A Corvette is located beneath the Viper body and is available for sale.
The Chevrolet Corvette has been America’s most popular sports car for decades. The Dodge produced a stunning show car, the Viper in 1989. It was still very much the same as the original concept. The Corvette was able to compete with it, boasting a V10 engine that produced 400 horsepower.
Now, we have all these competitors merged into one package with a searing yellow bodywork and an automatic transmission. Jalopnik discovered this Corvette-Viper Project (henceforth the Corviper), which is now available on Facebook Marketplace at $8,000. It’s located in Ortonville, Michigan, between Flint and Detroit. It is listed as a 1996 Corvette Kit Car, with a Viper RT/10 body. The small-block V8 is fun to drive. This listing includes these photos.
It sounds interesting but this is where things get a little worrying. It is listed as being in fair condition and is advertised as a winter project. This is perfect as spring is in full bloom, while the cold months of winter are still months away for most of us living in the northern hemisphere. Unfortunately, we don’t have any more information about the car.
It’s not the first time that we have seen a Corvette dressed up in Viper. There are some small gaps between the panels and the front fascia is a little higher than you would expect on a Viper. The interior looks more like a 1996 model than an 1980’s Corvette, but we will give the seller the benefit. It was swapped so it’s not unreasonable to assume that a Corvette interior with less tech-heavy features wasn’t also swapped.
The prices for a Viper RT/10 of the actual first generation are not that high these days. Although it’s possible to find a nice example for under $30,000 these days, the $8,000 facsimile makes it much more feasible. With just a few photos, and a brief description from the seller, which includes the phrase great project for winter, it’s hard to imagine what might be hiding beneath this Frankenvette’s yellow hide.