I’m in Australia. And have fellow wanting to swap me a 1998 Pontiac mera. ( ferarri gts 308 replica ). However I am unsure of the value of this thing? It’s an automatic. If anyone can help. The fellow is wanting to swap my Ferrari kit car for it. I have it listed at $35,000AUD
@BradleyBellwether-oy2qi11 сағат бұрын
It'd be hard to know without seeing the Mera, but as long as the cradles aren't rotten and it's in good mechanical order with no collisions and it's under 70,000 km. I'd have to say the Mera could easily be worth $20-25,000 USD, which would be $30,390-38,000 AUD. If it's in mint condition with less than 25,000km. It could be worth up to $45,000 AUD.
@dcheetham8603Күн бұрын
Where in Arizona are ya?
@carcollectingfortherestofusКүн бұрын
Nevada
@8809319 күн бұрын
Pretty! Ty.
@menom710 күн бұрын
Back in 1987,I was a sophomore in high-school,and after my 16th birthday,I remember looking at used cars one day,with my girlfriend..........and at that time,I lived in Piqua,Ohio,and we were down in Dayton,Ohio at a dealership,and I strongly remember walking up to a brand-spankin-new Grey 87 Mera,and like anyone else,I first thought it was a Ferrari-308 until I started reading the sticker on it,and I remember thinking "WTH is a "Mera"!?!? Lol. But I thought this car was so freakin cool,cuz it resembled a Ferrari 308 so closely! And if memory serves me correctly,I remember the asking price of it,was around $11,300-$11,500 as it sat and remember back then,thinking "OMG,this is an EXPENSIVE CAR for NOT being a "Ferrari"!!! Lol. Should've snatched it up while I had the chance,seeing as how they made so FEW of them!!! Lol.
@carcollectingfortherestofus9 күн бұрын
Great story! The Mera is a fun moment in American automotive history...
@menom79 күн бұрын
@@carcollectingfortherestofus Thanks so much,and Your 100% correct on that one! I'll remember that story (and car) to my dying day! : >)
@1stPersonStateConsciousness15 күн бұрын
Very nice.
@carcollectingfortherestofus15 күн бұрын
Yup, a real beauty!
@sublime92927 күн бұрын
Beautiful car. 120k into a 60k car though. Yikes.
@carcollectingfortherestofus27 күн бұрын
Yes, but this was done out of love!
@tonyrappa461113 күн бұрын
He can sell that for 120k all day long
@carcollectingfortherestofus12 күн бұрын
@@tonyrappa4611 Yup
@janetcallanan702027 күн бұрын
I bought one in my early 20s not realizing it was rare. Probably one of my favorite cars unfortunately picked it up from regular tune up maintenance etc went ok running rough I'll bring it back Monday it caught fire so lost her. Was it a fast car nope but would it handle steep gravel roads and snow absolutely. Could you easily sleep in the back primitive car camping oh hell yeah
@JESUSD676529 күн бұрын
Hey! I use to own one here in Washington state I sold. But mine was a hard top Thanks for sharing!
@carcollectingfortherestofus29 күн бұрын
Great little car! Since this video Jeric has sold it...
@louieflash719029 күн бұрын
The car looks great. The one suggestion I would make is to get the correct dual exhaust tips. It was one of the first things I did to mine when I bought it in 1986. The single exhaust on each side seems unfinished IMO.
@chrisschaub881026 күн бұрын
Thanks U are correct
@Just_In_credible6Ай бұрын
That is so cool. I have never heard about these.
@carcollectingfortherestofus29 күн бұрын
That's why I do these videos!
@user-yx2ip6cr9hАй бұрын
Sir, may I have permission to marry your car :-)
@carcollectingfortherestofus29 күн бұрын
LOL!!!
@alwayspete4 күн бұрын
@@carcollectingfortherestofus Yeah he’s in love! 😂 can’t help it! FABULOUS car! My dream car! Pete ;”)
@carcollectingfortherestofus3 күн бұрын
@@alwayspete Yes he is!
