Five Cars That Are Sure To Make You Scream Like a Fool! 1 of 5

Dodge Viper

Whether you are one of those people born with a love for the horseless carriage or you're just an average Joe that needs a car to get from point A to point B; everyone has to admit that there are some rides out there that make you weak at the knees.  Everyone has a different reaction when they encounter something that, to them, is truly awe inspiring!  It seems, that every time I stumble upon a truly unique, legendary, or just plain beautiful car, my eyes dilate, I become short of breath and, yes, a truly ear shattering scream involuntarily leaves my mouth.

While there are a great deal more than just ten cars that would assuredly cause such a foolish scene, five is just a good common number and the following cars are just a few of my personal favorites.

The Dodge Viper is actually the brain child of this article as it is one of the first cars to evoke such a socially awkward spectacle.  There aren't many cars out there that actually look like their namesake; the Viper however most definitely does.  It's wide stance, slanted headlights, and large vents make it look just like it's reptilian counterpart; waiting to strike at anything in it's path.  

There have been many times in my life where I have encountered a car that is so exquisite that I just couldn't contain myself.  Covering my mouth in one swift convulsing jerk as I scream involuntarily is the usual display which is accompanied by stares and awkward behavior from the unfortunate bystanders.  I'm too busy to care, however, as I am soaking up every second that the culprit car is in my presence; imagining what it must be like to take a cruise in such a wonderful work of art. 

I still remember the day well, the day that I first encountered a Dodge Viper.  It was a beautiful summer day in Rexburg Idaho, probably sometime around July or August of 1996 I believe.  I distinctly remember sitting in the back seat of my parents white Plymouth Voyager (it was a 1987 or somewhere around there).  I was around 11 years old and as I was sitting there in the van watching traffic go by, as I often still do, here came a brand new 1996 Dodge Viper GTS in Viper Blue with the white racing stripes down the middle.  I just couldn't contain myself! Out came the ear piercing scream, deafening my family members that were unfortunate enough to be trapped within the confines of our mini van.  Not willing to lose the viper so soon, I scrambled over bench seats and pressed my face against the window closest to the fast escaping dream car.  I had seen a viper before at the state fair a few years earlier after it had originally been released but that had been an RT/10 model which is a convertible and considerably less curvaceous.  The new that year GTS that I had just encountered was beautiful beyond compare and those impossibly wide tires looked as if thy could peel up pavement had they been allowed to do so.

I think one of the reasons that I love the Dodge Viper so much, putting the life altering encounter aside, is the fact that it was being developed as a concept car just as I was coming into my obsession with the Automobile... around two years old if I remember right!  It was also one of the first real, true blue, super cars that I ever encountered that wasn't in a magazine or on a flickering computer screen.  Up until the Viper hit dealer showrooms, the Chevrolet Corvette had a monopoly in the American muscle car market and those could be seen on daily basis if you were in the right place.  The Corvette wasn't the only one out there of course but it really had no competition as the others were less powerful and less expensive pony cars like the Mustang, Camaro, and Firebird.  When the Viper came on the scene, it was pure pandemonium. The Corvette was left playing second fiddle to the Viper for nearly two decades when it came to bragging rights made up of horsepower, displacement, and 0-60 times.  Chevrolet of course has recently unleashed the Corvette ZR1 which most assuredly gives the Viper a run for its money but thats another story for another time.

The 1992 Dodge Viper was powered by an 8.0 Liter V10, originally meant for application in stump pulling, hard working, Ram pick-ups.  While the V10 did do just that it also found it's away into the Viper. Unlike many cars out there, the Viper was built around the V10 rather than putting the engine into an already designed car.  The 1992 Viper generated an even 400 horsepower, a good 200 less than the current variation; yet 400 horsepower is nothing to be ashamed of by any means.  Up until the Viper, there wasn't a car built in America that could generate such performance numbers as european and german super cars, but the viper still stands today as one of the worlds highest performing super cars. While the Dodge Viper has been around for nearly 20 years now, it's formula hasn't much changed.  While it wasn't designed by Carroll Shelby, the legendary man behind the Shelby Cobra, he did play a part in the purpose of the Viper.  The Viper was designed with the Shelby Cobra in mind; two seats, big power and wide tires.  The Shelby Cobra is of course a legend and coveted vehicle in the automotive world as will the viper be.  That is why the viper will forever stand as one of the automotive greats and of course as one of those rides that make you weak at the knees!