
Dodge Viper GTS-R #57 Terrien / Cochet / Dayraut Le Mans 24 Hours 2001 Minichamps 1:43

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Specifications
- Brand
- Dodge
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 400011457
- Year
- 2001
- 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
- 4012138040359
About the Dodge Viper GTS-R #57 Terrien / Cochet / Dayraut Le Mans 24 Hours 2001 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Dodge Viper GTS-R #57, driven by Terrien, Cochet and Dayraut at the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans, is a sealed one-piece body. This used model's box shows traces of storage. The Viper GTS-R was one of the rare American GT contenders to compete seriously at La Sarthe.
American V10 muscle rarely found a home in European endurance racing, but the Viper GTS-R carved out genuine credibility in GT competition through the late 1990s and into the 2000s.
Sealed Diecast Construction at 1:43
This casting has no opening panels, so the entire livery and body detail lives on the outside of a single fixed shell, a construction choice well suited to the smaller 1:43 scale where hinge mechanisms would struggle to hold consistent tolerances. The #57 racing livery, sponsor graphics and number panels register cleanly against the body color, and the widebody GTS-R silhouette, with its pronounced fender flares over the standard Viper shape, comes through clearly even at this compact size. Zinc alloy gives the model real density for its footprint, and as a used example, the piece has prior handling history with a box showing traces of storage rather than sealed factory presentation.
An American V10 at La Sarthe
Le Mans has always favored European manufacturers in its GT classes, making the Viper's presence there a genuine outlier, an American production-based V10 competing directly against Porsche, Ferrari and other established endurance specialists on their own turf.
A Compact Endurance Racer for a GT Shelf
At 1:43, this Viper fits easily into a broader Le Mans or GT-class collection, its American origin providing useful contrast against the European marques that typically dominate endurance-racing displays.












