Last week we brought you the news that the 2017 model year would be the final chapter of the current Dodge Viper story, but to send off the ultimate American supercar in grand fashion, the company will offer up 5 special edition packages for the final model year. That statement came with just one image showing 4 of the 5 cars against a black backdrop, but this past weekend, I had a chance to check out all but one of the special edition 2017 Vipers. Best of all, I was able to get shots of the 4 unique supercars for everyone to enjoy.
As a quick reminder, the 5 special edition packages for the 2017 Dodge Viper are the Snakeskin Edition GTC, the VooDoo II Edition ACR, the GTS-R Commemorative Edition ACR, the 1:28 Edition ACR and the Dodge Dealer Edition Viper ACR. At a recent event, all but the Dealer Edition were on display – and here they are!
Dodge Viper Snakeskin Edition GTC
Features:
Snakeskin Green exterior paint
Snakeskin patterned SRT stripe
Advanced Aerodynamics Package
Black Viper GT interior
Serialized instrument panel badge
Custom car cover with the owner’s name over the driver’s door
25 units slated for production
Dodge Viper VooDoo II Edition ACR
Features:
Black exterior paint
Graphite metallic driver’s stripe traced in red
Extreme Aero Package
Carbon Ceramic brakes,
ACR interior with silver stitching, a
Serialized instrument panel badge
Custom car cover with the owner’s name over the driver’s door
31 units slated for production
Dodge Viper GTS-R Commemorative Edition ACR
Features:
Pearl White exterior paint
Blue Pearl GTS stripes
Extreme Aero Package
Exterior Carbon Package
Carbon Ceramic brakes
Unique red Stryker badge
GTS-R sill badges
USA flags on the b-pillars
ACR interior with red stitching
Header Red seatbelts
Serialized instrument panel
Custom car cover with the owner’s name over the driver’s door
100 units slated for production
Dodge Viper 1:28 Edition ACR
Features:
Black exterior paint
Red ACR stripes
Extreme Aero Package
Carbon Ceramic brakes
1:28 Edition sill badges
ACR interior with red stitching
Serialized instrument panel
Custom car cover with the owner’s name over the driver’s door
28 units slated for production
Below you will find more pictures of each of these four unique 2017 Dodge Vipers and when images of the Dodge Dealer Edition ACR surface, we will get them posted on DodgeForum.com as well.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
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