1998 Dodge Viper GTS-R
Offered by Mecum Auctions | Dallas, Texas | September 6, 2012
The second-generation Dodge Viper was introduced in 1996. It was the first time the car could be had in two-door hardtop coupe form. Generation one cars were only available as a roadster. Stylistically, the cars were unlike anything else on the road – especially at their price point.
Chrysler took the Viper racing in 1997. It competed in the FIA Championship in GT2 guise. The Viper won the GT2 Championship in 1997 with the French Oreca team. The team’s colors were white with blue stripes (they would adopt the famous red with white stripes for 2000). Vipers would also win their class at Le Mans in 1998 and a few more GT Championships over the years.
To celebrate and commemorate their 1997 FIA GT2 Championship, Chrysler released a special edition of the Viper road car…
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