Pontiac’s Sporty Two-Seater

From 1984 to 1988, General Motors took a chance on a sporty car called the Pontiac Fiero. It was introduced with fanfare and featured an engine located directly behind the cabin. It had hideaway headlights and for the first two years, the small cabin offered six speakers, two in each headrest. It also had a fiberglass outer body. However, there were a number of mechanical issues with the car, especially in the early years and it was discontinued after five model years. It have always had an interest in this car as I owned the 1984 SE version of it. I loved the car and gave it up only because it was impractical when my wife and I started a family. Today, I saw this 1988 beauty in a park in my hometown of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. I know it was an 1988 model as that was the only year the car was offered in yellow. – JH

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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.