stuny Posted April 19, 2012 Share #1 Posted April 19, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) With Chrysler in deep financial yogurt (before the FIAT deal) they stopped making the outrageous, crude, fast, and somewhat cartoon-like Dodge Viper. The Viper team wanted to rebirth the snake, and even built full-scale mock-ups for the new Italian management. It worked. The coupe version of the revised Viper (Now Viper SRT, and no longer a Dodge) will be released shortly as a 2013 model, lighter in weight, better in fuel economy (as such), and with electronic aides, such as ABS and switchable attitude control, among other things, and faster (lap records for production cars at two major road racing tracks). The most obvious cosmetic changes involve lighting treatment, but the overall effect is a bit nicer. The original coupe was inspired by (stolen from?) the beautiful Cobra Daytona Coupe, two photos of which is below, too. Race version of the new Viper [ATTACH]311366[/ATTACH] Viper rear showing LED lights [ATTACH]311367[/ATTACH] Viper pitch woman at the NY International Auto Show [ATTACH]311368[/ATTACH] One of only 8 original Cobra Daytona Coupes, the design inspriation for the Viper. this car is in the excellent Simeone Foundation Museum in Philadelphia. [ATTACH]311369[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]311370[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 19, 2012 Posted April 19, 2012 Hi stuny, Take a look here The snake becomes less crude & faster in the process (x5). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Pintpot Posted April 19, 2012 Share #2 Posted April 19, 2012 Lovely photgraphs of the cars Stuart! Are you buying one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benqui Posted April 19, 2012 Share #3 Posted April 19, 2012 I agree and if you buy one, take the original Cobra Daytona Coupe. best regards Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedi996sps Posted April 19, 2012 Share #4 Posted April 19, 2012 The Cobra Daytona has to my eye some similarities to the iconic E Type Jaguar. The silver Viper looks absolutely nuts...in a good way. Very Nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted April 19, 2012 Share #5 Posted April 19, 2012 Stuart, Great shots. You ought to buy them all (except the pitch lady which Barbara would oppose). I suppose you might have a problem parking them in downtown NYC. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted April 19, 2012 Share #6 Posted April 19, 2012 Excellent shots. Much enjoyed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share #7 Posted April 19, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) K-H, Tony & Ali. Thank you. Marc - Thank you. The Cobra Daytona Coupe has long been one pof my all-time favorite cars. Paul - thank you. I guess it would depned on where she sleeps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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