
Chrysler Viper GTS-R #52 S. Belloc / F. Cochet / T. Treluyer 24 Hours of Le Mans 2002 Minichamps 1:43

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Specifications
- Brand
- Chrysler
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 499921452
- Year
- 2002
- Era
- 2000s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138045811
About the Chrysler Viper GTS-R #52 S. Belloc / F. Cochet / T. Treluyer 24 Hours of Le Mans 2002 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:43 diecast reproduces the Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #52, run at the 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GTS class. The body is sealed; this is a used model with a box showing traces of storage. A muscular American entry among Europe's endurance grid.
The Viper GTS-R carried American V10 muscle into European sports-car racing through the late 1990s and early 2000s, a factory-backed effort that gave Le Mans one of its rare stateside GT contenders during that era.
A Sealed-Body Endurance Racer
With no opening panels, this diecast has to communicate the Viper's aggressive proportions entirely through its exterior: the wide rear haunches, the low front splitter, and the racing livery applied with tight tampo registration across the doors and hood. Zinc-alloy construction gives real weight to the small 1:43 body, denser in the hand than a plastic model of similar size, and Minichamps holds even panel gaps around the wheel arches despite the car's flared bodywork. The livery's contrast graphics and sponsor decals stay legible at close range, a detail worth checking on any endurance-racing subject with this much surface graphics. As a used model, expect ordinary handling wear; the box shows traces of storage, a condition limited to the carton, worth reviewing in listing photos.
An American Contender in a European Field
The Viper GTS-R's presence at Le Mans gives it a specific appeal to collectors bridging American muscle-car culture with European endurance racing, a crossover that few subjects manage as directly. At 1:43, it slots easily into a Le Mans GT-class lineup alongside Ferraris, Porsches, and Aston Martins from the same era, providing a visual and mechanical contrast worth having on the shelf. For collectors building either a Le Mans theme or an American motorsport collection, this used GTS-R offers a genuinely distinctive subject at an accessible small-scale price point.






