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| Car of the Day : May 28, 2013; Hot Wheels '92 Dodge Viper RT/10 | |
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| craftymore | May 27 2013, 09:53 PM Post #1 |
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![]() The car for today is the 1992 Dodge Viper RT/10 by Hot Wheels. ![]()
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![]() Check out Wikipedia.com to learn more on the Viper. ![]() I was shocked to learn the 1st gen Viper from HWs hadn't been ran for COTD yet. This was about the 3rd variation released of the Viper around 1993. It debuted in red with several wheel variations. I got this my last deal with Quicksilverdc. The Viper is widely viewed as the spiritual successor to the Shelby Cobra with Carol Shelby have some input on the direction of the 1st generation of the V-10 beast. Hope was lost for a while with the Viper program as Chrysler canned production only for it to resume after Fiat purchased the struggling US maker.
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| pjedsel | May 27 2013, 10:52 PM Post #2 |
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Muscle Car
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Ouch - that hurts my eyes! Yikes - that is one brighty colored car.
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| ivantt | May 28 2013, 03:18 AM Post #3 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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I had to have this one in my Viper collection only because I collect Vipers!! |
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| juantoo3 | May 28 2013, 08:24 AM Post #4 |
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I never was a fan of the UH wheels, but I'll still take them any day over sawblades and 3 spokes. I picked up the very first issue...red with 5 spokes...and gave it to the son of a girlfriend at the time. Now it appears that version is one of the more sought after variations! At least I still have my '96 Pace Car edition by Maisto (1/18 scale) that I have had since the December prior to that race (bought at a Kmart in Buffalo, NY). Back to this diecast...yes it is bright, but the gold UH wheels compliment the color nicely, I think this is one of the better looking variations of this casting. In my opinion, the Viper started out great but did a slow dive into banality as far as looks are concerned. I've heard a lot of talk that the new Viper will recapture some of the freshness of the original design, but I have yet to see one to form an opinion. I hope they do, there are too few worthy American halo cars left. |
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| Pegers | May 28 2013, 05:06 PM Post #5 |
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Wes,the red w/chrome sp5 is very hard to come by.but even harder is the green w/chrome sp5.i have only seen 2 of them in person... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| JustDavid | May 28 2013, 06:30 PM Post #6 |
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This one is a *bit* on the bright side...where's my sunglasses? |
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| Dean-o-mite | May 29 2013, 09:48 AM Post #7 |
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We really have only scratched the surface when it comes to Car Of The Day covering the spectrum of vehicle castings out there. There are literally thousands of castings out there, yet to be featured. Slowly -and randomly- filling in the gaps is part of what makes COTD so appealing for me. This Viper is easily trumped by the Matchbox offering, but it has its own charm. Some red applied to the tail light area would do wonders for it, in my book. |
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| ivantt | May 29 2013, 02:04 PM Post #8 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Lately, especially true with me and Vipers and the winged Mopars!! I keep thinking, "How many more of these cars have castings out there that I have yet to see??" As far as the Vipers. I find so many different makers, body versions, and color variations, that I have lost track of which I have or do not have. If I'm at a swap meet or yard sale, I'll just buy them all and sort out later what I need. Edited by ivantt, May 29 2013, 02:06 PM.
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Ouch - that hurts my eyes! Yikes - that is one brighty colored car.









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