Blue and Whites

[Viper]

with all this blue and white who-har, thought I'd stick a pic up of the landing when all 15 originally came into the docks together in Scotland.
Which one is yours ???



they're so slow 5 of them could even get off the boat and make the photo

wonder whose this one could be ?

[viperdave]

Na 5 of them had already left.

oh look you can see neils in the background

opps sorry my mistake that was the boat.



anyway which ones mine?

[viperdave]

Anyway they are all fake, look at them they are all RHD, and where's the gas cap.












ahh thats better, now they will be faster.



cool pic, do you have it in a higher res?

[Viper]

damn, I thought that would have took longer to spot

original file is only 44KB's I'm afraid, borrowed it off the Chrysler UK media site many moons ago

[viper paul]

Neil,

Need to send that to Maurice for his Viper storey.

[viper_larry]

Mine's the second one back from the front - bit of Photoshop trickery revealed the VIN number in the A pillar - good to see an early picture of it

[Viper]

viper paul said:

Neil, Need to send that to Maurice for his Viper storey.

Just done Paul, but its probably to late i'd imagine its gone to print by now, and the image quality isnt great, and we dont have the copyright to use the pic either. I did sort out about a dozen reasonable shots for Maurice to choose from

[Viper]

viper_larry said:

Mine's the second one back from the front - bit of Photoshop trickery revealed the VIN number in the A pillar - good to see an early picture of it

That one cant be your's as the tyres aren't smokin' !

[vpr]

One of them is mine I know that much but dont ask which one...

Oh and I think the docks were at sandwich, Kent

lee

[Viper]

Your right for some reason I got scotland in my head, I'm sure I've article somewhere which mentions Scotland. And there was only 10 !
surprised the info was still on the Chrysler site as a lot of the gen 1 and 2 has been deleted



28 April 1997

A Nest of Vipers in Kent

A one-off gathering of Chrysler Viper GTS Coupés - with a total value of nearly £700,000, and possibly the largest-ever collection of Vipers assembled in one place in the UK - took place in Kent this week.

The first 10 Viper GTS Coupés to arrive in the UK were landed at the port of Sheerness after being shipped from Detroit in the USA. All 10 were gathered on the dockside prior to completing import and homologation formalities before being transported on to an eager and exclusive band of owners.

A total of 15 of these awesome Coupés, which are fitted with a 7990cc V10 all-aluminium engine and which have an on-the-road price of £68,000, will come to the UK this year. All 15 have already been sold.

[vpr]

Ah brings a tear to my eye....my little baby just weeks old.

Imagine how I felt at the time knowing it was on home turf and I couldn't get to it...All those sleepless nights. Still it turned up three agonising weeks later. I cant tell you how I felt back in 97 when I still had dark hair and one chin. You think people stare now.

I remember seeing the car on Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson driving it probably a year or two before it was launched and I knew from that moment I had to have one....The rest is history.

lee

[venom500]

Thanks for posting Neil!Interesting story,our car is the first one in the pic....nearest to camara,COZ ITS THE FASTEST OF ALL BLUE AND WHITES!

[venom500]

Thanks for posting Neil!Interesting story,our car is the first one in the pic....nearest to camara,COZ ITS THE FASTEST OF ALL BLUE AND WHITES!

[viperdave]

Mine must be at the back as they kept the best one until last