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CHASSIS GTSR C31
 
 
7,998.5cc V10 Engine 
 
 
620bhp at 6,500rpm 
 
 
6-Speed, Borg Warner T56 Manual Transmission 
 
 
Front Suspension: Double Wishbone, Coil Spring, Fully Adjustable Dampers
 
 
Rear Suspension: Double Wishbone, Coil Spring, Fully Adjustable Dampers
 
 
4-Wheel Ventilated Steel Disc Brakes 
 
 
Following an undefeated 1999 season in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), and repeat success at the 24hrs of Le Mans and the aforementioned yet staggering overall win at the Rolex 24hrs of Daytona, Viper positioned itself as amongst the most successful production-based American sports cars ever. Built-in February of 1999 and prepared for the 2000 season, we are introduced to the vehicle offered here, chassis GTSR C31. It is one of the final Chrysler Factory Works Team cars and differs significantly over customer cars thanks to specialized skunkworks components. Throughout its tenure, GTSR C31 (C31) ran as both numbers 51 and 91.
 
 
Campaigned as vehicle no. 91, C31 was fielded by the 1999 ALMS Driver’s Champion Olivier Beretta alongside ’99 Driver’s Champion Runner-up Karl Wendlinger and Le Mans winner Dominique Dupuy for that year’s ALMS. The schedule was greatly expanded upon from the previous season including an additional four races, three of which held outside the US- the ACO’s 24hrs of Le Mans, bookended by ALMS races 3 and 4.
 
 
The 12hr endurance race at Sebring on March 18 marked the team’s first pursuit. The result is a class victory for C31, and a 1-2-3 finish for Viper Team ORECA making for a fabulous photo finish in a display of utter dominance by the now legendary team. 
 
 
The thirteen-mile circuit at the 2000 Grand Prix of Charlotte would be next. C31 would take its class victory, and claim 7th overall. 
 
 
The third round of the 2000 season is the first ALMS race held outside North America. C31 would once again take a class victory, placing 8th overall. 
 
 
The ACO’s 24hrs of Le Mans in June 2000 would fit here. Karl Wendlinger, Olivier Beretta, and Dominique Dupuy drive C31 (as car 51) to Viper Team ORECA’s third straight class victory. The 333-lap finish is Viper’s best Le Mans performance to date. Given the serious competition that the Pratt & Miller’ C5R posed, the win is one of the most significant as the pressures to overcome another American-Born racecar deepened the Viper-Corvette rivalry. 
 
 
The ALMS continued in Europe for Round 4. However, due to it being so close to Le Mans, ORECA would run C35 at this race which took a class win at the 1000km of Nurburgring, placing 8th overall. C31 did not compete here.
 
 
C31 breaks its winning streak in Round 5 at Sears Point, albeit marginally. C31 would place 2nd in class and 9th overall behind its sibling ORECA Viper driven by Donohue and Archer. 
 
 
Round 6 raced Mosport. C31 would take a class win and place 4th overall. 
 
 
The Corvette takes a class win in Round 7. C31 and ORECA would complete the journey around the Grand Prix of Texas circuit a mere 3 laps below the best Corvette, with a 10th overall placement. 
 
 
C31 takes the Round 8 class victory at the Rose City Grand Prix in Portland, OR, and places 10th overall. 
 
 
The 2000 Petit Le Mans took place at Road Atlanta. C31 was in first place and dominated the entire race until an untimely failed battery on the last pit stop caused an unexpected delay resulting in C31 placing 4th in class, and 12th overall. 
 
 
C31 would claim the title of class victor again and place 8th overall at the 2000 Monterey Sports Car Championship, Round 10 at Laguna Seca Raceway.
 
 
The penultimate ALMS race, the Grand Prix of Las Vegas, proved yet again to be a class win for C31 and ORECA, 7th overall. 
 
 
The 2000 Race of a Thousand Years, an endurance circuit in Australia on New Year’s Eve, was the final of the twelve ALMS races. Uniquely, this is the sole instance of an ALMS race at this circuit. C31 would again take class victory, its ninth instance that season and 3rd overall.
 
 
This example was nearly unbeatable winning 7 of 10 ALMS races it entered in the GTS Class. In total, 10 wins throughout the 2000 season for Team ORECA easily gave them ALMS Championship, with 266 total points, capping a three-year win streak. Second place was claimed by the Porsche GT2, 82 points back. More importantly, though, Viper beat its biggest rival, the factory-backed Corvette C5-R, by a staggering 130 points. History was written in dominating fashion but all good things come to an end. 2000 would be the last year of the factory-backed Team Oreca Vipers. C31 is widely regarded as one of the winningest Viper’s in history and is arguably one of the most significant race cars of our generation. 
 
