eliems
Viper Owner
Must have hit the curb and rolled?
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Yikes!
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How do you do something like that? LOL!
Fatboy 18
Enthusiast
Wonder how old that pic is?
SkyBob
Enthusiast
The laws of physics hasn't changed much in the last two decades.
I'm impressed the bar behind the driver held. I always assumed in a rollover it would snap off and I would be decapitated.
It's scraped to hell, so it took a hit, but maybe it flexed in then popped back out once pressure was released? Or is there something in there more sturdy than plastic?
It's scraped to hell, so it took a hit, but maybe it flexed in then popped back out once pressure was released? Or is there something in there more sturdy than plastic?
kcobean
Enthusiast
eliems
Viper Owner
No no, this is a proper viable roll bar on the RT right????
Looks like it did it's job here.
Go to the site Wrecked Exotic Cars - Pictures of Expensive Car Crashes and Wrecks. There are over 400 photos of wrecked Vipers. If you click on the photo, it makes it bigger. If you click on it again, it opens up and has an explanation of what happened. The explanation for the photo above was : 2002 Dodge Viper RT-10
Description:
Took the onramp too fast, lost control and ended up on its side facing Westbound on the Eastbound side of the freeway Location:
Placerville, CA
Description:
Took the onramp too fast, lost control and ended up on its side facing Westbound on the Eastbound side of the freeway Location:
Placerville, CA
PatentLaw
Enthusiast
The car was just tired. Wanted to rest on its side for a bit.
99 R/T 10
Enthusiast
They probably got the year wrong, there were no silver RTs in 2002. 98/99 only. Still hard to look at
eliems, it is not "a proper roll bar" ...but, in many accidents, it has been observed to have been surprisingly sturdy and beneficial.
Generally, one can not say the same about the stock Gen III Vipers.
Generally, one can not say the same about the stock Gen III Vipers.
eliems
Viper Owner
Sorry to hear that! So how does the windshield stand up in roll-overs?
dave6666
Enthusiast
Oh no Great Obie-Wan-99-R/T10...
EVERYTHING on the Internet is factual. Checked, re-checked, and then double checked again!
They probably got the year wrong, there were no silver RTs in 2002. 98/99 only. Still hard to look at
Or, it could be the photo quality. In 2002 graphite metallic was available and it was much lighter than the current iteration of that color. The description listed does not name the color.
