Charles Sewell

I bought the 85GT in 93 for my high school age daughter. A failing pressure plate made the clutch too much for her to handle, so I gave her my truck and I took the Fiero. The car had 143K miles when I bought it.

The clutch finally failed and I sent it to a garage to be replaced. I got the car back and drove it 60 miles and the 4speed Muncie transmission exploded. So, I searched and found an 86 Isuzu 5-speed.

I picked up the 87GT in November of 2001 with 86K miles. It is showroom original. In May, 2000, I washed and waxed it, and not knowing the judging criteria, entered it in a car show and got a second place trophy. Then in June, did the same and entered in the Pigeon Forge All Pontiac Show and tied a third place trophy. The car's a daily driver, and I've replaced the seats with Mr. Mike's to preserve my originals for the shows.

Robbie Finley’s Uncle, Darrell Finley, put me onto an 85GT that was sitting in a salvage yard in Sweetwater, Tn.  On a weekend visit to Darrell’s, we drove over to look at it.  A little faded on the rear, no body damage, great interior, and it needed a motor.  It only had 69,803 miles on it.  Couldn’t afford it, but I couldn’t let it go to the crusher.

I bought it, then bought an 87 engine from one of our members who had converted to a 4.9 Cadillac.  Robbie Finley did all the work, including new brakes all the way around, and converting the AC to 134A, and adding a few Rodney Dickman goodies to it. 

I joined the Georgia Fiero Club in January 2000 and have thoroughly enjoyed the comraderie of the club and the Fiero Community in general.

Email: cmmsewell@gmail.com Known as "Fierofool"