[fordteacherguy]

I'm a trainer for our Ford ASSET technician training apprenticeship program and deal with these issues all the time. We are grateful when we get free donated cars from the manufacturer to train with, it keeps our training programs up to date with current automotive technology.

Yes it's seems nuts to crush these beautiful cars, but since these prototypes vehicles have no titles /branded titles/or no assigned VIN there are clear stipulations from the manufacturer in their donation process that when those cars are donated to educational training institutions they can't:
Drive them on the street
Sell parts for profit
Try to license them
Race them

In the case of the Vipers, Because there are no titles on these donated vehicles to sever the liability from the manufacture /the manufacture is legally liable hence /crush them all. May not seem right, but in today's legal world it's a necessity and from a purely teaching standpoint the technology is outdated. But the Viper still is a always will be a beautiful and cool car.