Re: What do ya\'ll think of this upcoming aero kit for the SRT?
Interesting, it says that the $4K VenomAero Front Airdam for the SRT-10 was designed by
Steve Everitt (renowned automotive stylist). I'm presuming that's the same
Steve Everitt mentioned in the article below. Anyone know for sure?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10/18/1994
SENSATIONAL NEW HARD TOP VIPER SPORTS CAR UNVEILED AT 1994 MOTOR SHOW
A sensational new hard top version of Chrysler's Viper sports car is revealed this week at the 1994 British Motor Show (21-30 October).
Designed and developed entirely in the UK, the removable hard top allows owners to use their Vipers no matter what the British weather is doing.
The bright yellow 8000cc V10 two-seater hard top Viper is certain to be one of the crowd pullers at this year's show.
Made from extremely rigid composite materials, the roof shares styling cues with the Viper GTS Coupé concept car which was shown at the 1993 London Motor Show. The roof line has a `double bubble' profile to increase headroom inside the car and the interior of the top is trimmed with leather inserts.
The top, created in conjunction with Chrysler Jeep's sister company Seaking and designed by
Steve Everitt, fits neatly on top of the 165mph sports car using the existing fixing points for the factory supplied soft-top.
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Although the hard top on the show stand is a prototype and has Perspex side windows, the production version will use glass.
Indeed, the side windows gave
Everitt his biggest design problem. The existing Viper door has no window frame nor any provision for raising or lowering any side glass.
Everitt's ingenious solution is to use fixed glass side windows, for full protection against wind and rain, with hinged lower sections. Says
Everitt: "After unlocking the window, the driver flips it up to gain access to the door handle, which is inside the car. Once installed, the hinged windows allow the driver to reach car park ticket machines and so on." The glass slots into place onto the doors and the hinged sections are lockable for added security.
Production versions of the top, which has been under development for almost a year, are expected to weigh just 25 lb and will be optionally available on all new Vipers and can also be retro-fitted to existing cars. Prices will be announced in the New Year.
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