Filed under: Auction Action, Chevrolet, Dodge
eBay Find of the Day: The Vipette
For all those that have ever wanted a 1990's-era Dodge Viper but couldn't afford it, this eBay auction is for you. This good-looking Viper is a kit car that sits on the chassis of a 1985 Corvette, and has a 350hp LT1 engine with custom headers under-hood. The car really does look like a Viper, with good-looking body panels, and a hideous interior (just like the original). The kit has 11,000 miles on it, but there is no telling how many miles are on the original 85' Vette's 22 year-old chassis.
Right now the car is at about $17,000 with six days to go, and compared to the genuine article, this rip-off is a relative bargain if only for those that merely want to look the part. The seller astutely points out that the Vette engine will get better gas mileage than the Viper's thirsty 8.4L V10, and that parts will be available at just about any auto parts store, unlike the Viper.
We've seen some pretty crazy conversion kits over the years, but this one doesn't look half bad. This kit is a poseur's paradise. Check out the many pictures of the "Viperette" in the gallery below.
[Source: eBay via Carscoop]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
XJ 10:12AM (5/08/2007)
Good god, it does look like the real thing.
http://www.rafflecars.ca/bitmaps/winners/stefan_smith.jpg
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Viv 10:14AM (5/08/2007)
Hideous.
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P to the C 10:15AM (5/08/2007)
Probably rides and drives better than the real thing too.
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Avinash machado 10:17AM (5/08/2007)
A hybrid of a different kind. For those who find Gas+ Electric hybrids boring here is a Vette+ Viper hybrid.
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matthew 10:37AM (5/08/2007)
Thats not an LT1 its an L98 far less then 350hp
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r0bVious 10:42AM (5/08/2007)
How about the Vipiata?
http://www.paul-davis.com/vehicles/miata/viper1.jpg
http://www.paul-davis.com/vehicles/miata/viper2.jpg
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FLR 10:46AM (5/08/2007)
Forget about the car...I want that house!
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matthew 10:46AM (5/08/2007)
Thats not an LT1 its an L98 far less then 350hp
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Mike 10:59AM (5/08/2007)
Kit car Ferrari...okay.
Kit car Lambo...pushin' it.
Kit car DODGE?!?! Hello, and welcome to WalMart.
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Mike 11:03AM (5/08/2007)
The Viper is absolutely one of my favorites, and this recerations is pretty spot on... almost to the point of TM infringement.
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Frank in L.A. 11:37AM (5/08/2007)
With that chevy motor in that DODGE makes a complete piece of shit. Bite your tongue and pay for the gas. I would rather keep the V10. I'll drive it off the cliff.
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Ben Nom 11:53AM (5/08/2007)
So how does vehicle registration work for such a Vehicle ... Is considered a Vette or a Viper ?
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BC 12:04PM (5/08/2007)
Tacky and superficial, just like the house.
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The Other Bob 12:38PM (5/08/2007)
An answer to a question that was never asked.
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Steve C 12:47PM (5/08/2007)
A waste of a Vette. Reminds me of the "Miami Vice" syndrome, when guys were dropping fake Ferrari Daytona Spyder bodies on a Corvette chassis.
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Bill 12:55PM (5/08/2007)
Right on #9.
It reminds me of bronzing your gold medal.
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Jro 3:01PM (5/08/2007)
It's nice to see that the seller went all out with Carquest shocks!
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Barney 5:52PM (5/08/2007)
A complete waste of a Corvette.
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Kennyb 11:39PM (6/02/2007)
Ihave the molds from the company that produced this car .
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