- Enterra
Enterra Vipre is an out-of-production
Canadian sports car .History
In the mid 80’s,
Enterra Technologies Ltd. allegedlyweasel inline received C$8 to 10 millionloan guarantee s and tax credits from the Canadian government's Scientific Research Council. This money was to be used to build a manufacturing facility inBurnaby, British Columbia ,British Columbia , to produce the "Vipre".Our researchFact|date=March 2008 shows only 36 cars built in Canada. Of these, most were sold into the U.S. The Vipre It was only to be sold through
General Motors dealership s as an option known as the Enterra Style package on a Fiero. GM, in agreement with this plan, was then to cover the regular warranty, with an additional warranty for the body and interior through Enterra.There are discrepancies in the numbers sold. Some evidence points towards several incomplete cars (the number eight has come up several times from former employees interviewed) being left over when the company folded in late 1987 so the total number of cars built is in question.
The car was offered only as an option on a new Fiero and never as a kit, for fear it would take lose its advantage over
kit car s in the process.The first set of body molds were used until late 1986. There were minor fitting problems with the first set so in late '86 a new, better-fitting set of molds were created for the last year the company remained in business. The molds for the body were then sold to a California company who re-formed the molds again and two more cars were built before it also went out of business. After the California company folded, the molds, it seems, disappeared.
These cars were built on fully loaded
V6 -powered Fiero SEs. The cars were stripped of the bodies and interiors and the sleek body and custom interiors installed. They only came in 4 colours; Red, Black, Gun Metal Gray, and White. The paint of choice was Sikens. All suspension,drivetrain , braking system, and cooling system components remained stock Fiero.References
* [http://www.86EnterraVipre.com The website 86EnterraVipre.com]
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