Thus, in 1984, the plastic-bodied Pontiac Fiero, which means "very proud" in Italian and "fierce" in Spanish, was released for $7,999, and by the end of the year, nearly 137,000 were on the road.

What a lot of people don't remember, is that Pontiac did a follow-up to the Fiero, of sorts. This was Pontiac's first attempt ...