Jeff Dunham’s "Ultraviolet" 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is No Joke [Updated]

Famed stand-up comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham was summoned by the Chrysler Group to show his love about cars with a modern-day hot rod, dubbed Project UltraViolet, which was unveiled at this week’s 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

Mopar and SRT collaborated with Dunham and his crew from Palmer’s Customs of Camarillo, California, to customize a 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8.

“It’s a major understatement to say that I’ve been looking forward to the SEMA show this year, as we’ve had an awesome time creating this one-of-a-kind Challenger,” said Dunham, who as we are told by Chrysler, recently became the owner of a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda four-speed convertible.

The Project UltraViolet, named after the two-tone paint scheme that combines an ‘ultra’-violet body color with a black upper half, sports extensive changes ranging from the wider rear end to a variety of handmade parts such as the body kit and the custom aluminum side sills with the exhaust exiting in front of the rear wheel.

The cockpit is wrapped in handcrafted full-grain Nappa leather with color-keyed accent panels and stitching, as well as custom seats and a Hurst brand short-throw shifter.

For its motivation, the Project UltraViolet gets a new Mopar 426 crate engine, with 515-horsepower and 490 lb.-ft. of torque, while other hardware modifications include the lowered suspension and 22-inch alloy wheels.

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