Chrysler donated pre-production Vipers to schools for automotive education programs. These 600+ horsepower Vipers were not street legal and had contracts stipulating they must be destroyed when no longer used for education. One such school, South Puget Sound, received a letter ordering their Viper's destruction after 8 years of use in classes and recruitment. Only 93 schools had these rare educational Vipers, but Chrysler insists on removing them due to lawsuits over past crashes.

1. The Viper

2. When driving down the road and I see a
viper it is one of those things you still have to
stare at.

3. The viper might be more common today,
but they are still a good looking and cool
looking car.

4. Chrysler as actually donated a couple of
vipers in the past.

5. Donating A Viper

6. The Vipers that Chrysler donated for
educational purposes are unique versions of
the car boasting around 600 horsepower
that can easily manage over 200 mph.

7. The Vipers donated were pre-production
models of the first hardtop Vipers ever
made.

8. As you might have guessed, this model of
the classy Viper is all but street legal.

9. Many celebrities have tried over the years
to purchase one of these unchained beasts,
but have been turned away by Chrysler.

10. One could imagine that the risk of being
held responsible for selling a non street legal
car greatly outweighed the benefit of having
an extra $250,000 in the bank for Chrysler.

11. Receiving The Viper

12. Having already seen the destruction of VINs
1 and 2 by excavator on the internet, the
students and teachers of South Puget Sound
feared that their time might be coming soon.

13. Sure enough, they got their letter in the mail
ordering the complete and utter destruction
of their pride and joy and provide proof that
the deed was in fact done.

14. The eight year donated car has not only
been used by the college to teach
automotive classes, but it is also a key part
of their recruitment program for the
campus.

15. Only 93 schools can say that they have, in
their possession, a pre-production race car
caliber Viper for the students to get their
hands on and learn from.

16. Contract For The Viper

17. Included in the original contract with the schools
involved is the stipulation that “Whenever
vehicles are donated to institutions for
educational purposes that they are to be
destroyed when they are no longer needed for
their intended educational purposes.

18. ”Although the students are attempting to
get a petition to save the Viper from an early
death, Chrysler seems to be resolute in their
stance to remove the programs Vipers from
existence.

19. Reports say that 2 of the donated cars were
involved in crashes that lead to Chrysler
shelling out millions in damages.

20. If that is true, then Chrysler is merely
suggesting to reduce the possibility of repeat
scenarios by removing the one constant, the
car.