<VV> Chrysler/Fiat orders Rare Collector Car Crushed -

[yenko117 at yahoo.com]

If one could obtain insurance on a vehicle, I fail to see the problem. If they were driving them on the street without insurance, then the driver should be responsible.

Mike
YS-117

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On Mar 6, 2014, at 5:53 PM, "J. R. Read" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Chicago Ch7 - just showed 2 cars being crushed by a large size backhoe.
> 
> Later, JR
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Swiatowy" <gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Chrysler/Fiat orders Rare Collector Car Crushed -
> 
> 
>> 
>> This comes as no real surprise.
>> GM over the years has crushed several historical concept cars, and it is a
>> good bet they crushed 1969 Corvair # 6000.
>> 
>> Chrysler, over the years has destroyed others. A good example would be the
>> turbine car. Most of those were destroyed so they would not get into 
>> private
>> hands. And at least 2 of them are in private hands. Jay Leno has one. And
>> though he has deep pockets, if something happens while that car is driven 
>> on
>> the street. Corporate would be worried.
>> 
>> Fiat/Chrysler is not the old Chrysler that the enthusiasts revere. They 
>> are
>> in the business of selling new cars, not catering to enthusiasts. The
>> Chrysler Museum has been closed. At one time, people within Chrysler had 
>> to
>> actually hide historical vehicles from the bean counters as they were 
>> looked
>> on as assets that had to be sold. This happened before the Chrysler Museum
>> opened.
>> 
>> A Viper in the hands of a student?
>> Sooner or later someone will take it for a ride. Wouldn't that be first on
>> your mind if you were a student? If I had access, I would have the urge!
>> 
>> Happens all the time, some employee at a dealership sneaks out a super car
>> for a quick joy ride, and can't handle it.
>> 
>> Back in 1996, when the Viper was the pace car of the Indy 500. Part of the
>> deal is supplying something like 50 vehicles for VIP's to use during speed
>> weeks. You think Chrysler was dumb enough to hand over 50+ vipers for 
>> people
>> to play with? Imagine the carnage! What they did was release a special;
>> edition Indy 500 Dodge Ram Pace Truck for the VIP's. Also sold those as a
>> special edition to the public. I have one and it's a cool truck.
>> The Viper did pace the race, and there were several on hand, but they were
>> not loaned out to just anyone.
>> 
>> Yeah, it's a shame to destroy the car, but being serial # 4, it was most
>> likely not intentioned for street use ever. It was still in the 
>> experimental
>> stages. It belongs in a museum. But even museum cars sometimes end up back
>> in private hands.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Gary Swiatowy
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