Lot #1398 - Quite likely the wildest high-performance car produced by an American manufacturer since Shelby’s Cobra, the Viper was comprehensively modernized after a two-year hiatus and relaunched in GEN V form on the "VX" platform by Chrysler’s SRT (Street and Racing Technology) Division for 2013. Debuted at the 2012 New York Auto Show, the Viper carried on as Chrysler’s “halo car” until production ceased in 2017. Carrying the “0001” VIN suffix, this awesome 2013 SRT Viper GTS was the first car built by the men and women at Chrysler’s Conner Avenue assembly plant in Detroit. It was purchased via Barrett-Jackson in 2012 by Scott Thomas, with proceeds of the sale benefiting the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer. Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne was present for the Viper’s final assembly, and he handed the Viper’s keys over to Scott Thomas, who personally took delivery. Ralph Gilles, SRT President and CEO, who pushed for the Viper’s return, signed the passenger sun visor of this historic 2013 SRT Viper GTS. Finished in the launch edition color of Stryker Red and packing 640hp with a 6-speed manual transmission, it presents incredibly well and turns heads everywhere. In addition to the original SRT Viper Media Kit, its offering includes photographs taken on the day of delivery with all the factory workers posing behind the car, the original manufacturers brochures and other memorabilia from the 2013 Viper launch event, including pictures of Sergio Marchionne personally handing the car over to Scott Thomas. In addition to clear bra paint protection, the Viper includes a hard-wired trickle charger and original car cover. It has 1,816 actual miles. All warranty and recall service work has been performed, duly confirmed by the Viper’s clean CARFAX vehicle-history report. Numerous online articles and videos also document the Viper and its delivery ceremonies, confirming this car’s unique provenance as the first of the last V10 SRT Vipers ever produced. From The Scott Thomas Collection.