 
LIFE BEYOND ORECA
 
 
The Chrysler-backed Viper racing program officially ended in 2001. A year prior, Chrysler and ORECA had begun work developing an LMP class vehicle which resulted in ORECA abandoning their Viper teams. Of course, Vipers would continue to campaign under a multitude of private groups. 
 
 
In 2001, C31 was left overseas and as it would turn out was accidentally sold to the privateer team, Brookspeed in the UK, most likely approved for sale by someone under the Daimler side of the company that didn’t care about a used up American race car. This would turn out to be a massive oversight by someone who surprisingly must have been unfamiliar with what the Viper had just accomplished. For two seasons, Brookspeed would campaign GTSR C31. Records show C31 achieving a 2nd place finish at Donington in 2001 before returning to Daytona in 2002, for a 6th in class result. Modifications were kept light, but later became significant in order to remain competitive. In 2005, the car retired and was placed in storage. 
 
 
A well-known personality in the vintage and historic racing industry, Richard Freshman of Fossil Motorsports Inc., was on assignment when he “discovered” C31 years later. The original intent was to find one of the very few 1971 Hemi Cuda Convertibles to fulfill a rare Mopar requirement of a private collection. Instead, he crossed paths with this special Viper and consummated the purchase on behalf of one very lucky collector. Freshman, under order of his client, then directed the total chassis up restoration. He consulted with the likes of Terry Scarborough of TS Racing who serendipitously had Florent Boisseau, team member of ORECA c.2000, under his employ. Consultation with ex-driver, Karl Wendlinger resulted in a restoration that modeled and mirrored the car’s 2000 Le Mans Winning mechanical specification and livery. Receipts on file reflect in excess of $500K – a considerable sum resulting in a show-winning, concours and race-ready rebuild.
 
 
From then on, this successful Viper has lived a pampered and somewhat sheltered life. In 2009, appearing alongside a Ferrari 375mm, it was a participant at the Avila Beach Concours d’Elegance. Bound to be welcomed at events worldwide, C31 is eligible at the Le Mans Classic, Sebring Classic, and Daytona Classic as well as a variety of other events.
 
 
Today, the never wrecked C31 retains it’s original subcomponents, chassis, suspension, coachwork, motor, gearbox, and drivetrain. It is accompanied by significant documentation and spares and is regarded as one of the winningest Viper’s in history. Perhaps more importantly, C31 carries with it a more abstract attribute. It should be said that this Viper has had a profound effect on the cultural life of the motoring world today. Its 2000 Le Mans-winning livery is the very same that was digitized for Sony Playstation’s Gran Turismo 1, 3 and Le Mans video games. In the game, when selecting a simulation Viper GTS R to race digitally at Sebring, it’s chassis C31 you’re using. Both Gran Turismo titles are renowned as two of the greatest and most far-reaching video games of all time.
 
 
It could be said that C31 is the most important American sports racing car in contemporary history. If not, then it is certainly the most relevant.
 
 
THE NEXT CARETAKER
 
 
A car such as Chrysler Corporation’s GTS R, with its in-house styling, gives credence to a similar theory of European design but reflects a more peak development. It is the collaboration and the melting of minds across a multitude of firms. It is hard to overstate how radical a car the GTS R was for Chrysler in the 1990s. Here was a company best known for minivans and front-drive compacts producing an all-out super sports car in the classical sense which went on to win at the highest levels. The Viper GTS R represents the last great vehicle development program in automotive history. It is a program that should have never happened, will never happen again, and yet, as aggressive as ever, the GTS R soldiers on as an unabashed example of how supercars are built in America. In this decade, nearly thirty years post-design, these GTS Rs continue to deliver a remarkable array of possibilities as they were campaigned in period at Le Mans. They are both beautiful and eminently usable. 
 
 
Today, the great masters remain in the highest of institutions. The Simeone Foundation in Philadelphia, PA retains the sole remaining 1921 Duesenberg, which raced the 1921 French Grand Prix, the year of the first international win for an American car. Simeone, too, retains the most original Cobra Daytona Coupe and Le Mans raced GT40 MKii. As younger generations of car enthusiasts grow old, it will be the legendary Viper GTS R of this glorious time period that will be welcomed alongside the aforementioned cars above in commemoration of America’s continued racing success abroad. By 2001, ORECA had as much as three class wins with the Viper at Le Mans and a championship on both sides of the Atlantic.
 
