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Couldn't agree more! But I have to admit that the SRT-10 vert's look is growing on me. I've seen one in silver with huge rims a few times on street -- sooooo beautiful!
That's the problem with the Gen-III, it has to "grow on you" like most other cars.
When the Gen 1 came out, there was no "growing on you" required. I remember seeing a Viper at the dealer for the first time back in 92' and my mother said if my father bought her that car, she would learn to drive a stick. My mother has always been the practical one and she didn't even care that it didn't have windows, it was just a spectacular looking car. I knew from the moment I saw that car that I had to have one someday, somehow. I doesn't matter how young or old you are, everyone is taken back by the looks of the original Viper.
I just don't get that feeling when I see a Gen III though. It really is a shame but it lacks the curves, the exaggeration of the original. Body Curves are what made the most popular cars never loose their appeal. The British designed A.C. Cobra (look it up before you scream american made), and the Ferrari Testarossa (Yes, some boxes had curves in the 80's), and the Ford GT 40 are good examples of curves that won the heart. Look at how the Solstice was an instant hit, it has curves.
I saw a Gen III the other day in my rearview mirror and thought it was just a Camaro with a body kit until it passed. Yet I saw a glimpse of red gleam from a giant curvaceous hood at the corner of my eye yesterday and instantly knew it was an RT/10. Maybe curves will make a comeback someday, but till then it's sharp, jagged edges and bla lines that seem to be on the design tables.
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The Gen II is just a kinder, more gentler machine gun hand
2005 Silver SRT/10
2000 Steel Gray GTS (sold)