It looks like a Ferrari. It even has Ferrari badging. However, it’s not.
Meet the 1987 Pontiac Mera, which we saw at the Concours d’Lemons at the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival.
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Everything said about the MERA in this article is almost entirely fabricated nonsense. GM was never sued by Ferrari. Pontiac had nothing to do with the MERA. Corporate Concepts did the conversions without Piontaic's involvement. MERAs were built on brand new Fieros, offered at very few select Pontiac Dealers and it was considered a dealer option, not unlike a Conversion Van option. It most certainly did not come from the Pontiac factory like that! None of the body panels are interchangeable with Ferrari's. For one, they are made out of fiberglass, not steel. The front bumper is not from a Ferrari. The entire body was fabricated and installed by Corporate Concepts in Capac, Michigan. The Fiero frames were not modified at all. The Fiero was left almost completely stock, that is how the Pontiac dealers were able to still offer the Factory Warranty. The dealers didn’t replace the MERA badging. Does that make sense? Do you think it would have been worth getting sued by Ferrari?
You can see the Corporate Concepts promotional video here....
I agree - a lot of incorrect information in the article. And as a 20 year Fiero owner I always preferred the stock styling anyway.
My 1988 GT (300 bhp turbo engine made it a lot of fun).
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