Dodge Viper brought down from Kentucky car dealership sign and shocked everyone also caused a mystery
- This Dodge Viper was thought to be a replica
- But after 28 years airborne, its secret was revealed
- One Facebook user shared his fascinating discovery with the world
Published on May 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM (UTC+4)
by Jack Marsh
Last updated on May 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Jack Marsh
After a Kentucky dealership removed a Dodge Viper ‘replica’ from their advertisement to give it a thorough clean, it turned out the American sweetheart car was actually the real deal – and years of neglect needed to be turned around.
The Dodge Viper is one of America’s flagship cars.
A dealership in Kentucky had used this particular cherry-red beauty as a beacon, leading people to believe it was just a plastic shell.
But it soon transpired that not only was there an 8-liter V10 engine under its bonnet, 28 years of neglect had transformed it into a birdhouse.
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The first edition Dodge Viper set a blueprint that would prove to birth one of the most iconic ranges of cars ever made.
But when this Viper was gifted to the Audubon Chrysler dealership in Henderson, Kentucky, in 1996, they turned it into one of the most expensive billboards ever.
The car sat on its perch for nearly 30 years, with any memory of its road performance wiped from history, leaving people to believe it was nothing but plastic and glass.
However, it was brought down for a clean by a new owner, and it turned out to be packing the throbbing bulge that was the V10 engine under its hood.
The Dodge was in woeful condition, though, as mold covered the exterior’s flaking paint job, and a bird’s nest had been formed, snuggled up against four of the eight engine cylinders.
Highlighted on Facebook by Jason Schreiber, the car was pictured in dire straits.
This wouldn’t be the end for the plucky Viper, though; after all, this is the model that American sports cars were built upon.
The owners took the car for a good scrub, but the paint job was too far gone to be brought back to its pristine OG condition.
Instead, it was taken for a makeover, where it was resprayed in its signature red by Keen’s Auto Body and Paint.
Funnily enough, the man who originally placed the Viper there has previous form, and has since erected a Chevy Corvette onto another 60-foot podium at another dealership in Indiana.
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