13,500 Original Miles
Manual Transmission
8.4L V10
650 hp @ 5800 RPM*
650 lb/ft torque @ 4500 RPM*
Capable 0-60 MPH: 3.3 seconds
1/4 mile: 11.2 @ 131.5 MPH
Price in 2000: $165k+
*Seller Asking:
$125,000
- Back in 1999, Motor Trend crowned the Hennessey Venom 650R as the “The Fastest Street Car We’ve Ever Tested”, adding that it’s “the hardest accelerating, fastest slaloming (1.06 g) street-legal car Motor Trend has ever tested”. A pre-production version driven by John Hennessey himself managed to hit 203 mph at the Honda proving grounds in Arizona
- What was most impressive is the lack of forced induction: 650hp was achieved in naturally-aspirated form on pump gas and was 48-state-emissions-legal … no turbos or superchargers!
- Dodge dealer sent brand new Viper GTS to Hennessey Performance. Besides the engine build ($37,500), Hennessey installed a full race-focused Brembo brake system ($12,000), “VenomAero” body upgrades ($14k+), and much more
Key Model Year Changes:
- Roughly 80 of these 1st gen 650R’s were produced
- The final year without ABS. The following year (2001) saw 4-wheel ABS become standard
- The V10 switches to lighter hypereutectic pistons. While these pistons provided less expansion, the forged pistons of the earlier models were preferred by customers for boosted aftermarket packages
- Gussets with rivets are added to the frame near the steering box, strengthening a known weak point in the factory frame. TSB recalls (998 and 999) required dealers to offer this frame repair to owners of 1996 thru 1999 Vipers
- Besides ABS and new paint colors, there were no further changes to the GTS Viper until the 2003 3rd gen
Specs:
- 13k original miles
- #007 Serial number
- 2nd owner
- Was a dealer showroom car until 2010
- Car is all original as it came from Hennessey’s shop with the exception of the recent addition of new lightweight 19″ custom wheels and tires
- Have original 18″ HRE wheels if interested
- Brembo brakes and full aero
- Dealer maintained majority of it’s life by a factory trained Viper tech
- Location: Fallbrook, California – (more photos below)
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