Neighbors: Dave Camire

In many ways, Dave Camire’s license plate says it all: “0-60IN4S.”

The River Club resident may drive an Infinity M45 around town, but his true love is his Dodge Viper convertible, one of the last 50 vehicles produced in the fourth generation of Viper sports cars.

“That’s my ‘fun car,’ I call it,” Camire says of his Viper, which has a top speed of about 195 miles per hour and goes from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds. “I like the experience of driving. I could drive endlessly.”

Camire’s love of Viper sports cars dates back to when he attended an auto show in Los Angeles when he was 29 years old.

“I had a Mustang at the time,” Camire says. “What drew me to the (Viper) was the style.

“I always had a dream (after that) to have one,” he says. “When it first came out in ’92, it was a throwback to the AC Cobra. It’s a pure fun sports car. No window; no outside door handle. Most people have never been in a car that has 600 horsepower.”

Camire, a member of the Viper Club of America, now owns his third Viper — No. 38 of the last 50 produced of the Viper SRT10 “Final Edition” models. The unique silver-and-red convertible also is one of the 18 Final Edition Roadsters.

Camire has previously owned Generation II and III Viper models and now has his eyes set on the Generation V model, which debuted at the New York Auto Show in April.

Camire attended the show, as well as an invitation-only unveiling party, at the Skylight Soho Club in New York City.

“It was really cool,” Camire says. “There were about 800 people there.”

Camire loves his current Viper but was impressed with the new vehicle being released. He admits he’s toying with the idea of purchasing the newer model, even though it’s not yet available in his preferred convertible configuration.

“I’m thinking about it,” he says.

After graduating from Bentley College with a degree in economics and finance, Camire began working in the finance industry. In the early 1990s, however, he got into the collectibles business.

“It’s fantastic,” Camire says. “I’ve been collecting my whole life. I started with coins.”

When he’s not busy working or cruising around in his Viper convertible, Camire enjoys traveling and photography. He and his family take vacations each year, rotating annually between visiting places in the United States and in other countries.

Camire especially loves taking pictures on those trips; his family even has nicknamed his camera “the third child,” because of his passion for photography.

Camire and his wife, Laura, have two children, Emily, 13, and Kaitlin, 15. They are both students at The Out-of-Door Academy.