how difficult of a task was at
hand. I took me an entire week to do
just one side and likewise for the
other side. I documented the entire
build on PFF. for others future reference. Shortly there after, I attended a
local car show and people flocked to
my car with amazement. There was a
small boy there probably about six
years old that asked me if my car was
a transformer. This got me thinking. I
said “yes, it is”. I later installed a
decepticon sticker on the front of my
car just for this boy and he loved it!
Little did I know, there actually was a
transformer of a Fiero back in the day
and it was blue! “Oh Boy”! I talked
with Chuck Leppo about everything
and he made me a display board with
the transformer on it.
Some of my plans for my car now are
some new wheels, and a 282 Getrag
install. After that however, I will be
devoting my energy into my daughters
86GT. Yeah, she has caught the Fiero
plague! She has big plans for her car.
We're still working out the bugs.
As for my personal life, I have a very
understanding Wife, four children
ages 18, 17, 13, and two months old.
The oldest three girls and the new
born a boy. Paige, my 17 year old is
the Fiero nut but the other two have
somehow escaped the sickness. I have
a lot of other interests as well. I bowl
in the winter. I hold an average of 210
or better. I love boating in the summer
when not going to car shows. I also
enjoy playing the Guitar and Bass for
a local Band. I sometimes sing a couple of songs for them. Most of all, I
love the car shows and the great
friends I have made just from driving
a Pontiac Fiero.
I've been to many shows in many
states but my favorite of all is the
show here in NY at Watkins Glenn.
We drive around the track and get a
chance to see what our cars can handle
around the corners. I've won many
Trophies and many awards but the
best one was front page of the Magazine. That was really cool to see my
accomplishment being recognized.
Hey, maybe I can pass this 86 GT on
to my son some day. Ahh, who am I
kidding, he has to build his own!
I would like to thank Jason Crego,
Rob Leppo, and Corey Leppo for all
the great times and hope for many
more to come. Most of all, I would
like to thank my Wife, Dana for letting me go to all these events and
spend all this money on my Cars!
Tom Harding (PFF: “Hardpact”)
1986 GT 2.8
Hardpact1973@yahoo.com
PONTIAC CELEBRATION
SEPTEMBER 17-19, 2010
STOCK CLASS
1ST Brad Bradley
Red GT
nd
2 Rus Salter
88 Red GT
rd
3 Bill Wysocki
88 Black GT
rd
3 Gerald Antunes
86 Gold SE
MODIFIED CLASS
1ST Joseph Becker
87 Burgandy Coupe
2nd Marc Tessier
88 Silver GT
3rd Ray Paulk
88 White GT
A Pontiac Celebration 2010 was a show
put on by Pontiac enthusiasts to celebrate the 84 years that Pontiac gave to
the American people and support the
fight against childhood cancer. The
main group by behind the show was
Pontiacs with a Purpose to support the
charities Alex’s Lemonade Stand and
The Tomorrow Fund. An estimated
$8,000 was donated to the two charities
as well as a large supply of toys and gifts
to Hasbro Children’s Hospital. The
show took place in Harwick, RI. More
details of the show can be found on
PontiacRegistry.com.
1985 FIERO GT REBODY 1966 FORD GT40 MKII
One of the MAFOA founding members (Ken Evanson, member number
103) is selling his 1985 GT outfitted
with a 1966 Ford GT40 MKII body.
The GT40 body kit was ordered in
1989, and was the 8th kit produced
by NAF, later known as ASPP. This
car was part of the ASPP display for
a couple years at Carlisle. The car is
currently in a state of partial disassembly. A Northstar engine with
4T80E transaxle has been installed,
but nothing else has been connected ... no axle shafts, exhaust,
coolant, wiring, etc. The build-up and
installation of the Northstar has been
documented at the PFF online forum.
E-mail: hoowasat@cox.net
MIRROR CONTROL REPAIR
PLATE
Reinforcement backing plate repairs
broken-out remote control bezel on
driver's door mirror. Kit includes
easy to follow instructions, plate,
extra bezel nuts, and two extra door
panel clips.... just in case you break
one. $9.00 covers the kit and shipping. Contact Tom Derr at
(717) 763-5748 or
tom6derr@yahoo.com
1988 WHITE FIERO GT T-TOP
VIN 1G2PG1190JP219311 - Mileage
64K. Gray Interior, Automatic, Rear
Spoiler, Air Conditioning, Leather
Seats, Floor Mats, Tilt Wheel, Cruise
Control, Delay Wipers, Power Windows, Power Mirrors, Equalizer Cassette FM Stereo plus AM “Stereo”
Radio, Performance Sound, New Pioneer Speakers to replace dried up
GM’s, Power Trunk, Leather Visors,
Vanity Mirror, Trunk Light, T-top
Storage Bags, New Battery, Black
Lace Wheels, Alarm / Remote Start
System (Disconnected). Car has never
been a daily driver. Never seen snow,
salt or sand. Car is stored every winter. Always covered with three covers
to protect from rain, UV and dust.
(Hate re-detailing for shows.) This car
is very clean and in very good condition. No accidents or rust! Oil changed
every two thousand miles. Major service was done at 60K. Tires are in
good condition. Everything is in good
working order. Asking $10K. I will
entertain offers, but I will not lose
money on this car. Photos are available via email.
