Fisher Body – Theme Car

The Fisher Body Theme Car, also known as the Fisher Body Greenbriar Theme Car, was a concept vehicle presented in 1983 by Fisher Body, the General Motors body-engineering division. The project marked the division's 75th anniversary, and for the occasion Fisher was granted the unusual status of appearing under its own name alongside GM's six American marques: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, and GMC. Fisher normally operated behind the scenes as GM's major body-building subsidiary, its name appearing only as a small doorsill marking on well-equipped models. The Theme Car was a two-door notchback coupe with seating for four or five, built on modified body and chassis components from GM's front-wheel-drive J-Car platform, referred to internally as the J-27, the same platform that underpinned the Opel Ascona in Europe.

Work on the car began in mid-1982, initially to research flush-glass hardtop construction and an all-glass greenhouse design, with extensive styling, electronic, and interior features added later. The sloped front end with headlights hidden behind glass recalled the Pontiac Firebird and Renault Alpine, while the beltline dropped lower between the windshield and rear window, emphasizing the raised notchback tail. There were no exterior door handles; doors opened via a numeric code entered on the window frame, complemented by Delco Electronics' infrared keyless entry system and body computer. The front seats swiveled outward for entry and exit, rear seats folded to expand cargo space, and the dashboard featured CRT instrumentation, a stereo visual display, a touch-sensitive roof-mounted stereo control with electrostatic speakers, and an anti-theft security relay system, both supplied by Delco Electronics.