CollectorCarNation.com has a great spread of Dodge product on their virtual pages and today, we take a look at the pristine 1994 Dodge Viper RT/10 shown in the image above.  The Viper is the kind of car that comes off of the assembly line as a collector's vehicle so we typically see these American supercars in good shape with low miles but this particular Viper looks incredible.

This 1994 Dodge Viper RT/10 is so clean that the current owner claims that there is not a newer 94 Viper in the world and he guarantee's that, promising that he will pay for people's gas if they come to see the car and don't agree on the impeccable quality of this 18 year old roadster.

This past weekend the NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup teams took to Darlington Motor Speedway for the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 and the Bojangles' Southern 500.  As opposed to the shorter Nationwide race running Saturday and the Sprint Cup race running on Sunday, the two leagues shifted their events a day earlier so that the drivers could spend Mother's Day with their mommas.

For Friday's Nationwide Series VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200, just three Dodge Challengers qualified for the 43 car field with Sam Hornish Jr (shown above) starting 8^th, Brad Keselowski starting 13^th and Derrick Cope starting 42^nd.  Keselowski and Hornish were towards the front of the field all day long but at the end of the race, the two Toyota Camrys driven by Joey Lagano and Denny Hamlin were able to beat out the pair of Challengers - leaving Keselowski to finish 3^rd while Hornish finished 4^th.  Derrick Cope had the kind of day that you would expect of a driver with his record, finishing in 27^th spot 13, 13 laps down.  Hornish remained in the 4^th spot in season standings with his strong finish.

Chrysler's Street and Racing Technology division has announced that they will have a major presence at the return of the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix next week - including an exclusive area for SRT owners to park their vehicles and enjoy the race with other Mopar diehards.

The SRT fan package costs $150 and includes parking on Belle Isle in the special SRT Car Corral parking area for June 2^nd and 3^rd, two grandstand tickets for Saturday and Sunday and with two Paddock passes for both days - giving you and a guest access to check out some of the high performance cars racing around Detroit's Belle Isle road course.  Those who opt for the SRT ticket package will also receive meal vouchers as well as having their SRT vehicle entered into a virtual car show on Facebook with the winners receiving "valuable prizes".  These passes are only available by clicking here and visiting DriveSRT.com.

While the new Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee are among the most popular sport utility vehicles in the American automotive market, those modern large SUVs are a far cry from the rugged Dodge Ramchargers of the 1970s, 80s and 90s - leaving a need for a big, tough SUV.  Back in the day, the most popular SUVs were models like the Dodge Ramcharger, the Plymouth Trail Duster, the Chevrolet K5 Blazer and the full sized Ford Bronco. 

These were big, roomy utes powered by large V8 engines that could seat at least four adults, offer space for tons of cargo, tow a heavy trailer and storm through the woods in stock form.  While the modern SUV can do just about anything that a 1983 Ramcharger could (plus packing more power, more efficiency and more gadgets), today's full size SUVs have gotten to be so expensive that most average owners shudder at the thought of driving in icy weather for the fear of damaging one of the plastic exterior body panels.

Last night at Baylor Hospital in Dallas Texas, 89 year old Carroll Shelby - a man who had as great a hand as any in improving American performance cars over the last 50+ years - passed away after a lengthy battle with pneumonia.  Rumors to Mr. Shelby's passing originally surfaced in late April to which Shelby himself replied on Facebook - proclaiming that he was in the hospital recovering from pneumonia with his family by his side.  Sadly, Shelby's company issued a statement this morning announcing the passing of the automotive legend.

While Carroll Shelby's name is best known in modern time for his work with the Ford GT500 Mustang, Mr. Shelby had a profound impact on the world of Mopar Performance starting in the 1980s.