Well I forget where these came from and foudn them on my hard drive today. I figured why not make a Fiero prototypes gallery. Here is 63 images to start with in the 84 prototype gallery.
Click Here For The Gallery

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White 86 GT 4 Speed Manual - Black 86 GT Auto
The Fiero Shop International - Jade Web Design
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Cool Pics Aus, thanks!

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FURIOUS FIERO

'86 2M4-Sold :( ...Looking for V6 Manual

OHHH noticed how the read deck lid opened...bad for access. Glad they changed that one.

Don't really care for the back end, but the front is kind of interesting, especially the straight-on shots. Cool pics!

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Brad
86 GT 5 speed
Aren't all Fieros project cars?

Anyway you can make a zip file of those available for download, or can you create one an email it to me?

There's really a lot of great stuff on that car that got dropped. I love the front end. The interior looks larger. The dashboard looks better. It has a cool pistol grip shifter. Still only a vent on the driver's side (never did understand that one) but I like the long vertical design.

Funny that in the end they changed the entire frame design.

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Blue interior? Now that looks odd. Were all these protos set up for driver being on the right hand side? (european)

quote Originally posted by maryjane: Blue interior? Now that looks odd. Were all these protos set up for driver being on the right hand side? (european)

You know I never even noticed that.
Also did you notice the dash pod is curved like the 98/90 prototype?

Photos 15, 32, 37, 52, 62, and 63 show left hand drive setups. As for space, notice in #63, the wide lip at the rear door jamb and at the A-pillar behind the mirror. Also, I noticed a heavy shoulder bolster on the inboard side of the driver's seat. Was it being planned for performance?

quote Originally posted by Reality: Anyway you can make a zip file of those available for download?

I second that!

Could you just put a link to the file on the opening of the gallery or something? It'd actually save you bandwidth in the long run.

Cool find!

Check out the rear suspension pic of the red one. Doesn't that look strangely like an 88 rear suspension? It's certainly not an 84-87. Does this mean they had the good suspension on the drawing board and prototyped way back in 82-83?

quote Originally posted by JCW: Check out the rear suspension pic of the red one. Doesn't that look strangely like an 88 rear suspension? It's certainly not an 84-87. Does this mean they had the good suspension on the drawing board and prototyped way back in 82-83?

From what I understand (and I could be wrong), the suspension originally was going to be something like what eventually appeared on the 88. It was vetoed early for cost reasons.

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Brad
86 GT 5 speed
Aren't all Fieros project cars?

I heard the same thing on the 88' suspension.

Isn't that Hulki sitting in the car? I've got a book with his picture in it, and it looks like him (would make sense I guess).

I think it's picture #32 - isn't it upside down?!

Thats Citation / Fiero control arms on the back of it.

I read something too about the suspension that debuted in 88 was designed early on in the Fiero's life, that along with the plan to have the V6 in the car for the model year.

The Book by Gary Witzenburg has a wealth of information about the Fiero prototypes in it. A definite must read.

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1988GT T-Tops, 5spd, Loaded

[This message has been edited by jelly2m8 (edited 07-06-2003).]

quote Originally posted by maryjane: Blue interior? Now that looks odd. Were all these protos set up for driver being on the right hand side? (european)

Maybe the picture is just reversed.

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