gazette issue 4 | Page 12

cars Page Fierro jeep We often feature crazy, sometimes hideous, creations which are found for sale on the internet’s strangest and sketchiest public marketplace, Craigslist. Today we bring you this custom 1988 Pontiac Fierro, which appears to be the result of a mating session between GM’s little midengine sports car and a late ‘90s Jeep TJ. The ad for this strange Fierro-Jeep hybrid was first found by JALOPNIC, but it has since been taken down. According to the seller, the body kit used was actually designed for 1984-87 model year Fierro's, so he had to modify it to correctly fit onto the 1988 chassis. What’s more, we have our doubts the lift kit actually helped the Fierro to become a capa- ble off-roader, so now it’s bad at driving both on and off the road. Oh Dear. for me, the proprietor of Phoenix International Sport Automobiles (PISA) Marty Jakolat answer e-mails and Personally, we prefer the 350 was "happy to show me small block swapped Fierro around." we featured last year to this car, but there is no denying Jakolat is a slender blonde this thing would be a hoot to fella with a heavy tan and drive – if not a little danger- easy hyper white smile. His ous. Remember that insane shop is wedged into some Lancia/Jeep-looking off-road industrial space near PhoePontiac Fierro conversion nix Sky Harbor airport, we found called the which I found after some "Jalapeno?" Of course you wrestling with the OnStar do, which is why I dragged enave in the 2014 Chevy Silmy ass all the way to Phoeverado. nix, Arizona to meet the man who makes them. Well I was mostly there to check out the2015 GM 2500 pickups. But after learning of the Jalapeno's existence, it would have been sheer idiocy to leave Phoenix without seeing it for myself. Lucky Porsche 911 GT3 The Porsche 911 GT3 is a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is the latest in a line of high-performance models, beginning with the 1973 911 RS. The GT3, named after the Federation International de automobile (FIA) GT3 European Championship. It has 3.6 litre engine naturally sixcylinder engine based on the unit used on the Porsche 962. The body style is 2 door coup A number of variations, designed for road and track duty, have been introduced since its launch in 1999. The previous generation (997) includes three road and several racing models Since the start of the production in 1999 a total of 14,145 911 GT3 cars has been produced. The new GT3 based on the (991) was introduced in Geneva Motor Show 2013 The GT3 has had a successful racing career in the one-make national Porsche Carrera Cup series, and the international Porsche Super cup. It has won championship and endurance races, including the GT class