Another busy day ahead! I had been talking about a visit to the Viper plant with GetAwayDriver since my last stay in Detroit and he made it happen! There was a possibility for three people to come on the tour and Kurt who generously let me stay at his place while in Detroit appreciated the chance to join the fun! The third guy was BigBlockHead who drove down from Flint.
Driving past GM Powertrain and Chrysler Warren Stamping;
Mount Elliott Tool & Die on the way...
And in we go!
The building is an old Champion Spark Plug factory and reminds quite a bit of some structures Yamasaki did for Chrysler;
We got a nice presentation before entering the action;
I was amazed about the cleanliness of the truck factory and this place didn't exactly let us down in that respect;
A display of different milestone Vipers were placed right on the factory floor;
Checking key measurements, punched hole locations etc. CAAP receives various subassemblies ready to install, the engine being the exception. It is assembled in house on its own assembly line.
Engines ready to go;
Moparts members GetAwayDriver, BigBlockHead and Forwardlook. Maybe this day will be shared with future generations and the story teller is a hero...
