As Bob Nardelli revealed at the end of August, production lines of the Dodge Viper won’t be on the agenda of strategic plans for the American group. Jim Press has also reinforced this, saying however, that there’s plenty of interest from other groups who may want to take on the model - and the names dropped leave hope for the future of this supercar.

At the front of the queue is apparently Roush and Saleen, the latter being involved in the current Viper production on the finishing stages of the paint work. To complete the closure, by 2011, Chrysler has also contacted Lazard Ltd. as financial advisor. Estimates should see the company receive around 50 million dollars from the operation.

Jim Press has also revealed that the hand-built takes efforts away from more profitable, low-cost productions though it will be a shame to see such an incredible coupè and roadster disappear.

Source | CarAndDriver

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