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2013 VIPER: THERE’S NEW NEWS

tom — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:47:05 +0000

The new news is that there will be no 2013 Dodge Viper but there will be a 2013 SRT Viper. Chrysler Corp is working to transform SRT into a brand of exclusive vehicles to compete with the likes of BMW, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz when it comes to performance and exclusivity. The SRT stands for Street and Racing Technology that was used by the Dodge to brand their highest level performance cars.

The newest Viper won’t be riding on a modified Alfa Romeo or Ferrari platform, as rumored. Don’t forget Chrysler Corp. is owned by Alfa Romeo. The Pentastar has said while there may be some similarities to the Alfa Romeo Competizone 8C the new Viper will make use of entirely unique underpinnings and will carry significantly different proportions compared to the Alfa 8C. Part of that means doing away with the snake’s iconic long hood in favor of a design with a little more balance.

The Mopar super car won’t utilize a Ferrari engine for its power, also rumored. However, Chrysler’s spokes person stopped short of saying whether or not the old 640 horsepower V10 will survive the vehicle’s rebirth. That means that a new engine may surface, though the number of cylinders and how much horsepower it will produce remain a mystery. My prediction is the current Viper 8 liter V10 with Alfa/Ferrari direct injection technology, maybe 800 naturally aspirated hp

We have included pictures of the last model Dodge Viper(leas picture), a picture of the current Alfa Competizone 8C and the last picture is a “spy” picture of the 2013 SRT Viper. One thing for sure is that the old Dodge front style grill will be gone. The spy picture does show that.

SHAY was Hurst Equipped — 2011 SMt. Mopar

tom — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:58:03 +0000

My first attempt at poetry:

There once was a gorgeous, beautiful, sexy girl named Shay,

Who I asked If I could please take her picture that Day,

She said ”Oh really! Who are You?

I stammered and stuttered and turned dark Blue

She smiled and stood and said “Just show me where you would like me to Stay”

Obviouly I was quite taken by Shay. She was gorgeous, beautiful, sexy and NICE. She was at the show with her husband Michael Tucker. They had come in from Shelbyville, Tn. with their 1969 Dodge Dart. Michael said the car had a MOPAR 360 c.i. Engine, 4sp. Transmission all backed by a bottle of NO2.

With the Hurst Equipped badging on the side of the car (Gallery picture 1) Michael may have taken some inspiration from the 1968-69 Hurst Equipped Darts. Dart body shells weret sent to Hurst. Hurst equipped the Darts with 600hp, 440c.i. engines, sans all creature comforts, fiber glass body parts and painted primer gray. These Hurst Equipped Darts were meant for drag strip use only.

BRANDI is a BALL — 2011 SMt.Mopars

tom — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:22:28 +0000

Bandi was a ton of fun and a great help to AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com. She is posing here with her dad’s, Randy Alsbrook, 1955 1/2 ton Dodge pickup. Randy has owned the truck for eight years and has done all the restoration work himself. The truck is outfitted with a 340 c.i. engine and a 5sp manual transmission. I love the 5sp. It’s a little different and probably means the truck is a driver.

Later in the article Brandi takes the time to pose with her uncle’s, Ronnie and Bobby Alsbrook, MOPARs. Brandi was an Alsbrook but now her married name is BRANDI BALL.

NAYLENE AND HER 1968 CHARGER, I COULD HAVE TAKEN IT HOME — 2011 SMt.Mopars

tom — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:19:27 +0000

I don’t have the time look at every car at a big show like this. Even if I had the time I don’t have the knowledge or experience to judge show cars. After that being said if I had one car I could pick to take home from the 2011 Smoky Mt. Mopar Show it would have been Naylene’s 1968 Charger. I loved everthing about this car. Just look at the pictures.

The first generation of Chargers, the 1966-67 models, were not very good looking cars. The second gerneration, 1968-70 models, did a 180 from the first generation and is one of the best looking Muscle Cars of any brand of any era. The 1969 model was the car of choice for the TV show and later the movie The Dukes of Hazard. Who could forget the General Lee.

Naylene’s 1968 Charger is a 383ci and was restored by Naylene with a little help from dad, Dwight Orr.

SHAY MADE THEIR DAY or NEONS ARE COOL CARS — 2011 SMt.Mopar

tom — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:11:01 +0000

Shay is posing with two young dudes who drove their Dodge Neons over 100 miles that morning just to make sure their type of MOPARs were represented. The Neons were made an an extremely popular cars among the tuner group with the introduction of the SRT-4 model. The SRT -4 was powered by a 230 hp turbocharged 4 cylinder engine.

The production SRT-4 was introduced in 2003. At the time, the Neon SRT-4 was the second fastest stock production vehicle in the Dodge lineup, second only to the Viper. The Neon SRT-4 was built in Belvidere, Illinois with 84% US content.

