Other vehicles like the VX: Affordable, limited production, crazy owner obsession

[pbkid]

i actually bought a fiero like 4 years ago...

found one in the newpaper that the body and int were in great shape but the motor didnt run (which is what i wanted because i wanted to drop 300ZX motor into it) asking $800...ended up getting it for $500.

went and got it with my dad's 350 and flatbed trailer.
got home that after noon and started looking into the motor...figured out that it had bad fuel. so i went ahead and disconnected the fuel line at the filter and turned the ignition on to pump out all the bad fuel.

anyhow, got all the old fuel out, reconnected everything, and put new fuel in...
(keep in mind i bought this and made this mistake when i was in high school)

anyhow, got in, started her up and everything ran fine...next thing i know my new car had 25 foot flames coming out from underneath of it (ya there was a TON of fuel on the ground around the car, and apparently it was flammable enough to ignite)

got out of the car and by the time i got a hose and got the fire put out the car was toast...nothing left but metal (all the fiberglass melted and frayed)

the car wasnt even off the trailer yet

my dad came out freaking out at first because there were huge flames coming off his trailer...then once he realized there was no one hurt and the only damage done was my 'new' car...he only had one statement (which he thought was pretty f'in funny)

"guess we know why they call it a fiero huh?"

so ya, thats my fiero story

[VX KAT]

Love the FIRE-O story!!

I'd add Land Rover D90 and 110 to the "cars with cult following" category. We had a '97 D90 for 5 years, too much fun, ah, the places we went in that! (But oh so primitive). Traded it (after much hand-wringing) for a new FJ Cruiser...oh so civilized! But the D90 was awesome. In trying to explain what it was I usually just said "it's those ones you see in African/Safari shows" ....and then people would nod.:yesp:

[nfpgasmask]

Yeah, I was going to say Defender 90. I love em. Someday...

Dub, is that some sort of newer Impulse??

I always liked the 80s ones, kind of like a poor man's DeLorean:



I know there is a small cult following for these cars for sure, and they sure are rare.

Bart

[don moore]

ive owned 2 of this model..

[Ldub]

ive owned 2 of this model..

Isn't that a MARLIN?...Sweet!

[don moore]

yup ..ive had 2 of them a 65 and a 66

[Ldub]

Dub, is that some sort of newer Impulse??

I always liked the 80s ones, kind of like a poor man's DeLorean:



I know there is a small cult following for these cars for sure, and they sure are rare.

Bart

Sorry Bart, I wish I knew...

I horked those pics from this site when someone was looking to buy an Impulse & posted them...

I looked around with a search or two, but couldn't find the original thread.

[kodiak]

That’s more commonly known as the Geo Storm in the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo_Storm

Yeah, I was going to say Defender 90. I love em. Someday...

Dub, is that some sort of newer Impulse??

I always liked the 80s ones, kind of like a poor man's DeLorean:

I know there is a small cult following for these cars for sure, and they sure are rare.

Bart