 
Now in the 20th Anniversary of its championship, Viper C31 is offered to the public. Of the three Le Mans winning Vipers, Chassis C7, victor of the 1998 Le Mans, is owned and maintained by Chrysler residing in their private collection and will never be sold. Chassis C22, the 1999 victor, is in a private collection overseas and will also likely never be sold. It is this car, GTSR C31 with it’s all original drivetrain, the sole Le Mans winning example in private hands in the United States, regarded as one of the winningest Viper’s in history, that is now available to the public.

Black

When you're looking for true collectability, this 2017 Dodge Viper GTS gets it right.  It's a low-mileage, loaded, and well-respected car from the storied Viper's final year.  And considering this is also a 645 horsepower juggernaut, we bet you can just imagine this level of desirability taking center stage at the classic car auctions in not too long.  The Viper has always been a supercar, but the final generation was absolutely the best.  It's a modern machine that really shows some Italian influence in the sleek design.  In fact, the factory Blue Pearl paint is a terrific color that has a dark look but a glossy flair that reminds us of an Armani suit.  It's the kind of look you get on a well-optioned car that has only averaged around 1200 miles annually.  But this high-style appearance did not mean this Viper lost its predatory attitude. You see it in the long sleek hood with deep vents for the monster underneath, and the contoured sides that help incorporate the exhaust pipes. Plus, Dodge's tradition of letting the rear spoiler on the GTS be such a sweeping and dominant force is a true hallmark piece. And we love how the upgraded HRE alloys give us an even better view of the big brakes and aggressive red calipers.  Inside, body-hugging seats finished in rich tan Laguna leather makes this Dodge feel like a Ferrari - likely another contribution from the Maserati/Ferrari bloodlines that is in this Viper's family tree.  But the snakeskin texture insert is a true American Viper touch.  Just like any good Viper, the interior completely envelopes the driver, but now you also have a host of modern luxury features. This includes automatic climate control, power seats, cruise control, power windows, power locks, power mirrors, and keyless entry/ignition.  And you'll love the touchscreen infotainment unit that runs the backup camera, Bluetooth, sat nav, and a premium Harman Kardon 18-speaker stereo. A modern supercar also means modern safety features such as anti-lock brakes, dual front airbags, and side airbags.  The engine bay looks like they couldn't stuff any more power under the hood.  Those big red valve covers are a Viper hallmark, so it's great to have in the latest generation.  And the 645 horsepower from the fuel-injected 8.4-liter V10 firmly put this Viper in supercar territory as it swallows lesser cars whole. You get complete control of the big motor and its ferocious growl via a six-speed manual transmission.  This is backed up by a large Brembo four-wheel disc brake package, power steering, super-sticky Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires, and a fully independent suspension that's ready for the road or racetrack.  It's a total power package that will make this collectible also your track day favorite.  The sale comes complete with the owner's manual, a reproduction window sticker, maintenance records, and a car cover.  This is likely the last Viper ever, and the production numbers were the lowest of the series in 2017.  So you have a sophisticated style wrapped around speed and rarity.  That's why you know you can't let this one slip away.  Call today!!! 

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BJ Motors is thrilled to offer this 2013 Dodge Viper GTS finished in Venom Black over Black Interior. This gorgeous 1-owner Gen 5 arrives with just under 6,000 original miles and features amazing options, such as Painted GTS Racing Stripes finished in Billet Silver, 19x13 / 18x10.5 polished Rattler Wheels, 18-speaker Sound System, and more! This example also features new Continental Tires and was recently serviced with a fresh oil change. Contact us for more information or stop in to see this gorgeous 2013 GTS in person!  Options:Customer Preferred Package 21APainted Billet Silver GTS Racing Stripes19x13  18x10.5 Rattler Polished Wheels18-Speaker Harman Kardon Audio SysBJ Motors has an extensive range of superb, low mile exotic and luxury automobiles. Financing is available and trade-in proposals are always welcome. If you like this vehicle and have questions, please feel free to contact us at any time. Our staff is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can also schedule an appointment to drop by our location in Tomball, Texas. BJ Motors is a licensed, Texas Dealer.

