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kleinbl00  ·  1317 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 19, 2020

I think without the Fiero the kit car industry would have died in '84. SO many different flavors of "almost" are based on that chassis.

To me a Dino is a mid-engined sports car that isn't trying too hard. It was supposed to be like the Ferrari Lite of the era; if you truly wanted to go fast, you bought a 365 like a real man. They're stratospherically expensive for what they are, too. 2.4L of Italian unreliability for a mere $250k? Sign me up please! But they're the curviest little creatures. If I could buy one for a tenth what they go for I'd sure think about it.





steve  ·  1317 days ago  ·  link  ·  

by the way

    horrifically-impractical parade float of unreliability

is a lovely and perfect phrase that I hope to retain and use liberally, thank you.