To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Miami event, 27 - 28 February 2025.

• One of 360 Final Editions for 2002
• Covered just 6,844 miles from new
• Finished in Viper Red with Stone White racing stripes
• Powered by a 450-hp 8.0-liter V-10 engine backed by a six-speed manual transmission
• Accompanied by window sticker, owner’s manuals, sales literature, and invoices

In 1996, four years after the debut of the production Dodge Viper, a coupe version, the Viper GTS, was introduced. Inspired by the Pete Brock-designed Shelby Cobra Daytona coupe of the mid-1960s, it featured a V-10 engine reworked for more power and less weight, a redesigned competition-specific chassis and suspension, and more aerodynamic bodywork, with the distinctive “double bubble” roofline. The GTS was also the first comfortable variant of the Dodge Viper, fitted with air-conditioning, power windows, power locks, and air bags as standard equipment. That year the Viper GTS served as the pace car for the Indianapolis 500.

In 2002 at the Chicago Auto Show, Dodge debuted the Viper GTS Final Edition, commemorating the last 2002 Viper Coupes to be completed at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant. In total 360 GTS Final Editions were produced; they were all finished in Viper Red with Stone White racing stripes, an homage to the 2000 Daytona and American Le Mans Series Viper race cars. Beyond the special exterior color scheme they featured red stitching on the black leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, and each Final Edition received a numbered dash plaque.

This GTS Final Edition, serial number 195, was built on 8 May 2002. It was sold new through Woodhouse Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge in Blair, Nebraska to Jody Balch of Clovis, New Mexico. Jody would enjoy the car for nearly a year before it was sold on Christmas Eve 2003, with 500 miles on the odometer, by Bill Pemberton of Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge in Blair, Nebraska to current ownership, a sales agreement for which on file. As of cataloguing time, the car had covered 6,844 miles from new. A well looked after example, this GTS Final Edition is accompanied by its window sticker, owner’s manuals, sales literature, Operating Tips VHS tape, original owner correspondence, and invoices dating back to 2002.

One of just 360 produced for 2002, this well cared for, low-mileage GTS Final Edition is sure to impress with its timeless Cobra Daytona-inspired design and its potent 450-horsepower 8.0-liter V-10.
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