@alwayspete3 күн бұрын
@@carcollectingfortherestofus 😄😁
@scubatrucker6806Ай бұрын
I never knew
@borisbulldogАй бұрын
Can't believe that's Jack "the Jew" Lawrence. He's been doing porn since the '90"s
@MrChopp3rАй бұрын
I used to work at a shop here in Canada and we used to do fiero/Ferrari conversions, the body kits we used were manufactured in Mexico and we never put Ferrari badges on them but we supplied them in a plastic bag for customers to install
@LevyHappyClapperАй бұрын
car copyright should expire after a number of years out of production .... so us peasants can then have a chance to one a copy.
@dalesmth1Ай бұрын
About ten years ago, there was a Mera for sale near me for $6K. Had I known it wasn’t just another kit car, I would have bought it
@josephbyrd6642Ай бұрын
LOOKS GREAT (as always)
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
Thanks!
@michaelhughes3302Ай бұрын
You missed a great opportunity to address some details. How do the pop up headlights work? I assume they're under the black hood vents. They are not on the Ferrari. Were all the cars based on the four cylinder cars or are there any V6 cars roaming around? That would be interesting because the six cylinder Fiero engines put out similar torque numbers to the original car. Not HP numbers... But the original car is not exactly fast my modem standards. Even more interesting perhaps, would be a comparison between both original cars to determine which if any, is the better handling car. Build quality would be another great comparison, for Ferrari's of this era were known to be a little suspect. Cardboard behind the headliner, door cards and parcel tray were not no common. Remember Enzo built road cars mostly as a way to fund his real passion, Ferrari's race team. None the less, very cool car. Lastly speaking to the Fiero community, if anyone knows of a clean later formula car, manual with a 3.8 swap... I'm all ears! Lol. That's the Holy Trinity of F cars. Ask me how I know, I almost bought one, but the owner lent it to his son for graduation... That didn't end well. 😅
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
I am accustomed to missing opportunities, in this case, those suggestions were not on my menu, this is a short form video. But you are correct, the story of this car is worth digging into!
@VegasStarQuest18 күн бұрын
The black headlight covers pop up. The 308 had pop-up headlights in the same place but the covers were a different style. All the MERAs had 2.8 V6 engines. The only altered part of the Fiero was the body, so if there are comparisons between the 308 and Fiero SE, GT, or Formula floating around somewhere, you can find the answers to your performance and build quality questions. I would have to say the Holy Trinity of F cars is a 1988 MERA, 5-speed, 3800 Series II SC Swap.
@michaelhughes330218 күн бұрын
@@VegasStarQuest Are you smoking crack? Everything I said has been addressed in my original post dip shit. Now FO.
@KP-zi6jxАй бұрын
What is this camera lens w/distorting the view? Do we not have better than this by now?
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
Wide angle lens. Yes we do have better cameras, but I don't!
@VegasStarQuest18 күн бұрын
Tell me about it! It looks like I drank a keg of beer before shooting the video.🤣
@darrellborland119Ай бұрын
My Dad had a 63 260 Futura in the garage for a few days. I had not known of a 289 version in 63. Are you sure of the original engine size? Not trying to be a a pain. Thank you, from Darrell, PS: my first car was a '46 Plymouth grey no less, suicide doors. We called it the "Staff Car", maybe similar to that 12: O'clock High film scene with Millard and Greg during the "Let's talk, Frank" scene. A buddy's Dad bought a new 65 Mustang 4 speed and 4 barrel 289. It was fun on Hwy 280 San Jose, while under construction, nice memories. 😀
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
I believe Chris is still working out the details on his car, that motor may not be original. I'll try to post here any new info he comes up with on this car.
@darrellborland119Ай бұрын
@@carcollectingfortherestofus yes, as I recollect, the 289 was not produced 'til 64. I remember that the 289 was considered to be much further ahead, than the chevy 283. Thanks and looking forward to further videos.
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
@@darrellborland119 Thank you!!
@dcheetham8603Күн бұрын
You're correct, 1963 only offered the 6cyl or the "challenger" v8 (260 ci 2bbl) - as did the 1964.5 mustang!
Ive got a customer with an XK140. I get to drive it every now and then. Wonderful cars.
@prophetsnakeАй бұрын
Why not just get a Miata and be done with it?
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
Because this looks SOOO much better!
@prophetsnakeАй бұрын
@@carcollectingfortherestofus It looks like a toy.
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
@@prophetsnake To each his own...
