By Jim Hagarty
I saw this lovely 1987 Pontiac Fiero at a local car show last night. The owner has completely rebuilt the sports car, removing the fiberglass body to rustproof the frame and making several changes to it, including replacing the standard smaller engine with a bigger one. He loves the car inside and out and drives it as much as he can in summer. He is knowledgeable about all things Fiero and is of the opinion that the car died after five successful years because it was putting up too much competition for GM’s other hot car, the Chevy Corvette. I was drawn to the vehicle as soon as I got to the car show as I used to own a 1984 Fiero which I loved every day I had it. However, when my wife and I started to have a family, my sports cars days were numbered. When I was driving around in my Fiero, I didn’t think that some day I would be seeing it at a classic car show.
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Author: Jim Hagarty
I am a 72-year-old retired journalist, busy recovering from a lifelong career as an unretired journalist. This year marks a half century of my scratching out little fables about life. My interests include genealogy, humour and music. I live in a little blue shack in Canada and spend most of my time trying to stay out of trouble. I am not that good at it. I also spent years teaching journalism. Poor state of journalism today: My fault. I have a family I don't deserve, a dog that adores me, and two cars the junk yard refuses to accept. My prized possessions include my old guitar and a razor my Dad gave me when I was 14 and which I still use when I bother to shave. Oh, and my great-great-grandfather's blackthorn stick he brought from Ireland in the 1850s. I have only one opinion but it is a good one: People take too many showers.
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