PhilFlan
04-12-2018, 02:32 PM
TO ALL VIPER GTS OWNERS AND INDY500 FANS:
I recently retired and, when going through some memorabilia, came across three (3) unopened IndyCard Collector Series MCI Prepaid Phone Cards with the Dodge Viper
GTS picture (see attached) As you know, the Dodge Viper GTS was the Indy 500 Pace Car in 1996.
Regrettably I'm not a Viper owner thus, with VOA HQ's permission, I thought I’d reach out to the members to see if anyone would be interested in one or all three of these Indy Card Collector Series items. If you are, I'd be happy to mail one of the cards to you for $18 (face value of each card was $12 back in 1996) or mail all three cards for $50. Just email me @ phil.flannagan@gmail.com and we'll work out logistics. Thanks!
From Wikipedia....…....….....……Although the 1996 model year is the beginning of the second generation, in the Viper community, the 96 RT/10 is sometimes referred to as generation 1.5 since it saw the carryover of many generation 1 parts during the model year while transitioning to generation 2 parts.
IN THE 1996 MODEL YEAR, DODGE INTRODUCED THE GTS, A NEW COUPE VERSION OF THE VIPER. DUBBED THE “DOUBLE BUBBLE”. THE ROOF
FEATURED SLIGHTLY RAISED SECTIONS THAT LOOKED LIKE A BUBBLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE USAGE OF HELMETS AND TAKING DESIGN CUES FROM THE PETE
BROCK DESIGNED SHELBY DAYTONA. MORE THAN 90% OF THE GTS WAS NEW IN COMPARISON TO THE RT/10 DESPITE SIMILAR LOOKS. THE GTS WOULD COME WITH THE SAME 8.0 LITER V-10 ENGINE BUT POWER WOULD BE INCREASED TO 450 HP (336 KW). THE 96 GTS WOULD BE THE FIRST VIPER TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS AND ALSO INCLUDED AIR CONDITIONING, POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS. THE 1996 VIPER GTS WOULD BE CHOSEN AS THE PACE CAR FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS 500.
I recently retired and, when going through some memorabilia, came across three (3) unopened IndyCard Collector Series MCI Prepaid Phone Cards with the Dodge Viper
GTS picture (see attached) As you know, the Dodge Viper GTS was the Indy 500 Pace Car in 1996.
Regrettably I'm not a Viper owner thus, with VOA HQ's permission, I thought I’d reach out to the members to see if anyone would be interested in one or all three of these Indy Card Collector Series items. If you are, I'd be happy to mail one of the cards to you for $18 (face value of each card was $12 back in 1996) or mail all three cards for $50. Just email me @ phil.flannagan@gmail.com and we'll work out logistics. Thanks!
From Wikipedia....…....….....……Although the 1996 model year is the beginning of the second generation, in the Viper community, the 96 RT/10 is sometimes referred to as generation 1.5 since it saw the carryover of many generation 1 parts during the model year while transitioning to generation 2 parts.
IN THE 1996 MODEL YEAR, DODGE INTRODUCED THE GTS, A NEW COUPE VERSION OF THE VIPER. DUBBED THE “DOUBLE BUBBLE”. THE ROOF
FEATURED SLIGHTLY RAISED SECTIONS THAT LOOKED LIKE A BUBBLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE USAGE OF HELMETS AND TAKING DESIGN CUES FROM THE PETE
BROCK DESIGNED SHELBY DAYTONA. MORE THAN 90% OF THE GTS WAS NEW IN COMPARISON TO THE RT/10 DESPITE SIMILAR LOOKS. THE GTS WOULD COME WITH THE SAME 8.0 LITER V-10 ENGINE BUT POWER WOULD BE INCREASED TO 450 HP (336 KW). THE 96 GTS WOULD BE THE FIRST VIPER TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS AND ALSO INCLUDED AIR CONDITIONING, POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS. THE 1996 VIPER GTS WOULD BE CHOSEN AS THE PACE CAR FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS 500.