Fiero - An interesting two tone rendering dated 1981.

An interesting two tone rendering dated 1981.

"When production approval finally came in April 1980, the P-Car moved from Hill's Advanced Studio to Schinella's Pontiac Exteriors II (which also did the Firebirds and Trans Ams) and Pat Furey's Pontiac Interior studios.

The two toughest changes Schinella's team had to make were moving the cockpit forward and increasing the windshield angle to a fast 63 degrees, which helped the car's looks and improved its weight distribution and aerodynamics.

"The roof got changed in section," Schinella explained, "and we extended the length of the windshield in view. That shortened the hood, and then we cut five inches off the nose. We were trying to find the right proportion with a longer tail and shorter front end because the car looked a little strange with a long nose.

We wanted to give it more of a mid-engine look, and mid-engine cars seem to enjoy a longer higher rear.

This got us right down to some magic dimensions that people liked, and it helped the car a lot."


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