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

[J. R. Read]

Oh, I have no info on this part, but suspect that they were "on loan" to the 
schools with the owner still being Chrysler.  The owner would be held 
responsible in most states.

Later, JR

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To: "J. R. Read" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Gary Swiatowy" <gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com>
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> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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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