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Viper brand may be for sale from Chrysler
Anyone have $150 Mil? What a shame.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-08-27-viper_N.htm
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Did you get the memo?
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Fire sale! Everything must go!
Pretty sad. Unlike the sale of several recent brands, Chrysler is trying to sell a Dodge product. Of course, it won't be a Dodge Viper for the new owner. Only $150M too, are they that desperate?
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That's too bad. I really think a car brand like Dodge needs a halo product. People do buy Stratuses and Cobalts because they dream of Vipers and Corvettes. They'd even started taking a cue from Corvette and let their racing department handle most of the product development.
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group buy?
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08-28-2008, 08:07 AM
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if everyone chips in like 100 bucks would we have enough?
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Is the Viper brand really worth anything to someone other than Dodge?
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Carroll Shelby should buy the brand. He might be an old fart, but the man still knows a thing or two about cars . . .
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he surely knows a thing or two about squeezing every last dollar out of his notariety too!
i guess racing doesn't sell cars like it used too? i understand the vipers actually have to be reigned in a bit to compete in their classes. only personal experience with the car is via Forza and GT2,3. Couldn't drive that thing for *****.
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I remember going to the Detriot auto show the year the Viper was a concept car. My buddy and I were mesmerized by it. And the production car is pretty true to the concept vehicle. We were like... "Damn to bad they'll never make it"!!
I hope it doesn't die a slow death. I'm in for $1000.00 
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Think Waynes ready to start building cars? Seems he already has a large amount of willing stock holders.
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I don't think the traditional Viper owner would like the PP version.
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If I buy it, can I call my car a Viper 944? lol Possibly drop a V-10 in it for fun?
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Someone just needs to put a bullet into Chrysler. The Govt should have refused to go along with Iaccoca's corp welfare/bailout, and let it die a natural death a long time ago.
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if you can fit a flat 8 in a 914, can you fit a V10?
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The Co. I work for was involved in all that as a supplier back then. We helped Chrysler out also, as I'm sure many other suppliers did.
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