An interesting mash-up of a 1983 Yamaha Venture Royal motorcycle and a V6-powered Pontiac Fiero is up for auction on Cars and ...

There are a plethora of companies that specifically sell aftermarket V-8-swap kits for the Fiero. The Pontiac Fiero had a litany of issues, most of which were limited to the inaugural 1984 model year.

It's not just any Fiero, either. It's a GT model with ... the standard-issue Pontiac 2.8-liter V8 engine still lives under the cover. It's transverse-mounted, and according to the listing it's ...

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.