New owner from Switzerland

[Furiousduke]

Hello everyone,

My name is Ludo, I'm from Switzerland.
After years of dreaming, I've finally got my Viper

It's a 2005 Gen III :



So much fun to drive !

[Viperenvy]

Welcome!

Don't forget to join and be a paying member!

https://driveviper.com/club/regions.php

[Fatboy 18]

Hey, hello Ludo,
Congratulations on getting your car. Sorry to say I can not see the Picture?

I am the president of the VOA UK and European regions.
We have some shows and meetings planed for this year and Next year and it would be great if you would like to Join us.
Earlier this year we Visited the Swiss Viper Club and Visited the Swiss Viper Museum
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We have a weekend in Normandy coming up in September
https://driveviper.com/forums/thread...September-2019

I am also in close contact with the French Viper club, who have been invited to put on a Viper display at this years Paris Autodome show in October.
12th - 13th Automedon car show North Paris, France
Indoor car show, Viper club stand. 7 Vipers on display so far
http://automedon.fr/


Next year we have a Eruo trip planned
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If you would like any more details just ask, the registration closes in September so be quick.

Welcome to the fun

[Bill Pemberton]

Congratulations and there are likely more Vipers in Switzerland than in any other European Country, which is even more amazing considering it's population compared to those of Germany, France or Great Britain. I would definitely welcome Fatboy's invitation and see if you can make the European Viper Owner's Event as you will probably be shocked at how many fellow Viper fanatics are close by? Welcome to the Club, join soon, and please post often --- those of us in the States love to see Viper photos around the beautiful European Continent!

[Fatboy 18]

Well Here are some more Pictures for you Bill
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We left an impression in Dusseldorf
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[Bill Pemberton]

I hope to visit one of my friends who is currently living in Switzerland next year , and the Museum is on my bucket list! Even though Bob Woodhouse retired from the Dealership almost a decade ago, we talk occasionally and he has nothing but great things to say about the Museum! Appreciate the pics and I still have a recorded video of a car show in Great Britain with one of the Club member's Viper being showcased , and it is always fun to see how the Viper is perceived overseas! We are all enamored by the beast here in the US, but it seems that in Europe it is viewed with a kind of reverence only associated with the most expensive Super Cars ever built.

Keep posting , and since I have heavy Welsh, Scottish, Irish and English roots, a bit of the Grand Isles with ye olde Snake slithering through the glens would be welcome too!

[Fatboy 18]

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Just routine Paperwork check
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[Bill Pemberton]

Okay , you convinced me , I am booking a flight and leaving earlier ,ha!

Great to see Viperholics are the same all over the World?

[ACR-ISH]

Welcome!

[Rand]

Congratulations on your Viper purchase - you will love the car and the attention it brings!
Wow - impressed with the number of Vipers in Switzerland! It is a beautiful country and the museum is another great reason to visit!

[Furiousduke]

Thanks everyone I edited my first post, so now you can see the picture.
It seems there is a lot of Vipers in Switzerland, more that I imagined !

Fatboy, I would like to join us for the trip but the next six months will be very busy.

[Fatboy 18]

Nice car Great Colour.

[Viper4Life]

Hello everyone,

My name is Ludo, I'm from Switzerland.
After years of dreaming, I've finally got my Viper

It's a 2005 Gen III :



So much fun to drive !

She's a Beauty! Congrats on your purchase and yes they are truly a blast to drive!

[sonicbloo]

Hi Ludo,

Congratulations and hope to meet some time! Check the date code on the tyres, if they are older than 5 or 6 years get them replaced, especially if they are the original runflats, otherwise it will drive terribly. Any questions just ask on here

After the Dusseldorf meeting in June, my wife and I carried on to Switzerland, and stayed at Grindelwald just above Interlaken for 5 days. What an amazing place, boiling hot, yet we went sledging on the peaks. Then down to lake Brienze for a swim. Can't wait to go back. On the trip was a very nice Swiss guy who was inspired by a poster of a Viper when he was a child, and saved up for about 15 years to buy and import a gen 3 coupe from the US. It was his first car, and he had never seen one apart from pictures!

Here's a few of our photo's

Hotel in Dusseldorf

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At the Mohnesse dam

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Dusseldorf final night

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Lake Brienze

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[sonicbloo]

Top of the Jungfrau, highest peak in Europe

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First (pronounced fuhrst) mountain, we walked to the end of the viewing platform later

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Lake Brienze again

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and just before setting off home for the 700 mile journey, plenty of room for luggage, just not a very good view out the rear window

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[Furiousduke]

Hi Ludo,

Congratulations and hope to meet some time! Check the date code on the tyres, if they are older than 5 or 6 years get them replaced, especially if they are the original runflats, otherwise it will drive terribly. Any questions just ask on here

After the Dusseldorf meeting in June, my wife and I carried on to Switzerland, and stayed at Grindelwald just above Interlaken for 5 days. What an amazing place, boiling hot, yet we went sledging on the peaks. Then down to lake Brienze for a swim. Can't wait to go back. On the trip was a very nice Swiss guy who was inspired by a poster of a Viper when he was a child, and saved up for about 15 years to buy and import a gen 3 coupe from the US. It was his first car, and he had never seen one apart from pictures!

Here's a few of our photo's

Hotel in Dusseldorf

dusselforf1.jpg

At the Mohnesse dam

mohenese dam.jpg

mohenese dam 2.jpg

Dusseldorf final night

dusseldorf final night.jpg

Lake Brienze

brienze 1.jpg

Hi Sonic,

Thanks for your advice. Tires are brand new so no worry
Your pictures are really beautiful !!!

[Bill Pemberton]

Keep those pics coming of Vipers cruising in Europe. Great to have active Clubs across the pond and it is obvious that your love for the Viper is every bit as strong as it is for us in North America!

[Fatboy 18]

Yes, this pic below is actually in England!

[13COBRA]

You guys have all the fun across the pond...

[Bill Pemberton]

MUstangs, Firebirds, Vipers and American Semis -------- only the license plate helps one understand that picture is not in the US of A!

[F.O.R.C.E.]

My name is Steve and I just wanted to say hi. Im restoring an 86gt that I picked up back in February and it feels like I have a million questions about this car. Im new to Fords so forgive me in advance if my questions make me sound like an idiot.