Definitely... Bright Red is probably #1, Darker Red (Burgundy) is probably #2. Then when it comes to repaints, I'm sure Yellow is probably pretty high on the list.
lol, my family's got 4 white pontiacs, one is a fiero. I like white or black because it shows the real car and its lines, people don't just look at the color. Thats why ricer cars are yellow.
When it comes right down to it I think the color should be based on the car and driver. Red is classic muscle car, yellow exotic, black sleeper. All the others are just colors. No car should EVER be painted any shade of oragne, lol. Black is nice because it hides everything. But I think the best looking color on Fieros would have to be yellow, then red. Blue is kinda cool too.
Back to the subject, theres a page with all the actual numbers but heres what I remember Bright red is the most common, the majority of 84's (which were over 100K total) were bright red, most others were white Burgandy was only avail 87-88 Silver prolly goes about here black I dunno but prolly here Blue was only avail 87 Yellow only in 88 Never were produced in green orange, purple
That should be about right.
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Scurvy Member
Posts: 865 From: Richmond, Va Registered: Nov 2005
Everyone wants a Yellow Fiero they just dont know it
I'd have to agree with Jake here on that one....I didn't know I wanted one until I saw the baby I just picked up. There's just something exotic about a yellow fiero.
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When it comes right down to it I think the color should be based on the car and driver. Red is classic muscle car, yellow exotic, black sleeper. All the others are just colors. No car should EVER be painted any shade of oragne, lol. Black is nice because it hides everything. But I think the best looking color on Fieros would have to be yellow, then red. Blue is kinda cool too.
Back to the subject, theres a page with all the actual numbers but heres what I remember Bright red is the most common, the majority of 84's (which were over 100K total) were bright red, most others were white Burgandy was only avail 87-88 Silver prolly goes about here black I dunno but prolly here Blue was only avail 87 Yellow only in 88 Never were produced in green orange, purple
That should be about right.
BLACK HIDES EVERYTHING - YEAH RIGHT!
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86GT3.4DOHC Member
Posts: 10007 From: Marion Ohio Registered: Apr 2004
I beg to differ haha. Plus i've seen a at least one or two orange fieros that look sharp.
But yeah I agree, red is defientely the most popular I think. I personally dig silver & yellow is really sharp.
Ahh.. touche' Guess when I thought of orange cars the first things that poped into my mind were a couple of ungodly ugly and stupid civics Ive seen around here. Black is nice because it hides dirt, scratches and dents. You cant see the shadows of a dent on a black car like you can a lighter color, also paint imperfections dont show as much.
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CoolBlue87GT Member
Posts: 8480 From: Punta Gorda, Florida, USA Registered: Apr 2001
i like the basics. red is a standby. white and black if kept clean are great. silver and yellow always make a car look faster. i usually don't like blue but Gene in out KCFOG club has an 87 blue fastback that is beautiful. it really depends on what you like.
bty black is the hadest to keep clean. white isn't too bad but it can become "stained" if you don't keep it clean all the time. best colors that i've found to hide dirt are silver/grey and gold/champaign.
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badger Member
Posts: 420 From: Leawood, KS, USA Registered: Feb 2004
Bought my first Fiero direct from the factory in 1986. Of course I got red. Nobody even asked. It was just a given. When the subject came up some months later at the lunch table, I said "what? You mean they made fieros in other colors?"
I personally enjoyed propogating the myth that the color was molded in, like Lego blocks.
Everyone wants a Yellow Fiero they just dont know it
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yellowstone Member
Posts: 9299 From: Düsseldorf/Germany Registered: Jun 2003
Or Smart cars.... Can't see scratches since the plastic panels are dyed.
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Originally posted by badger:
Bought my first Fiero direct from the factory in 1986. Of course I got red. Nobody even asked. It was just a given. When the subject came up some months later at the lunch table, I said "what? You mean they made fieros in other colors?"
I personally enjoyed propogating the myth that the color was molded in, like Lego blocks.
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Do you have the percent for white? Honestly since the red sort of merged to the med red metallic in later years white would have been my guess.
I'd have to look it up and add it together... BTW, the 47% doesn't include burgundy/medium red metallic - the 47% is ALL just the GM 'Bright Red' color. That's one BIG reason why I want to change mine. The only Fieros I've owned and driven have all been Bright Red, and that's 15 years and over a quarter-million miles... long overdue for a change.
My top three choices for the colors of my cars would have been silver, white, and medium red. My last two choices would have been bright red (ticket magnet color) and black (impossible to keep clean).
Consequently, my two cars are red and black. For now.
I like Blue, Green, or Silver on a fiero. My one has been all three colors out of the three blue is my favorites. But I see more yellow and red fieros. That is why I couldnt bring myself to painting mine yellow. No offense to you yellow guys i just dont like being like nearly everyone else.
LoL. sorry bout that, I meant to say that most of the 4 door sedans that people think are cool (HA) like civics and Lancers *muffled laugh* are brightly colored with either yellow, lime green or some other color like that to distract you from there true bread box look. When its on a Fiero, any color will look good (speaking of, have you seen that brown fiero? pretty sweet, like chocolate). And its true, "everyone wants a yellow Fiero, they just don't know it yet"
i like the basics. red is a standby. white and black if kept clean are great. silver and yellow always make a car look faster. i usually don't like blue but Gene in out KCFOG club has an 87 blue fastback that is beautiful. it really depends on what you like.
bty black is the hadest to keep clean. white isn't too bad but it can become "stained" if you don't keep it clean all the time. best colors that i've found to hide dirt are silver/grey and gold/champaign.
Silver makes a car look faster ? Okayyyyyyy. If you say so. Personally I think silver is dead boring. Even on a fiero it makes the car look like almost every other car on the road. Just count the number of silver civics in your neighborhood. Black, red and blue are my favorites. Gold looks good too. Or if you want to be like 90 % of all the repaints I see you could go for yellow I suppose.
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exoticse Member
Posts: 8655 From: Orlando, Fl Registered: Jun 2003
You've got to be kidding, right?
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