In that same year Dodge engineers built a special SRT-4 using only factory performance upgrade parts from Mopar. The car weighed only 2,500 lb and was dyno’d at 360hp and 381lb·ft (at the wheels) by SportCompactCar magazine. On drag slicks, it ran an 11.83-second pass at 123mph.

The SRT-4 continued in production for the model years 2004 and 2005.

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As of 09/14/11 DODGE VIPER FASTEST AT NURBURGRING

tom — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:36:59 +0000

Setting a lap record for a production car around the infamous Nürburgring seems to have become an obsession recently. You may recall that Chrysler Group’s Street and Racing Technology (SRT) team originally broke the record in August 2008 when the newly launched 2008 Dodge Viper ACR went to Germany with driver Tom Coronel and established a new production car lap record time of 7:22.1, a record that stood until earlier 2011.

Just recently a Lexus LFA Nurburgring Edition set the new record. It didn’t last long though as on Sept. 14, 2011 a Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR recaptured the production car lap record with a 7:12.13 elapsed time – over two seconds faster than the Lexus’ time.

The Lexus LFA (see picture under video) is a super high tech car costing $400,000 The Viper SRT10 ACR cost a $100,000 at the time of production.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4-e3uSYPpg

CASSONDRA – IT JUST DOESN’T GET MUCH BETTER — 2011Viper

tom — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:46:45 +0000

Life becomes harmonious for me when I get to photograph a gorgeous girl, who knows how to pose and is affiliated with the car . Such was the case with Casssondra: cute. photogenic, and her dad owned the car. In addition to all the this Casssondra was polite and fun to be around. Their car is a 2005 Copper Head Viper with recently installed carbon fiber hood and trunk lid. Cassondra is a recent high school graduate who will be heading off to collage in the fall.

Cassondra has another post in this article so don’t miss it.

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MIA – DISPITE IT ALL IT WORKED — 2011Viper

tom — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:05:05 +0000

About the only problem with doing this kind of event is that the cars usually are not parked in the best position and/or place to take good pictures. Such was the case here. Mia’s uncle had parked his Viper in some very dense shade that was surrounded by bright sun. The Viper was also parked on the side of a road so that the car was sloping in two directions. The difficultly of the situation was further exacerbated by Mia who acted like she didn’t want her picture taken. After a lot of coaxing, pleading and ok I’ll only take one picture and then two, and three etc. we got some pictures. And, Dispite IT All It Worked and worked surprising well. Mia is a nursing student at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

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PICTURES OF VIPERS AND OTHER STUFF — 2011Vipers

tom — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:01:43 +0000

The girl who is showing her tail in Gallery Picture 4 was not affiliated with the Vipers. It’s certainly not what I was referring to in the title of this article, THE VIPERS GET SOME TAIL, at least I don’t think so. Maybe you should should ask the Vipers for clarification on this.

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ALEX “THE CAR GIRL”

tom — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:23:05 +0000

I just stumbled across Alex Rogeo a.k.a. Alex “The Car Girl” as I was perusing the internet. It turnes out to be a really good story. Alex’s dad was a big car guy which was instilled into Alex. Alex’s dad died when she was thirteen. After graduating form a high school near Detroit, Alex headed out to California to make her mark. Not long after arriving in California she met Richard. Richard apparently is a huge car guy and because of this he and Alex formed a strong relationship.

The next two paragraphs about Alex are Alex’s own words:

“This led to our forming EZ Detailing, Inc., our filming and selling a DVD on automotive detailing, and soon a line of car care products. We also began a racing team, Team EZ-Detailing, where I drive and Richard is Crew Chief in the Pacific Street Car Association (PSCA), NHRA Summit Series, and West Coast Hot Rods Association (WCHRA) at tracks in Bakersfield and Fontana, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Besides cars, bikes and ATVs, my other passions are singing, acting and modeling. I am currently working towards my B.A. as a theater major. I am very serious about singing—you can definitely say that a singing career is my dream. I have been singing since I was quite young, and taking lessons and performing for about 4 years now.

I continue to learn about automotive mechanics and race driving. I look forward to sharing exciting events from my life with you.”

Fast-forward several months and the headlines read:

McFarland, California — August 7, 2011

Alex “The Car Girl” Rogeo Gets First Win in Rookie Season:

Alex Rogeo, aka Alex the Car Girl, topped a tough field in the first win of her rookie season in the West Coast Hot Rod Association’s “Shootout at Sundown” race at Auto Club Famoso Raceway. The EZ-Detailing.com Dodge Magnum claimed the victory in the Sportsman class with solid dial-ins and consistently good reaction times.

You gotta be impressed! We’ll keep you posted!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9hHhvMpvhE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGKU3gGABbk

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