This 543-Mile 2017 Dodge Viper GTC Is One of the Rarest Final-Year Vipers Ever Built

A 543-mile 2017 Dodge Viper GTC is crossing the block at Mecum Auctions' Nashville 2026 sale, and it might be one of the purest final-year Vipers left in private hands. Listed as Lot S218 for the Saturday, September 26 session, this Gunmetal Pearl GTC pairs a naturally aspirated 8.4-liter V-10 with a 6-speed manual, the same formula that carried the Viper from its 1992 debut through the end of production in 2017.

According to the Viper Registry, this car is one of just 841 Vipers Dodge built for the 2017 model year, and one of only 582 GTC coupes among them. Its color combination narrows the field even further: Dodge finished only 26 GTC coupes in Gunmetal Pearl for 2017, and just two of those, including this one, were paired with Billet Silver GTS racing stripes. The two-owner car still includes its original window sticker and carries a clean CarFax at 543 miles.

Underneath, the GTC keeps most of the hardware that made the fifth-generation Viper a favorite with purists: an engine oil cooler, carbon-fiber X-brace, 3.55 rear gear, and a driver-adjustable sport-tuned suspension with adaptive dampers. Black Brembo calipers clamp down behind 18-inch Hyper Black SRT wheels, while inside, the cabin carries the GTS and Laguna interior packages, a Harman Kardon audio system, navigation, and an Alcantara headliner over black leather with silver stitching.

Because the fifth-generation Viper only ran from 2013 to 2017 in relatively small numbers, Hagerty's valuation tools don't yet carry a standalone price guide entry for the GTC. Hagerty's data on the earlier Viper generations still gives a useful read on where the broader market sits: a number 3-condition, or "Good," 2001 Viper GTS currently prices out around $55,900, up 6.1 percent over the past quarter but down slightly on a three-year view, after Viper values ran up sharply during the 2020-23 collector car boom and have since cooled. Roughly 95 second-generation Vipers changed hands at auction over the past 12 months for an average of about $69,500, per Hagerty's tracking, showing the model still trades actively even as prices normalize. Limited late-production cars like this GTC, built in the Viper's final year with documented rarity from the Viper Registry, tend to be the segment least exposed to that broader pullback.

This GTC isn't the only notable Viper crossing the block at Mecum's Nashville sale. A GTS-R Commemorative Edition ACR, one of just 100 built to send off the fifth generation, is also part of the docket, and Motorious took a closer look at that car's spec sheet and market position. For a sense of how the second-generation Viper closed out its own run, this 2002 GTS Final Edition offers a useful comparison point. Nashville's lineup runs deep beyond Mopar's snake, too, including a numbers-matching 1969 Plymouth Hemi Road Runner crossing the same stage.

Bidding on Lot S218 opens Saturday, September 26, as part of Mecum's Nashville 2026 auction. For a car built in the final year of one of America's last analog supercars, low mileage, documented rarity, and a two-owner history make this GTC a strong test case for how collectors are pricing the end of the Viper era.