It seems these cars are not that hot of an item, only 68 people put in their request for them. Obviously a number of them that were drawn declined, its why I got my call the day AFTER the lottery drawing was done, because someone declined their right. Thats not such a good feeling.
What may interest you is that VCA HQ is
still getting calls from people that just got the mailing and want to register as of yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, this was the most piss-poor promotion I have ever seen on anything like this. Remember "Yellow Fever?" That VCA Edition was promoted
months in advance. Good photos (all mock-ups), extensive web coverage, multiple mailings, and I think it was even covered in VIPER magazine and/or VCA notes well in advance of the drawing.
This one? Until just two weeks ago,
nobody outside of one region even knew about it! No web postings, no pictures or mock-ups, no press, and not one single mailing. Remember that there are a HUGE number of VCA members that don't read these boards and rely on e-mails and the USPS to deliver their news. By the time a mailing was finally received (electronic or snail), it was too late: You had less than a week to decide and figure out how to pay for it. And unlike the previous VCA Edition, this one requires you to arrange the actual purchase almost immediately. The yellow SRT promotion gave you
months (three, if I remember correctly) to get your finances in order, sell your current Viper (which I did), etc.
So, between having plenty of time to fall in love with the car and the concept, you then had even more time to make it all happen. With this VCA Coupe, all of that was condensed down to a matter of days with ZERO promotion other than what one regional guy decided to do on his own. Sixty-eight applicants? Considering this was the best kept secret in Viper history, consider that a flood.
And for the record, this should very well be one of the best looking and most collectible Vipers in history. Especially if any of these rumors come to fruition on a Gen IV.
