One-of-a-kind 1997 Dodge Viper GTS for sale. Built by Oreca for VIP client. Engine developped by Caldwell, 600 bhp.
Car fully prepared and setup by Oreca.
Immediately available in France with its French registration.
The Dodge Viper GTS we are offering for sale was built in 1997. A French market car and sold under the Chrysler brand, this Viper was part of Chrysler France’s press fleet. In 2002, the Oreca Racing team purchased it. The goal was to recondition it and offer it to one of their VIP clients.
By using the same principles it used for its Le Mans-winning cars, the Oreca team created an extraordinary vehicle. This Viper’s engine is sent to the U.S. to Caldwell Development. Specializing in race engines building, Caldwell had already worked with Oreca, creating their Le Mans engines. The car now develops 600 bhp.
While the engine is with Caldwell, Oreca worked on the rest of the car, using once again the same “recipe” it used in racing. The Viper is equipped with an Oreca race axle, adjustable shocks and the gearbox is entirely overhauled. The brakes being the original Viper’s weakest point, they were all upgraded, with Brembo ventilated discs in the front and bigger discs in the rear. The radiator is replaced by a bigger unit similar to the one used on the Team Oreca’s race cars. The engine received a protective shield and the exhaust was freed of its catalyzers.
When the setup was nearing completion, the car was repainted in the traditional Viper colors of Guardsman blue with white stripes. A deliberate choice and a reminder of the Oreca Daytona-winning Viper, which shared the same scheme.
This Dodge Viper GTS is a race car for the road, built by the very same specialists who allowed the Oreca racing Vipers to clinch three Le Mans class wins. Its natural environment is obviously the track, but this Viper GTS was built to remain usable occasionally on roads.
This Dodge Viper GTS is immediately available in France with its French registration.
Car fully prepared and setup by Oreca.
Immediately available in France with its French registration.
The Dodge Viper GTS we are offering for sale was built in 1997. A French market car and sold under the Chrysler brand, this Viper was part of Chrysler France’s press fleet. In 2002, the Oreca Racing team purchased it. The goal was to recondition it and offer it to one of their VIP clients.
By using the same principles it used for its Le Mans-winning cars, the Oreca team created an extraordinary vehicle. This Viper’s engine is sent to the U.S. to Caldwell Development. Specializing in race engines building, Caldwell had already worked with Oreca, creating their Le Mans engines. The car now develops 600 bhp.
While the engine is with Caldwell, Oreca worked on the rest of the car, using once again the same “recipe” it used in racing. The Viper is equipped with an Oreca race axle, adjustable shocks and the gearbox is entirely overhauled. The brakes being the original Viper’s weakest point, they were all upgraded, with Brembo ventilated discs in the front and bigger discs in the rear. The radiator is replaced by a bigger unit similar to the one used on the Team Oreca’s race cars. The engine received a protective shield and the exhaust was freed of its catalyzers.
When the setup was nearing completion, the car was repainted in the traditional Viper colors of Guardsman blue with white stripes. A deliberate choice and a reminder of the Oreca Daytona-winning Viper, which shared the same scheme.
This Dodge Viper GTS is a race car for the road, built by the very same specialists who allowed the Oreca racing Vipers to clinch three Le Mans class wins. Its natural environment is obviously the track, but this Viper GTS was built to remain usable occasionally on roads.
This Dodge Viper GTS is immediately available in France with its French registration.