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Mar Oct 07, 2008 8:54 pm |
Sujet du message: Les première Fiero monochrome en '88? Faux |
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Est-ce que les première Fiero monochrome ont été produites et vendus en 1988 pour la première fois?
Non!!!
Citation: | Monochromatic Paint Scheme
When was monochromatic paint (aero skirts painted at the factory the exact same color as the upper
body panels) first available on a Fiero? Most people assume the 1988 GT was the first
monochromatic Fiero model, but this is not entirely correct.
This is not a trick question. The 85-87 silver GT's are not truly monochromatic, since their medium
gray metallic aero skirts were not the exact same color paint as the upper body panels. Even the 86
& 87 black SE's do not qualify, since their aero skirts were matte black in contrast with their glossy
upper body panels. Paint must be identical on the aero skirts and body panels to be true monochrome.
But in June of 1986, the Quality Pontiac dealership in Pontiac, Michigan arranged to have 50 special
Fiero GT's built. All 50 identical cars were produced in one day at the Fiero plant. Each of these 86
Fiero GT's had white monochrome paint, gray cloth interior, Getrag 5-speed, and most available
options, except rear window defrost. Quality Pontiac purchased fifty, black, Pegasus-style hood
decals from FOCOA for these cars and had a couple of people inside the Fiero plant installing the
decals onto the hoods the day the cars were produced (the only known time that non-union workers
were ever allowed into the factory to work on vehicles). Numbers were added to the window stickers
of these white monochrome 1986 Fiero GT's identifying the 50 cars sequentially from 000 through
049, with number 000 being the first one produced.
An interesting side note to this story involves a one-of-a-kind prototype made by Pontiac to show the
dealership before the run of 50 cars was scheduled. The prototype was assembled at the factory and
modified off-line to add white aero skirts as well as white side view mirrors and white diamond spoke
wheels. The color matched wheels & mirrors were too costly to procure in the small quantities
required and were omitted from the 50 car production schedule for the dealership. After Quality
management approved the prototype, Pontiac Motors put it on display at Pontiac headquarters.
So what ever happened to these 50, all white 1986 Fiero GT's? A few were sold to local area
residents, including one FOCOA member who raced the car with numerous stickers added to its
exterior. At least one was in a accident: FOCOA later sold a replacement hood decal to the dealership
in Michigan where the car was repaired. Quality claims to have sold them all, including several to a
Pontiac dealership in California. Other reports are that at most, 19 of the cars were sold and that
Pontiac motors reclaimed the balance from Quality, then converted them to stock versions before re-
distributing them.
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Paulv |
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Mar Oct 07, 2008 9:16 pm |
Sujet du message: Re: Les première Fiero monochrome en '88? Faux |
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Fiero GTR a écrit: | Est-ce que les première Fiero monochrome ont été produites et vendus en 1988 pour la première fois?
Non!!!
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Avec 50 modèles "off the regular assembly line" on peut presque dire "Oui".
Si on inventorie toutes les Fieros qui ont tel ou tel option "custom" on cours la chance d'avoir, par exemble, plus de 50 Fieros qui ont le "air grabber" Holley. Doit-on dire qu'il manque un RPO code pour cette option ?
Il est vrai cependant que dans ce cas précis tout a été fait chez Pontiac en une journée. |
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Mar Oct 07, 2008 9:20 pm |
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Oui là est la différence. Quand le manufacturier est dans le coup, disont que c'est on ne peut plus officiel.
Le "air grabber"..tu parles du scoop noir "holley" sur le coté?
Ce n'est pas une option GM. C'était une option "aftermarket"
Tu sais on en à fait des "série spéciale" "off the assembly line" nous aussi au travail. Comme des ski-doo blanc perle. Et c'est des officielles bel et bien produite en premier avant que le blanc perle existe (il n'existe pas encore dans nos modèles de grande série). Ce n'est pas la fantaisie d'un revendeur, ou d'un indépendant .![Wink](images/smiles/icon_wink.gif) _________________ Long hairs never goes out of style !!!! Hard Rockin '80s!!! |
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Mar Oct 07, 2008 9:37 pm |
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