Contact Dana Junkins
Kittery, Maine
Fieromaineac@aol.com
GOLD GT FASTBACK CLIP
Includes: GT fastback panel, sail panels (one average condition, one
cracked), inside sail panels, rain channels, trunk lid and wing, trunk lid gasket (functional but with the usual wear
along engine bay), tail lights / screws /
plastic plugs, rear side lights, vents
and supports, lockset housing, gas cap
assembly and cable. Not included:
wiring harness (notchback may be
adapted), truck latch (can use the
notchback latch), keyed lockset
( would want to switch from your current car). $590 and must be picked up
from Harrisburg, PA; will not ship.
Contact Tom Derr at
(717) 763-5748
tom6derr@yahoo.com.
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Contact Tom Derr at
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FOR SALE 1984 INDY
Automatic, nice interior and reasonable paint for a driver. I have owned
this car for 10 years, The engine
stopped 3 years ago and has been
sitting under a car cover since. Wife
says it is time to sell. Can email detail photos. Asking $1,200.00
Marvin Thomas
Monrovia, Maryland
1-301-865-3660
FIERO DIECAST MODELS
New Fiero diecast models from Motormax, '85 GT, 1/64th scale - "Fresh
Cherries" series in blue or yellow
$7.00 ea, "American Graffiti" series
in black or red - $17 ea. Initially released in the Fresh Cherries series, it
was marked as an '84 Fiero. In the
American Graffiti series it's correctly
marked as an '85 GT. They might be
found at Wal-Mart, but having hit
several stores, I've only found a few
Fresh Cherries and no American
Graffiti ones. I made a special purchase from the Motormax US distributor to get the AG ones. "The
Fiero Toy Box"
Ray Paulk, cell: 508-922-1961,
Ray@RaytheRealtor.com.
Cash, check or Pay pal.
(add $1.00 for Paypal).
SELLING TWO 88 GT’S.
Both cars are outstanding daily drivers. #1 Bright Red, Clean Beechwood
interior with factory leather seats,
Gold wheels, Pontiac CD radio, new
subwoofer, Cold AC, Good tires.
Automatic with 85,000 miles. Everything works.
(1G2PG1193JP225622) #2 Dark
Red Metallic with clean Beechwood
interior. Lumbar driver's seat. Gold
wheels, Pontiac CD radio, new subwoffer, Cold AC, Good tires. Automatic with 83,500 miles
(1G2PG1190JP220734) $5,000 each
or $ 9,500 for both. If buyer takes
both, I will include one extra set of
black wheels, extra set of Beechwood
seat skins, clean Pontiac repair manual and other small parts. Cars are
located in Western Maryland about
half way between DC and Pittsburgh.
Email for recent pictures.
egeorge88fiero@verizon.net
1987 CUSTOM FIERO GT.
Automatic with 163k. Full service
records, well kept, many trophies.
Metallic blue exterior. Gray interior
with Mr. Mike's seats, Kenwood CD
Player with USB hookup. Inspected
and mechanically excellent. Custom
features include 6" wing stands (cost
$250), turbo scoop sail panels ($230),
V8 Archie Integrated Rocker Panels
($500), Norm's Fiberglass GT40 style
front end clip ($2,500), 35% Tinted
Windows - lifetime warranty ($150),
Borla Exhaust ($479), exhaust headers
were ported and cat converter was
"cored", rear sway bar. Had a 4-wheel
alignment done in mid-July '10. Female owned and proudly and sensibly
driven. Now the warts ... AC needs
recharged, paint peeling in the front,
and the headlights are finniky. For
more information and pictures call
Salena Derr (or my dad, Tom) at 717763-5748, or email me at scuttle_6@yahoo.com.
Price is $2,700.
1988 SUPER DUTY FIERO
Engine is a 3.0 liter Super duty (5
main SD block, new) with SD steel
crank. JE flat top pistons, MSD ignition, Ultradyne roller cam, Edelbrock
4 bbl intake with 650 cmf Holly, Aluminum head, Del West Titanium
valves and keepers, Jessell roller rockers, Isky roller lifters, Manley connecting rods, Super Trapp exhaust(4
exiting center rear) etc. Very streetable. GM electronic V-8 distributor
(every other hole plugged off) Super
duty clutch,Motor mounts are from
V6, Etc. This car has never been
abused.Too much money involved.
But I will tell you it is very fast. I built
and installed the engine in a salvage
title car before the car was finished. (It
was hit in the Driver's door) After I
installed the engine I was told that the
body was the best that could be done.
Door fits well, closes tight, but there
is an imperfection where the body
molding fits at the windshield near
the top drivers corner. The door window doesn't seal perfectly at the top.
Otherwise body is in great condition.
Car has a GT front nose with spoiler,
Rare Mecham racing ground effects
kit. (Probably the only one left in
existence) Rear (over the car) scoop.
Holly side scoops on both sides. I
can sell the engine and part out the
car or sell it all as a package.
Jim (St. Louis, MO)
sd4fiero@yahoo.com
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(Above) Tom Harding with his 1986 GT 2.0 (Below) “Blue By You!” insignia on Tom’s Fiero