(Imaginary) 1967 Dodge Viper

[Baltoman]

What if the Dodge Viper were around in 1967?

 

by Dan Roth on Feb 9th, 2009 at 12:32PM

Click above for a high-resolution gallery of Rafael Reston's 1967 Viper

 

 

It's always a fun exercise to think about what might have been. Who doesn't daydream about how your favorite brand may have looked if only for one simple change. Designer Rafael Reston has turned his imagination toward Chrysler of the 1960s, pondering what a Viper may have looked like in 1967. Far be it from us to criticize the effort, but we're hard pressed to see Chrysler cues in the handsome renderings. Reston did take pains to research the vehicles and construction methods of the day, and he did do renderings of a stripped down framework of the vehicle, which shows a preponderance of Corvette influence. The chassis also looks like it would have been prohibitively expensive to produce, and let's not talk about the S-curves coming off the exhaust manifolds, which are chrome -- none of which would see the light of day in a production car.

 

The car certainly looks good, reminding us of an Iso Grifo or a C2 Corvette, but it's not what would likely have rolled out of Elwood Engel's styling department. We see a lot of C2 in Reston's renderings, in the interior, too, but that just means that it looks darn good, if disconnected from reality. We'd be down with a car that looked like this, no matter the era. Thanks for the tip, Julio!

[Speedtouch]

Looks too much like a Corvette (which is a main reason why I love Vipers - they aren't Corvettes), but still looks very nice. Which is rare for me to say about a car from that era('s style).

[Baltoman]

I like it. Obsviously it should have better headlights...

[Who]

looks like a toyota 2000GT

[Nodz86]

looks like a toyota 2000GT

 

agree, it looks to Jap like for me

[HavockJoker]

Looks pretty decent for 1967, But used to much inspiration from corvette, toyota and Nissan.

[zo6dude]

I kinda thought of a Jensen Interceptor

[ExplosiveGoats]

Looks too much like a Corvette (which is a main reason why I love Vipers - they aren't Corvettes), but still looks very nice. Which is rare for me to say about a car from that era('s style).

 

Yeah, it looks to much like a Corvette tbh.

[Immelmann]

Noooooooo, not a 2000GT. The 2000GT was a beautiful car, this is... Bleh...

[ShadowGT]

Am i the only one who see's Jaguar or Aston martin in this?

[Guest RB26DETT]

I see Shelby GT500 from the side.

[pyrre]

Am i the only one who see's Jaguar or Aston martin in this?

 

Nope, it reminded me of an old Aston immediately when I saw it.

[t.]

I have to say... I like it :O

[Shy Guy]

It looks like a C2 corvette and the 2000GT, it would be a cool muscle car for 1967, its not that bad imo, it just needed to be more like a Viper

[Guest RB26DETT]

It needs side exhausts!

[Baltoman]

Heck YEAH! VIPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH POOWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAH

[KoenigseggBG]

Am i the only one who see's Jaguar or Aston martin in this?

DB5? Yes, sir :)

[Immelmann]

I don't see it! :cry: