What if? 196x Viper

[john112deere]

What if the Dodge Viper had been designed in the 1960s?

 

[Bricks]

Kinda looks like a cross between an Aston-Martin and a 'vette.

Not bad at all.

 

[O'Rattlecan]

That is waaaay too cool.

Ryan

 

[LEB Ben]

I'm not really sure if I like that or not...some aspects make me drool, then others I could definitely do without. It is definitely cool looking at what the Viper could have possibly looked like.

 

[john112deere]

Yeah...for sheer beauty, it's got nothin' on one of these, IMO:

But it does look exactly like what would happen if Dodge decided to duplicate the above 'Vette and get in on it's market share...

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

If it had a big Hemi in it then maybe I would buy it but it looks too euorpean to me.

 

[LEB Ben]

If it had a big Hemi in it then maybe I would buy it but it looks too euorpean to me.

Naw...I definitely liked the 440...for some reason I've always liked the 440 over the 426 Hemi...dunno why...probably the whole 'no replacement for displacement' thing.

 

[Blue Bomber]

426 was a race motor. if i was racing, i would get the 426. if i was driving it on the road alot, i would get the 440.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Either way it aint a Ford so it sucks.

 

[TexasNomad]

Well the 440 was more of a tq engine great truck engine, and blue is right, the 426 was a screamer....
My uncle had a jeep that he dropped a 360 in and man that was a great engine couldn't kill it.

 

[LEB Ben]

Where's blue bomber and his love of foreign imports so we can hit all the non fords in this thread...haha. We have Mopar and Chevy...c'mon let's show love for everything, it's not like this is a FORD website or anything...haha.

 

[polarbear]

Back to the OP. Truth be known, the Dodge Viper was designed in the '60's- by the same folks that had a hand in the current Viper. It just wasn't called a Viper.... or a Dodge.

Caroll Shelby's already been there. Ditto Bob Lutz. Look at the red car.

Closeup, Shelby Daytona Lemans Coupe

Final word- everyone knows this is the last year for the Viper, right?

 

[TexasNomad]

Why are they going to stop making them?
Over priced?
over rated?
break down constantly?
Get smoked by cheaper cars?

 

[RangerPilot]

Oh I know I know!!! Pick me Tex!!!


...long pause...


E) All of the Above

 

[TexasNomad]

Oh I know I know!!! Pick me Tex!!!


...long pause...


E) All of the Above

 

[polarbear]

Why are they going to stop making them?
Over priced?
over rated?
break down constantly?
Get smoked by cheaper cars?

None of the above. Low volume doesn't justify redesign dollars with the market the way it is, Chrysler thinks they have other, bigger fish to fry.

 

[RangerPilot]

Chrysler thinks they have other, bigger fish to fry.

Like survival.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Ye survival should be high up on the list.

 

[RangerPilot]

That's what you'd think.

But the way that the bailout money's been spent so far...who knows anymore.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

I hope they go down the drain.