@toastedcheesesandwichesАй бұрын
What a d1ck comment. Get out of 'ere.
@lvc2jag24 күн бұрын
Having had a '54 Jag roadster for 25 years. I love my Coventry classics Jaguar xk120z. Never let me down.
@kougerat5388Ай бұрын
I like and appreciate 100% original cars but I'm not one of those snobs that looks down their nose at anything that isn't exactly original, I've met a few at car shows before and I'm like Yawn ! Anything different to me is interesting I like to see other peoples take on their restomods. Tod I think this looks great mate😎 I bet it goes like stink with that big American lump under the bonnet ! Thanks for posting this 👍 I watch a channel here in the UK called Retropower who put a video out every Sunday evening and you get to see the complete process of each project, they have the perfect mix of top traditional craftsmen and modern tech guys also at the top of their game and the most important thing passion ! Check them out I think you'll like what you see !
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
Thanks, I'll check them out!
@zoeysmokeyАй бұрын
I love the tail lights on these cars. I am sure I probably had a matchbox or hot wheels of this car when I was a kid.
@donparker1823Ай бұрын
Best of 2 era's, the great looks of the 1950's Jags and the reliability of a more modern V8. Pretty cool
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
Yes
@WorldWorzАй бұрын
Thanks again, that was a lot of fun. 👍🏼
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
Entirely my pleasure! Great car!
@789mortonАй бұрын
Wow such a beautiful car, well put together. I like how cautious he is with it. 👍
@robertbridges3703Ай бұрын
Love it. Thank you
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
Thank you!!!
@1966novaholicАй бұрын
Great story 👍🏻
@Nova.1971Ай бұрын
Very cool car and story...thanks for sharing.
@carcollectingfortherestofusАй бұрын
You're welcome, thanks for watching...
@LD-oh3kcАй бұрын
Jealous that you saw it and we were just talking about it.
@LuuuGheeTrebuchet2 ай бұрын
DOH ! .. @1:27 .. ''SO WHAT'S GOING ON UNDER THE HOOD'' .. HOPEFULLY A GAS TANK AND SPARE TIRE w?TOOLS .. AS IT IS A REAR ENGINE CAR .. you FERK'N 'TARDS ................................
@vcr2102 ай бұрын
Still a kit car, like Superformance etc. They have a place, but shouldn't be over valued.
@carcollectingfortherestofus2 ай бұрын
To each his own, right? Thanks for watching!
@davidkline74852 ай бұрын
Needs the original radiator shell. That what you have don't do it no justice
@carcollectingfortherestofus2 ай бұрын
To each his own, right!
@ccmer1956doc2 ай бұрын
Very nice
@oiygfdxssfgg2 ай бұрын
Nice car
@carcollectingfortherestofus2 ай бұрын
See the full video here...kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d9NzY653nc2qqKc.html
@1966novaholic2 ай бұрын
music to my ears...
@1966novaholic2 ай бұрын
Wow he brought it out that is awesome 👍🏻
@carcollectingfortherestofus2 ай бұрын
Yup, it's a stunner...
@kathyguinto45852 ай бұрын
An old Rambler certainly makes for a cool classic,real nice!.JMG
@carcollectingfortherestofus2 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@davidconnelly46662 ай бұрын
That is one bad ass car right there. Love the fat meats on the back. The sound of our people a.k.a. American horsepower. Hell yeah brother.
@molnardaniel15012 ай бұрын
This looks cool asf
@usmcvet94462 ай бұрын
So its like a modern PC with all of the LED lights. Im sure that makes it go faster lol
@carcollectingfortherestofus2 ай бұрын
Yes, traveling at the speed of LIGHT!
@josephbyrd66423 ай бұрын
thanks for the walk-a-round. Congrates on placing first in class
@carcollectingfortherestofus3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jamog643 ай бұрын
Hey mr Brian great meeting you at UNLV CAR SHOW. Like we talked about always nice to meet new and friendly people at car events. Thanks again for the interview wifey liked it very much as did I.
@carcollectingfortherestofus3 ай бұрын
Thanks Jorge! Looking forward to running into you at another car show!
@xrocksolidx3263 ай бұрын
I got number 46
@pierregathy34823 ай бұрын
thank you for your welcome and special Belgian touch with your t-shirt E Merckx 👍 Pierre