11:30am
Aaron Beck’s “quick little photochops of Chrysler’s amazing E-bodies: the Plymouth Barracuda and Dodge Challenger.”
These a just a taste of Beck’s arsenal. Check out his full collection at EBODIES.
1998 Team Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Vitals:
Debuted at the 1995 Pebble Beach Concours
Developed by Chrysler of North America, Oreca of France, and Reynard Motorsport of the United Kingdom.
57 total built.17 total series championships won.
Overall wins:
24 Hours Nürburgring - 1999, 2001, 2002
Rolex 24 at Daytona - 2000Class wins:24 Hours of Le Mans - 1998, 1999, 200012 Hours of Sebring - 2000
Petit Le Mans - 1999
1000km Fuji - 2001
Mil Milhas Brasileiras - 2004Series championships:
FIA GT Championship - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002American Le Mans Series - 1999, 2000FFSA GT Championship - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005
Belgian GT - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009
Italian GT - 2003, 2004Titled the Chrysler Viper GTS-R for competition in Europe due to the absence of Dodge-branded vehicle sales, while it maintained the Dodge branding for North American competition.
Interesting tidbit: During the 2000 Rolex 24 at Daytona, it was designated the GTS-R/T as a cross-promotion for Dodge R/T-branded vehicles.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The U.S. Treasury Department said Monday that it has received a $1.9 billion repayment from Chrysler Holding to settle a loan extended to the company’s financial-services business.
The loan was made back in January 2009 for $4 billion but went into default when Chrysler filed for bankruptcy a few months later. Of the $14.3 billion in loans to Chrysler, the Treasury said it has received $3.9 billion in payments so far.