Zimmer Quicksilver; A car as rare as the metal it's named after

Zimmer Quicksilver.  Does that name ring a bell?  Probably not.  Chances are, you've never heard of this car.  It came from the same company that made the Golden Spirit (1978-1988).  The Golden Spirit was produced in nearly 1,500 units; But just 170 units of the Quicksilver (1984-1988) were made.
          So, more about the Quicksilver.  It was based on a Pontiac Fiero (yes, it really was.  I guess exotic car replicas aren't all that Pontiac Fieros are good for), and used the same V6 engine and transmission too.  But the likeness between the donor car and the finished product stops there.
          The Quicksilver was luxurious.  And expensive.  The Pontiac Fiero of that day started at $12,000; The Zimmer started at $52,000.  The Zimmer had more cargo space too, while the Fiero was infamous for its shortage of said space.  On the outside, it looked something like a cross between a '70s Lincoln Continental and an, um, I'm not sure what.  It was unique.
          But it's looks didn't match it's performance.  It was even slower than the Fiero it was based on, due to the added weight of some luxury items (such as the power seats).  I suspect that this is one of the reasons that only 170 were sold.
          It looks cool.  Futuristic.  Lincoln Continental-esq.  But it wasn't as good as it looked.  For a car that was supposed to compete with the likes of the BMW 8-Series, Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, Chrysler New Yorker, and Jaguar XJ6, it fell short.  Really short.  Because anything based on a Fiero is going to be noisy, slow, and cheap.  Unless you add a whole ton of luxury amenities.  Then it is slow, noisy, but comfortable.
          Moral of this post: Don't try to build a luxury car using the chassis of a Fiero.