Brutally powerful - but with all the right creature comforts - is why this 2000 Dodge Viper GTS instantly attractive.  And when you see the full package is both premium and intimidating on this low-mileage supercar, it makes this 450 hp V10 machine a truly irresistible deal.  The GTS was a true racing-inspired Viper. The more aerodynamic lines of the coupe were better for speed. And so were the hood scoop, heat extractors, and full-width rear spoiler. Dodge even specially crafted the roof so your helmet would fit better. That's why these first-gen coupes seem to attract a few more collectors. And so it makes it even more attractive to find one that has averaged less than 370 miles annually over its lifetime so far. Most factory black cars look like they want to be lurking in the shadows, but this one is a little bit different. The black has an attention-grabbing gloss, and the silver racing stripes contrast the black nicely while adding to the shine. It even has true flair with those polished 18-inch wheels. So the muscular lines of this coupe want to be noticed. It's like a champion boxer out on the town after his heavyweight victory.  Low mileage also means less seat time and a sharp-looking interior.  The coupe came in the Viper's 2nd gen, and for many of us, that's where they hit the sweet spot.  Dodge was able to add comforts without losing that raw sports car feel.  So you get great features like power windows, power locks, keyless entry, and a tilt steering column.  There are even some nice updates, like a new air conditioning compressor and an AM/FM/XM stereo with USB and Bluetooth.  You also have desirable safety features like dual front airbags. But the full feeling isn't really a coddler.  The extra bolstering of the leather sport seats, bold white-faced gauges, auxiliary readouts dominating the top of the dash, and confident mechanical action of the stick shift are a reminder that this is for real drivers.  While the exterior and interior are dominated by a deep black, the engine bay is attractive for its blood red.  The bold finish for the special 8.0-liter fuel-injected V10 was Mopar's way of acknowledging that they knew you'd be showing off the monster motor everywhere you parked.  And on a car with such low mileage, that impressive presentation remains exactly how they intended.  It truly roars to life with the kind of rumble that lets people know you have 450 hp and 490 lb-ft of torque.  You get complete control of this via six-speed manual transmission, power steering, and a race-inspired fully independent suspension.  Plus, four-wheel power disc brakes and grippy Toyo Proxes sport tires are exactly what you want for stopping power.  All Vipers are mean machines, but when you have the added style and substance of this GTS, it gives you a true brute-in-a-suit presentation. So that makes this one special for far more than its ultra-low mileage. Call today!!! 

There is no car quite like a Viper This 1998 Dodge Viper GTS is believed to have only 264 miles from new and is an exceptional example. The Viper marked a great leap forward in the evolution of America's unbridled super car. The GTS model was introduced in 1996 and featured all new closed coupe bodywork. The double bubble roof and fastback design is reminiscent of the sports cars of the past and all together completed an attractive, yet aggressive package. This allowed for even more impressive performance figures in both handling, acceleration and top speed thanks to an improved aerodynamic efficiency. Perhaps the most important developments provided by the fixed roof was a dramatic increase in usability and creature comforts. The addition of power windows, door locks, and air conditioning all contributed to fleshing out the Viper as more of an actual car rather than a weekend toy. The introduction of airbags provided more peace of mind to occupants as well. Overall, the second-generation Viper retains many of the best qualities from the first but improved on nearly every other metric.  Believed to have only 264 miles from new  8.0-litre OHV V-10 Engine Electronic Fuel Injection 450bhp at 4,600rpm 6-Speed Manual Transmission 4-Wheel Independent Suspension 4-Wheel Disc Brakes Roll bar Original Certificate of Origin  The Viper GTS presented here was originally delivered to Williston Chrysler Center in Williston, North Dakota November 14, 1998, according to the original Certificate of Origin that comes with the car. In remarkable original condition, it is believed to have been driven a mere 264 miles since it was new. The original owner's packet with all warranty and club information, as well as the factory Viper operating tips package are also with the car. This Viper is highly original and is still rolling on its original tires mounted at the factory. A roll bar was added at some point, which is a good idea for a car with such high-speed capabilities. It is one of 854 Viper GTS coupes produced for the 1998 model year, and one of only 288 finished in Viper Silver (code PA9), according to viperstore.com.  With the apparent low mileage, the vehicle presents very well, only showing minor signs of wear inside and out. A fine example as this, with such low mileage, makes this Viper a true collector grade find. This 1998 Dodge Viper GTS offers both handsome looks and one the most exhilarating driving experiences one can find in a street legal road car. This car is truly one of the great modern American collectibles. Call today! 

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