Season 4 • Episode 22
LatestAstor agrees to have the brain implant removed; a distraught Westlake must focus on saving a kidnapping victim.
Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that masquerades as a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and coupe. The series takes place in "the near future". The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or subsidiary companies. The Viper Defender "star car" was designed by Chrysler Corporation engineers. The exterior design of the car was produced by Chrysler stylist Steve Ferrerio.
Practical Effects
The actual functioning Viper Defender prop cars Chrysler built.
Production
Glorious era when car manufacturers just... made TV shows.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chrysler literally built the Defender vehicles as functional concept cars; they cost roughly $250,000 each in 1994 dollars.
This show existed because Chrysler wanted to sell Vipers and NBC wanted cheap syndicated content—a beautiful marriage of corporate interests masquerading as entertainment.
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