First Look At The RÜNGE Veleno

The Veleno commission started life as a 2004 Dodge Viper SRT10 Roadster. The idea was to create a 1960’s aesthetic design paying homage to the Ferrari 275GTB, Bitzarrini AC3 and Aston Martin DB4 while retaining modern underpinnings .Bolt-on Modifications have been made in the form of Coil Over suspension, custom headers and exhaust treatment along with a fully polished intake and valve covers. Further extensive modifications took place to the tub to accommodate the new coachwork transforming the convertible to a coupe. Next up we will finish out the body clean up, interior and wiring. Stay tuned for more updates as we complete this project.

[@atupe]

You are my inspiration when it comes to design.

[@pameladunn7346]

rolling artwork , like a 200 mph tea set from Italy - "delicious door dash" rocket

[@kevinhamling1963]

Awesome. Someone's going to be a very lucky person. ✌️

[@akabruno1]

One of the most beautiful cars I have ever seen!

[@01AceAlpha]

Now I know why you’ve been quiet! Definitely worth the wait.

[@andydelapoer]

BRAVO Chris,superb bit of work.

[@Gelsonbr777]

great design

[@alessiocarlevaro6934]

Reminds a lot of one of the Marciano prototipi, especially from the side. awesome!

[@ByronTexas]

You know its something special when it looks impossible to be hand built

[@life_of_riley88]

Absolutely gorgeous. Your lines not only in design, but also in execution have become cleaner, crisper and closer to perfection. It's been a fun journey watching you create, and this is no exception.

[@fixinstuff9662]

I almost broke the community guidelines describing how pleased I am to see this vehicle.

[@jamesstarkey9770]

Good Lord that’s fine. I’m in my 70’s and that body evokes such fond memories of the Golden Age of sports car design. Bravo!

[@FilterYT]

Wow, whoever ends up with this car is going to be blown away. Awesome!

[@andrezbim]

Are the wheels bespoke? Lovely job, truly inspiring!

[@aserta]

I've always had a thing for tall side cars with small windows and this one... ticks all the boxes. What a beauty! You've outdone yourself. It's got so many stylistic cues all great and packed inside in one fresh package. Coach built still is the last word in beautiful cars.

Doing as much as I can, hopefully more in the future as I’ll have a couple extra hands around the shop👊🏻

[@rotorcraft145]

Wow, this must of taken years! what a beautiful automobile

[@davidmays3333]

What a work of art you do! You are so talented

[@sandmangti7040]

Lovely. Need more updates. 6 months is a long time. Share your work.

[@LuvMyGT500]

This is some of your best work yet! I love all of the designs inspirations, including the Ferrari’ish side vents, the Aston Martin’ish grill, the Daytona’ish tail section, etc. Absolutely gorgeous!

[@19672701]

Wonderful piece of art.

[@who_stole_my_username]

Excellent craftsmanship. It has a hint of Cobra Daytona coupe from the rear.

[@deanmcmanis9398]

Very Cool! It is beautifully done. Kudos.

[@trich301]

Your skills are "God Tier". I've watched your videos for a long time seeing processes and methods that excite and inspired, but this is next level. Well done.

Thanks a ton. This commission stretched me in so many ways. For example wheeling the hood single handedly🥵 It is finally coming together👍🏻

[@emmanuelspencerl.i.7022]

beautiful work of art!

[@scallywagon9395]

Bristol, Aston, tvr all rolled up. I like how the wheel arches flow into the vents behind the wheel. A bit out of place for such an embellishment but nicely done none the less. It's beautiful.

[@jayk7781]

This is insane! What a classic redesign and build of an already beautiful design! Just perfect!

[@pageophile]

Very, very nice and an inspired choice for a base. The Viper is often overlooked but owners know just how capable and special it is.

[@RA-uj3nm]

Bizzarini / Aston / Cobra Daytona...... gorgeous 👍👍🍺🍺

[@CaseyGray58]

Blows my mind you still have relatively few subscribers! From one master to another, excellent work my friend.

Appreciate it man! TBH I’m not big on having the masses follow what I do. Just really enjoy engaging with others interested in and learning the craft! Trying to get videos on here as much as I can and maintain customer projects etc..🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@CaseyGray58]

@ I dig that! I know all about it man, Organic engagement and real people. After my Instagram blew up I lost interest from the amount of spam and lack of organic interactions. Sometimes less is more. Started focusing on social media and lost touch with my art. Now I’m away from it all, in a new shop and hand forming patch panels instead of making content. Starting to feel like myself again 💪🏻 On a side note, are there any good for sale groups on metal forming tools? I prefer older beefier stuff. I think I’m ready for my first English wheel

[@josephhertzberg2734]

Stunning Great job!!

[@StudioSevenG]

Gorgeous... absolute work of art.

[@levienns1796]

That looks incredible, excellent work man!

[@WillyMcCoy50]

Very smooth! Nice work!

[@lukedanielgalon1596]

These lines on this is something we rarely see nowadays. Also heard you’re story it was absolutely amazing subbed in Petrolicious

[@mozellagi]

Stunning !

[@mgbrv8]

Looks great the grill is a little chunky though

[@bengelman2600]

Big improvement

[@skioet]

Great wheels too... It's fab!👏

Thank you, the wheels are always a difficult thing to get right! They can make or break a design!

[@rivenmotors7981]

Wonderful execution, love the Maserati style wheel design!

