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Devon GTX: New American Supercar Debuts at Pebble Beach

Exclusive supercars have typically been the realm of European automakers, but Devon hopes to change all that with the GTX. Rumors and speculation have been circulating for months about the all-American exotic, but the start-up automaker chose the exclusive Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance as the venue to unveil their first creation.

The Devon GTX packs the 8.4-liter V10 engine sourced from the Dodge Viper, tuned to 650 horsepower and mated to a six-speed manual transmission, into a steel frame with carbon fiber body panels. 18-inch front and 19-inch rear wheels are sheathed in Michelin Pilot Sport 2 Z-rated tires, with a 19 and 20-inch set-up also available, housing six-piston and four-piston break calipers front and rear, for superior stopping abilities to match the engine's monstrous power capacity. Only 36 examples will be produced per year at a price of $500,000, and a racing package is available for another $25k.

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Golden 50th Anniversary Hurst/Viper To Be Auctioned Off For Charity

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

This rather vibrant vehicle is the 50th Anniversary Hurst/Viper, created to celebrate the 50th year of Hurst Performance. The Hurst/Viper comes in two color combinations, black with gold stripes and white with gold stripes. It has a gold anodized pistol grip shifter and the interior is done in charcoal leather with gold stitching and perforated leather inserts. The car shown above is a gold special version which will be auctioned off at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona on January 17. Proceeds will be donated to Victory Junction, a charity that runs a camping facility for chronically ill children.

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Pamela Anderson Auctions Off Her Viper At Julien's Summer Entertainment Sale

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions, Celebrity Shopping, Charity

Pamela Anderson has been associating herself with the animal rights group PETA for years (15 years, to be exact) and she's continuing that trend with her latest effort to support the charity: auctioning off her 2000 Dodge Viper RT/10 Roadster and donating the proceeds.

The car will go up on the block as part of Julien's Auctions' Summer Entertainment Sale of Hollywood Memorabilia. The auction runs June 21 & 22 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas and the car is expected to sell for somewhere between $30,000-$50,000.

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Neiman Marcus Offers Seven Souped Up Vipers

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Neiman Marcus often saves the droolworthy cars for their big Christmas catalog but this year's spring men's catalog holds a tempting treat for men and women alike: seven special 2008 Hennessey Venom 700 NM Vipers. The special upgraded Vipers do the zero-to-sixty hop in 3.3 seconds and hit a top speed of 214 mph in the hardtop coupe model (it also comes in a convertible version). The sleek back cars also come with matching luggage and entitle you to a day of high-perfomance driving school at Lonestar Motorsports Park. The magnificent seven go on sale on April 10 at 9 a.m. and cost $179,500 each.

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Matching Viper and Helicopter

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Wings

It's one thing to coordinate your belt with your shoes, but your car with your helicopter? Oh yeah.

In every great sports car there's the heart of a flying machine, and the owner of Northwest Helicopters certainly seems to think his Viper and Huey are kindred spirits. While looking for an eye-catching paint color for his helicopter for an upcoming show, he decided the best thing around was the "Viper Racing Yellow" on his new yellow Viper SRT/10 coupe. Throw some silver stripes in the mix and you've got one very pricey matched set, complete with aluminum wheels, satellite radio, and mounted M60-D cannon.

Now, what shoes to wear?

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