Barrett-Jackson has a historical past of auctioning off quite a lot of vehicles with VIN 001, which implies they’re the primary manufacturing fashions of their type to go away the meeting line. Most lately, the primary retail manufacturing model of the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 bought at the Barrett-Jackson 2025 Scottsdale Auction for $3.7 million, all of which was donated to the American Red Cross. But you can too discover automobiles that mark the tip of an automotive period, akin to this 2002 Dodge Viper GTS Final Edition, which shall be crossing the block at the Barrett-Jackson 2025 Palm Beach Auction.
The authentic Dodge Viper RT/10 debuted as a 1992 mannequin. Back then, the Ford Mustang GT had angular traces that contained 225 horsepower. The Viper was a very completely different animal, a contemporary reincarnation of the Shelby Cobra with daring curves, aspect pipes, and a 400-horsepower 8.0-liter V10 below its monumental hood. Aside from its relative lack of creature comforts, one catch to the Viper RT/10 was that Dodge didn’t provide it as a coupe. The automaker stuffed that gap within the Viper lineup with the 1996 GTS. Not solely did it present consolation in all climate situations, but it surely additionally had an extra 50 horsepower.
By 2002, it was time for the Viper to shed its pores and skin and enter a brand new era of design and efficiency. To commemorate the tip of the first-generation Viper coupe, Dodge produced 360 Final Edition fashions, every completed in Viper Red with full-length Stone White stripes over a black leather-based inside. Inside the cockpit, pink accent stitching and an individually numbered plaque close to the shifter for the six-speed handbook gearbox visually separated the Final Editions from different GTSs.
This specific GTS Final Edition is #51 out of the 360-unit manufacturing run. Since leaving Dodge’s Conner Avenue Assembly Plant, it’s been pushed solely 10,847 miles. The mixture of that mild use and full-body paint safety movie means this particular Viper seems a lot newer than its mannequin 12 months would counsel. Luckily, its earlier proprietor resisted the urge to switch it and left it as Dodge meant it to be. The large V10 is inventory, though the eye-catching 18-inch chrome wheels have new Michelin Pilot Sport tires. Those will turn out to be useful as a result of, even in 2025, 450 horsepower and 490 lb-ft of torque is so much to deal with.
Your likelihood to position the successful bid on this piece of Dodge Viper historical past is arising quickly. The Barrett-Jackson 2025 Palm Beach Auction will warmth up South Florida with scorching vehicles and high-octane enjoyable April 24-26.
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