It's been 15 years since I completed my 308 kit (1992-1996) and have been enjoying it ever since. Recently, a few members have asked me what kit manufacturer created the molds since it is different from the Meras and the Mera knock-offs. I started this thread to have a place similar to what the Mera folks have done under the "A Real Mera in Paradise" thread, to bring together all those of you out there who might have an original Stinger kit. Who knows, there may be none left or possibly as many as two dozen or so still floating around. We won't know unless someone asks. So here's my invitation for anyone with a Stinger kit to make yourself known and post pictures of your ride to make those Mera guys jealous!

A little background first: The Stinger was originally crafted by Luc Chartrand from the Montreal area and the molds later turned over to Mario Cournoyer to be manufactured in a town north east of Montreal called Drummondville. Mario's business partner Peter Simorjay marketed the body through Fiero Plus, a small home-based mail-order business originally operated out of Ottawa, Canada. Luc Chartrand was the magician behind the fiberglass, having splashed the molds off a real 308. The primary differences he had to account for were the straight rear glass, the flatter Fiero windshield, and the 3" increased body width of the Fiero space frame. The rest though was made as authentic as possible, such as the rear decklid split line and high mounted hinges, narrow front hood, deep door scoops, further forward and wider spaced headlight pods, hidden gas cap and a host of other small details like Ferrari door handles. As a result, it wasn't a simple bolt-on body package, in fact, pretty much everything had to be installed by making whatever changes were necessary to the space frame, rather than making any styling concessions for ease of fitting. Due to the complexity of the installation, the kit was only sold as a turn-key kit for the first two years, 1990-1992 I believe. In 1992, I convinced Peter Simorjay to sell me the first body kit as a do-it-yourselfer, and in exchange for them providing me with a free interior kit as well, I wrote them a tech manual including all the instructions and photos necessary for the home-builder to complete one on his own.

Enough of a history lesson for now. To grab your attention, here's a few pictures of my Stinger kit. Let's see if there are any others out there.









(Edited to add Luc Chartrand's contribution)

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I really like the roof mod it is unique. I always wanted to do a targa on a Fiero without having to stiffen the frame. My idea would be to use the stock Fiero roof panel cut and install a ttop frame with the stock Fiero roof panel modded to fit. kind of the same idea as your but having the roof "pillers" being the ttop center section

BTW the sound of a 308 is great but its deeper sounding than a 355 or 360 stock for stock exhaust which is kind of confusing to me due to the fact that its less displacement. But then again the stock exhaust on the 308 is a pig as compared to the 355 or 360. If I could have afforded it I would have bought a tubi system or a capistrano for my 308. One way you could get the "sound" would be to install a N* and have me build some 180* headers for you or do them yourself I think the 5.7 would be more diffucult to get the sound due to the displacement

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