Model Car Garage - The 1997 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe Snap Fast Plus by AMT/ERTL - A Model Kit Unboxing
Channel: Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage
Date: 14/10/2022

Today on the Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage we will be looking at the 1997 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe by AMT/ERTL. This is a model car unboxing video. 

Four hundred and fifty horsepower and 490 foot pounds of torque will launch dodges new Viper GTS (coupe version of the illustrious roadster) to blazing four second, 0-60 miles per hour times. Quarter mile elapsed times falling in the mid 12 second range (incredible for a production car) make the 1997 GTS the fastest Viper to date. With 180 stock mph performance and improved cornering ability, you can call the GTS the "King of the Hill" of American sports cars. 

the major improvement, for many, with the GTS is the far more user friendly coupe body. Driver and passenger finally have a fixed roof over their heads and roll-up windows in place of side curtains. These improvements make the cabin, naturally, less noisy but still can't contain the roar of power from under the hood. Sort of like switching from a bashing heavy metal to a simple hard rock. 

Underneath, however, where it really counts, Chrysler made a plethora of changes to the Viper without diminishing the guiding concept of a rude hot rod that needs no ABS, no traction control, no electronically adjusting shock absorbers, or no automatic transmission. This GTS sports a bigger V10 with lighter aluminum block and heads. Engineers added greater tolerance to the cars handling so it would be less apt to swap ends at cornering limits. 

Enjoy building AMT's 1/25 scale model version of this unique and exciting car.  - AMT instruction sheet 1997.

The 1997 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe Snap Fast Plus model kit is molded in high gloss red, light grey and black plastic and consists of over 38 parts and a water-slide decal sheet. 

As this is a Skill Level 1 Snap Fast Plus kit, there is no engine or under-hood compartment to display.

The chassis is a beautifully designed single piece pan that has all the engine, suspension and exhaust pieces molded onto it. Wheels are 2-piece units attached together via metal axles. 

Inside, the interior is a simple bucket construction that includes separate dashboard, steering column, steering wheel, gear shift lever and two bucket seats. Interior glass is a one-piece affair that pops in from underneath. 

Although this kit can basically be built in only one variation : the factory stock car, it is still an awesome kit that is easy to build for beginners. 

The model comes with authentic bumpers, red plastic grille and bumpers.

The 1997 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe decal sheet features many optional graphics from the era in which vehicles like this would have. For example, you get a set of white racing stripes, a Colorado "SNKBITE" license plate, New Mexico "97 GTS", New York "VIPER" and the factory showroom "Viper GTS" plate. Two Viper emblems finish the sheet.

No matter how you build it, this is one fun model kit! 

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