Craig Brown

Email: mycorona@bellsouth.net

I live in Atlanta, GA and work in Sales and Marketing for an International Equipment Distributor. I got hooked on Fiero's when I was leafing through a Car & Driver magazine in '83 and read an article about Pontiac's latest mid-engine, two-seater prototype, at that time named Pontiac Sunfire. As I read about the space frame technology, enduraflex, fiberglass composite panels mounted on a drivable chassis of a two-seater mid-engine sports car, that was enough for me. I was hooked on Fiero's from that point forward.

I've been enjoying Fiero's "Driving Excitement" since '86, currently own my fourth which has been my daily driver since 12/12/87. My '86 Fiero SE Coupe was purchased used in '87 showing only 3750 miles on the odometer. As of 03/27/01 it reads 241,250 miles and there is another 35,000 miles recorded on another odometer which was installed for a short time. The grand total is somewhere in the neighborhood of 275,000 miles and still going strong.

Over the years I've added factory cruise control and power mirrors acquired from less fortunate Fiero's found in the local bone yards. During a 3-day weekend in '93 I swapped the original V6-4Spd power train for the current V6-Auto donated by a low-mileage maroon '86 GT that didn't see the tree coming. Well, that was the story I heard.

In June of '99 I stripped 80% of the body panels from its space frame and installed a PISA "Artero" fiberglass body kit. Since this Fiero is still my daily driver and the only other source of transportation I have is a motorcycle, I scheduled a two week vacation to install the kit, was ready for paint in two weeks, and driving within a month. Since completion of the rebody, I've attended a few car shows and won a few awards. See the "Artero Project" within the Georgia Fiero Club site.