What is a Fiero MERA?

Origin of Pontiac Fiero Mera “The idea of the MERA was born when the Fiero was first introduced with the V-6 engine” says Bob Bracey, owner of Corporate Concepts in Capac, Michigan (USA) and creator of the Mera. It was obvious to Bob that the space frame of the Fiero would make an excellent platform for a re-body.

Who made the MERA?

Mera (comics)

How many Fiero MERAs were made?

Pontiac considered this to be a specific model of the Fiero, and only 247 were made in total, before Ferrari brought legal action against Corporate Concepts.

What Ferrari looks like the Fiero?

Ferrari Enzo
This is a rolling conversation piece. While there are many fans of the Pontiac Fiero, GM’s mid-engine sports car from the 80s, nobody in their right mind would mistake it for a Ferrari. However, this 1986 Pontiac Fiero wears a body that looks like a Ferrari Enzo if you squint just right.

Why did they stop making Fieros?

The Fiero was an immediate sales success when it was introduced in September 1983, but it was discontinued five years later, partly because the consumer advocate Ralph Nader had charged that engine problems were leading to fires.

Are fieros safe?

The Fiero had 5 star crash ratings every year it was made. It was second only to Volvo. Select article’s and then scroll down to “Fiero Safety Testimonial”. In short, yes, it is extremely safe.

What year Fieros caught fire?

Basically, there were a lot of things that could go wrong. However, it was almost exclusively the 2.5-liter and the 1984 model which caught fire. By mid-1987, the 1984 Fieros were catching fire at a rate of about 20 per month. Those 260 cars which burned made up just 0.7 percent of all Fieros sold.

What kind of body did the Fiero Mera have?

The Mera was made possible by the Fiero’s unique design and build. The basic chassis of Pontiac’s mid-engine two-seater was a full, but fully skeletal, uni-body upon which plastic body panels were screwed and bolted. This made for easy updating of the car’s styling, or, as was the case of the Mera, changing it entirely.

When did the Pontiac Fiero GT Mera end?

About 250 Fieros were converted into Meras over the course of the 1987 and ’88 model years before the Fiero’s untimely death and the inevitable lawsuits from Maranello spelled the end.

Who is the owner of the Capac Fiero?

Around the same time the Fiero found its proper balls, a guy named Bob Bracey, owner and president of Capac Michigan-based Corporate Concepts, got the idea that the Fiero’s new V6 and its innovative space frame and RIM plastic bodywork would make it ripe for re-bodying in something a little more fancy.

When did the Pontiac Mera 5 speed come out?

By the time the Mera’s went into (very limited) production in 1987, Pontiac had made the Getrag five-speed available with the V6. There’s less than 60K on the clock and the seller says the car is in good driving condition (#3 if you speak Hagerty).