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The Pontiac Fiero is a rear mid-engine, light sports car manufactured and marketed by Pontiac for model years 1984 – 1988. Intended as an economical commuter car with modest performance aspirations, it was Pontiac 's first two-seater since their 1926 to 1938 coupes, and the first rear mid-engine mass-produced car by any American manufacturer.
1985 Pontiac Fiero Introduced for the 1984 model year, the Pontiac Fiero was an instant hit due to its styling and mid-engined layout. However, it eventually garnered a negative reputation due to its poor performance, many reliability issues and a highly publicized recall due to engine fires , in part due to also using GM's Iron Duke engine.
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Pontiac Trans Am burnout with line locks. A burnout (also known as a peel out, power brake, or brakestand) is the practice of keeping a vehicle stationary and spinning its wheels, the resultant friction causing the tires to heat up and smoke. While the burnout gained widespread popularity in California, it was first created by Buddy Houston ...
Yunick's column "Say, Smokey" was a staple of Popular Science magazine in the 1960s and 1970s; it consisted of his responses to letters sent to him by readers regarding mechanical conditions affecting their cars and technical questions about how automotive performance could be improved and also about particularly tricky automotive issues.
The second deadliest was the Griffith Park fire of 1933, with 29 fatalities; followed by the Oakland-Berkeley Hills fire of 1991, in which 25 died; and the Tubbs fire in Napa and Sonoma counties ...
In response to the Army Corps’ decision, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said it has compiled other "post-fire air, soil, and water risk assessment activities conducted by ...
Pontiac also introduced a rare option for the Trans Am GTA in the 1988 model year, the $800 (~$2,061 in 2023) "notchback", which replaced the standard long large, glass-dominated hatchback to make the Firebird design look less like the Camaro design, and shared an appearance with the Pontiac Fiero. The notchback was a special fiberglass rear ...