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January 6, 2008
IMSA Prototype "Fiero SS"
By Jen
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Paul’s page caught my eye in Recently Updated because he had it listed as a 2003 Fiero. 2003? Well, it turns out his unique Fiero is one of the most incredible projects I’ve seen on CarDomain. This feather-light 645hp monster is built from a one-off Pontiac racing prototype shell that somehow managed to escape destruction. Paul scored the tube chassis and body on eBay for 40 bucks. Neither he nor the seller realized what they were dealing with: a prototype built for wind-tunnel testing of the Huffaker IMSA Fiero, of which only 15 were ever built. Starting with these pieces, Paul has built this little monster from the ground up, fitting it with a Porsche drivetrain and a 412 cubic-inch engine built by salt flats racer Paul VanDerley. The Fiero now runs 10’s in the quarter-mile and go from 0-60 in just over 5 seconds. Check out Paul’s encyclopedic ride page documenting this one-of-a-kind build!
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Anonymous
Feb 10, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Paul here checking in…. I just found this blog. Thank you for the write up. I really appriciate it. I actually won the Ebay bid BY $40. The total price was about $2800 for the frame and the shell. Still at that price it was a great deal. The seller made almost 5 times his money invested, but as you can probably tell I think it was worth it. Alot of blood, sweat and tears went into (and are still going into) this dream project of mine. I have learned so much.
Thank you again for the nice words about my project!
Paul
W8N4GT-R
Jan 9, 2008 at 12:25 am
Yeah, I had one of those Hotwheels too Highspeedhijinks…lol. I’ve never seen a laid out Fiero in action. Where can I find the clip? How does 650hp sound coming out of this slickster?
Feliz305
Jan 8, 2008 at 10:37 pm
isn’t that the car they use to make fake lambos and ferrari’s? sweet ride tho, Come check out my lexus and please answer the poll question
-Feliz
D-rat
Jan 8, 2008 at 8:25 pm
sweet ride nice upgrades
jared
Jan 8, 2008 at 6:20 pm
My dad was talking to a friend once and he had a Fiero that had a bad clutch that he sold my dad for $100! My dad never did anything with it but I really liked sitting in it and pretending to drive haha. But hey, I am also a lover of Ford Pintos lol
Highspeedhijinks
Jan 7, 2008 at 3:51 pm
This car is fantastic… and no longer a Fiero in any form. Haha this car is so worked over it just embody’s a Fiero. Its badass though and I love it. I looks like a hotwheels I used to have.
Ted
Jan 7, 2008 at 2:08 am
Starting my search for a 2005 Firebird SS. Hoping to snag one for around $40.
retroman
Jan 7, 2008 at 12:53 am
Sweeet!!! I always liked the Fieros. They’re kinda like a poor man’s exotic to me. I don’t know where else you can find a mid-engined car for the low prices I see on these. I saw one in good condition for 2 grand. Talk about a steal.