This 1985 Pontiac Fiero GT has to be one of the nicest ones left, with just over 14,000 original miles and presenting like a new car. While the later Formulas and GTs are the most desirable, there’s no denying that a Fiero as clean as this one has immense eyeball appeal. The red-on-gray trim is a sharp look, along with everything else about this car – the seller believes it’s one of the best ones left, and he may be right. Despite residing in Vermont, the Fiero has primarily lived in Virginia and Maryland before heading north, and the cosmetics seem to validate this claim. Find the Fiero here on craigslist for $14,800.
When you see a Fiero with all of its various doors and lids open, it strikes you how exotic the original design was. The mid-engine layout was downright supercar-like for a vehicle in this price class, but the earlier models had to make do with a somewhat anemic powerplant. This changed with the later models when the V6 option was rolled out but the earlier cars weren’t exactly rocket ships. The seller’s Fiero does look incredible inside and out with gorgeous paint everywhere you look and lots of little details that still present as new – like the engine lid struts and the OEM alloy wheels.
The interior is likewise in fantastic condition and carries the red-over-gray combination all the way through. The automatic transmission isn’t the most sporting choice but plenty of these cars came equipped this way. The cloth seats show no flaws and typical wear areas like the storage pocket on the dash look to be in excellent condition with no sagging. The Fiero comes with all documentation, two keys, and a framed original window sticker. I would assume the air conditioning is still working as well. If it had a five-speed, it would undoubtedly be even more desirable to a collector.
The engine bay is nicely detailed and the seller reports that there are no leaks to address, even with the lack of use. The 2.8L V6 is a good match for the chassis, but as we saw with our recent post about the supercharged 3800 dropping in, engine swap choices abound. However, with a car this original, the last thing you want to consider is an engine swap or really any modifications. It’s hard to find an iconic model of any kind with this sort of low mileage for under $20,000, but this Fiero is a tempting option for affordable collector car ownership.
Another one that GM finally got right,then killed it off.
Looks like a nice one.
I agree! I was crewing for a road racer in the 80’s that had some loose ties to Pontiac. He got asked to co-drive a Fiero with John Oates (of Hall & Oates) in the 24 hour showroom stock race at Nelson Ledges, the Longest Day at Nelson. This was 84 or 85, when the Fiero was a nice little car, but not a great sports car, yet they still ran pretty good when prepped for racing. It was funny that the Fiero’s 4 cylinder’s biggest flaw, inadequate oiling causing the engine to self destruct and sometimes cause a fire, didn’t happen in the race.
While this is a gorgeous car, the 85’s even in GT form with the V6, still weren’t great cars. The only Fiero really worth buying is the 88, when they finally got rid of the Chevette front suspension and put real brakes on the car, making the Fiero a series little low price sports car. Of course, by then it was too late, sales had gone from well over 100K in 84, to barely over 20K in 88, and GM corporate killed it.
The fire didn’t occur because it really only happened in .03% of Fieros…..
I always loved the fiero and hoped for a real topless model but sadly it never happened!
T-tops or a sunroof simply do not do it for me
This is a really nice example of the make and quite the flashback
Fieros do not have hood struts. That stick holding up the rear decklid should not be there. The front hood has a telescopic unit with a release button, and the rear deck lid has two heavy duty springs mounted to the rear firewall, that hold it up. Quite a few people doing engine out repairs take the rear deck lid off, and the arms swing up violently and smash the rear window.
That said, this is a terrific example of an ’85 GT. I do prefer the saddle tan color interior to the grey, with the red exterior. This one optioned with the TH-125 automatic trans, might deter some buyers who prefer the Muncie M-17 4 speed manual available in 1985, but this GT would make a great classic cruiser. Only the 2.5l Iron Duke engine cars could be had with a 5 speed Isuzu manual, for 1985. The Getrag unit was not available until the 1986-1/2 model year for the V5.
The driving experience of a Fiero is unique. A 60 degree V-6 bur burbling from behind your seat and the raspy factory exhaust note is highly addictive.
Nice.
Who buys a Fiero GT with an Auto. transmission , I had a 85 Fiero with the V6 engine & stick shift in the mid 90s,great fun car to drive, sold it to my daughter ,lol should have kept it.
Very nice, not sure what they go for.
A car that has spent a large amount of time in Maryland is not a good recommendation. During the winter the roads are heavily salted and brined if a suspected snowflake is spotted within 200 miles of the state.
With only 14k miles on it in almost 40 years of existence, doubt that this one has seen much winter driving!
MR2, Fiero, 914 (no box i6), esprit – lotta nice seen in what some called “the 80s malaise”~
My late uncle had one just about like this except his did have the 5 speed. This guy traded cars Iike most people change their socks. The next year he got rid of it. His reason? The ‘86 Fiero GT had a restyled back end and his ‘85 GT now looked like the ‘86 SE. True story.