08/31/2020 - 18:19
Clarín.com
Cars
Many people have the ability to make some repairs or improvements to their car
in their home garage
.
But there is another with much more capacity that can even completely modify a model.
Although the result is not always the desired one.
That is the case of the
"Fierri" or Ferrari "Fiero"
, which sought to be a slim tribute to probably the most desired car brand in the world and became a real eyesore.
This is an imitation (or at least an attempted imitation) of a Ferrari
Enzo
built on a 1986 Pontiac Fiero. It seems no coincidence that this Frankenstein was designed on a model with that name.
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Despite this strange coincidence, the Pontiac coupe, due to its mid
-rear engine
configuration
, has been used in the past on numerous occasions as the basis for replica Ferrari and Lamborghini models with very good results.
Although this is clearly not the case.
It's powered by a
140-horsepower 2.8-liter V6
engine
, which of course wears an unconvincing and shabby faux V12 cover.
The 4-speed automatic gearbox.
Its owners clarify that its maximum speed
"spider" 90 km / h
... downhill.
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With 240,000 declared kilometers, the Fierri mounts a body constructed in a single piece of
fiberglass
, doors with scissor-type opening and proportions rarely seen.
Inside there are
wires dangling
from the dash, it has high mileage, most of the lights don't work, and it's decidedly ugly from where you look at it.
To make matters worse, this atrocity
would not pass the emission control
required in the state of California, in the United States, the place of origin of this model that seems to have been drawn by a child.
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However, and almost like a circus character, this grotesque has become famous, with great notoriety on the Internet.
One of his "high peaks" was his presence in
Jay Leno's
popular
Garage
, hosted by the famous American television presenter and journalist.
Its current owners, the folks who run the
Car Bro
s
YouTube
channel
, signed it up to participate in last year's edition of
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
exhibition
,
one of the world's most glamorous events
at the automotive environment.
The organizers believed that it was a real Ferrari Enzo and accepted it.
When the exhibit arrived, they ended up placing the Fierri next to the chemical toilets.
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The model is currently in full
online auction
through the Cars & Bids site, where it appears as one of the page's great attractions.
There, his record is described, in which the "
Worst of the Show"
award stands out
at the Concours d'LeMons 2019, a parallel event of the 24 Hours of LeMons, a race that parodies the mythical French competition in which Only models with a market price of less than $ 500 can participate.
So far, the highest bid in the auction reached
$ 4,200
.
Well below the millions that are usually offered for classic Ferraris, but above several copies that are on the web.