[@TheMarcball]

Lovely. Some front views evoque the Bizzarini. Nice job...

[@ConstantXplorer]

FANTASTIC

[@WilksGRendai]

Aston Martin, Shelby Daytona and a dash of De Tomaso Pantera. Not sure yet if the transfer from a wide-body to a cam-back is entirely reconciled, but you gotta love Runge for doing this type of thing so beautifully 👌🏻

[@namenotavailable11]

I don't see the Pantera in there but I can also see some e-type rear haunches, and I agree, the least cohesive element is this transition to the rear.

[@iBackshift]

Like #51. All I gotta say is "wow...wow...wow"

[@nicholasdelligatti7225]

Dope as always

[@johnreinke9912]

Fantastic!

[@johnmaccarone9407]

Wowza beautiful!

[@tomthompson7400]

wow ,,, thats amazing.

[@andydimartino6733]

you are just an incredible talent! i see a shelby daytona coupe rear end in there

[@cuttersgoose]

Well done Chris ..hope I can aspire to even a 10th of your talent someday

[@birkanuguz4212]

Your cars are looking really good man because of that retro design and that shiny body ...

[@adriaticbatman]

Interesting design...reminds me of the Bizzarinni A3C

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

Nice to see your designs expanding into new directions.

[@TheJosesantiago123]

Another amazing build. The next one should be the Rüng EV. Awd electric.

[@shuckinwizzys9128]

Absolutely beautiful! Wouldn't expect any less from a master. BTW- is that a young David Hasselhoff in the driver seat!?!? El es muy guapo!

[@mimmolagonigro]

awesome

[@punkbloater]

Absolutely beautiful! If there is anything at all that I personally would have a closer look at it’s the front part, looking from top down it looks a bit square and cut off, a slightly more rounded/pointy shape could possibly look better, and maybe more curves over the front wheels. But maybe I am shaping it onto a classic Ferrari with my mind 😄 as it is it definitely has it’s very own looks which is a good thing. It’s a great work of art in any case.

[@BrianBoniMakes]

As beautiful as any Scaglietti.

[@cliftonbarker9168]

OK!!! Finally, so excited to see you doing a project like this!!! So for us amateurs, the easiest entry would be to try and build a custom body for an existing chassis. Is there another video you could do of how much you had to trim off the original Viper body? Or just in general how you did it? I've always wanted to do exactly this!!

[@booshkoosh7994]

Thank you so much for the videos! You've been a great inspiration for several years; and this year looks to be off to a good start! I'm turning 15 years old in march, and have studied cars from ever nut and bolt! I know of ever part, but I don't know the dimensions and standard measurements between them. I would love to build and design a car of my own; but I can't find the resources. Is there a book, car, or website that I could visit to learn about these dimensions? I thinks it's the coolest thing in the world to be able to design these cars; and you do so perfectly! As a fan of old cars, I can safely say that you are the only working manufacturer that truly carries the spirit of the good-old-days without copying or mimicking anything! Thank you so much!

[@brett8090]

Needs an exhaust crossover. Sounds like 2 Cummins idling next to each other. That body is nice though.

[@jschoenack]

Wow! 🤯😳 I still have a hunch who commissioned this one. Perhaps a play on names?!

[@wtfftw24]

Let me tell you... You improved a lot 👍👍👍🔥 Greetings from Italy So I know what Veleno means.. 👍👍🔝

[@Engineerd3d]

WOW 😳😳😳😳😳

[@sushantkumar681]

😍😘

[@ot0m0t0]

Wonderful work. But Im not the fan of the snout, its a bit flat, would look better if it was more rounded left to right.

[@JoeWolsing]

The design layout (engine in the front) is not my piece of cake, but what you've created is again absolutely stunning! Congrats and greetings from Germany.

[@Legnum666]

It would be nice to see the work that went into this, did you film the progress?, will there be videos to watch on this build?, looks beautiful, hint of Aston Martin :)

Unfortunately I did not film much of the 4,130 hours I have into this build over the past 4 years. The effort it takes to truly and properly document a build is massive. I want to do it, but I have had to choose where to put my energy the past few years to get caught up. The good news is, I have a couple builds coming up that we plan to fully document for the channel. Thanks for hanging in there and watching🙏🏻

[@A.C.Lawrence]

Raytracing on.

[@LTUman]

This sounds like v8. What is it?

[@singaporeseaslugs1393]

Are you related to timnummy?

[@chrismoll6862]

What do u say when the worlds smartest man shows you something he made?

[@lucian7432]

p̶r̶o̶m̶o̶s̶m̶

[@tazanteflight8670]

I have huge respect for your work, and skill. But I dont understand your youtube channel. You coulda have the best car channel on youtube, but you dont show your work. You coulda have a million subscribers, but you have 47k. Woulda shoulda coulda... These are strange choices.

Not all of us dream of millions of subscribers. My joy comes from working in my shop with my two hands and on a few occasions I have allowed people like yourself into my world via KZbin. I appreciate your enthusiasm and thank you for checking out my videos.

[@TheDuckseason]

not a fan of the rims.

[@type64jj]

Now we know where disappeared to . Nice design the only area I would change is roof area above the door glass is to flat and and square looks more like a sedan roofline rather than a coupe. I feel the shield also needs more curve or radius at the top to give the whole design a more vintage race car feel.