Friday, November 08, 2024

there has been a Viper up on a sign over a Chrysler dealership in Henderson, Kentucky since 1996. For years, locals assumed that it was just a body shell or that it lacked a powertrain, but it's a fully functioning Viper





Jacob posted photos of the Viper being brought down from its perch on the Viper Club of America Facebook group and the years of sitting nearly 30 feet in the air weren’t kind to it.

Its red paint didn’t hold up well to tens of thousands of hours of sunlight, as its clear coat is peeling like a bad sunburn. Nature also decided to take over the Viper, as the driver’s side window looks like a terrarium and the engine bay is now a bird’s nest

the car was brought down for refurbishment 15 years ago. I wonder if that’s when it was given quite possibly the worst-looking set of aftermarket wheels ever fitted

According to Schreiber, the Viper is going to get cleaned up and painted. Once refreshed, Tristate Homepage reports that the Viper should return to its post in about a month or so




3 comments:

  1. I bought one red car(pre clear coat) in my life...never another.Aussie UV just loves it. Having said that,clear coats down here fare no better than that. Even top line marques; ie. BMW,Merc and all others go to crap in a few years! Is it water based over other that doesn't bond or what. This is probably helping save the planet in some obscure way,but I don't get it.Why is there no recalls for this absolutely rubbish product? My 94 Falcon with two pack is still in great shape!

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  2. "quite possibly the worst-looking set of aftermarket wheels ever fitted"

    Tell us what you really think, Jesse!

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  3. Bizarre, funny and sad all in the same breath

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