Viper brand may be for sale from Chrysler

[Buckterrier]

Anyone have $150 Mil? What a shame.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-08-27-viper_N.htm

[onewhippedpuppy]

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?

[legion]

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.

[Jim Bremner]

group buy?

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Jim Bremner

group buy?

A rear mounted V-10???

[porsche4life]

if everyone chips in like 100 bucks would we have enough?

[sketchers356]

Is the Viper brand really worth anything to someone other than Dodge?

[Jagshund]

Carroll Shelby should buy the brand. He might be an old fart, but the man still knows a thing or two about cars . . .

[berettafan]

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 *****.

[Buckterrier]

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

[porsche4life]

Think Waynes ready to start building cars? Seems he already has a large amount of willing stock holders.

[kstar]

I don't think the traditional Viper owner would like the PP version.

[speedracing944]

Originally Posted by kstarnes

I don't think the traditional Viper owner would like the PP version.

You are right. It would already come equipped with twin turbos stock and have 1200hp rolling out of the dealership's showroom floor.

Speedy

[UconnTim97]

If I buy it, can I call my car a Viper 944? lol Possibly drop a V-10 in it for fun?

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by kstarnes

I don't think the traditional Viper owner would like the PP version.

You dont think they would like gulf blue and orange?

[legion]

Originally Posted by UconnTim97

If I buy it, can I call my car a Viper 944? lol Possibly drop a V-10 in it for fun?

You know better than that!

It's cheaper to buy a 951 instead. Buy mine!

[the]

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.

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

A rear mounted V-10???

mid mounted

if you can fit a flat 8 in a 914, can you fit a V10?

[tcar]

Originally Posted by the

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.

Chrysler paid us back.

I think we need more than 1 or 2 US carmakers.

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by tcar

Chrysler paid us back.

+1 - Can't say that for most other bailouts... can we say bad mortgage loans??
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.