Before the bankruptcy of Chrysler, it has been said that it received offers for as much as $35 million. These attempts failed and were rejected due to insufficient funding.

Now that Fiat controls Chrysler, the latter has turned over the control of the Dodge Viper business to the Italian car maker. The fate of the super car brand is now in the hands of Fiat which can decide on continuing the Viper brand or declare its flat line.

There is a strong buzz and a high potential of killing the Viper brand since it is a competitor to the Maserati and Ferrari.

The end of the line for Viper will be a sad ending for a 17 year run under the Chrysler umbrella. The 25000th unit of the Dodge Viper was produced last March 2009 and was marked with a grand celebration which included the launch of the Viper SRT10 ACR.

Chrysler recently tied the knot with Fiat. The Italian brand further extends its reach to the global market, particularly in the U.S. Chrysler, on the other hand, gets the much needed backing so it can get out of the neck deep trouble it is in right now.