1 of 50 Rarity: 7k-Mile 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 Viper Club of America Edition

Thanks to the Chrysler’s Street & Racing Technology (SRT) group, the brutal Ram SRT-10 high-performance pickup debuted in 2004 as Dodge’s brash, bawdy, and brutal Viper V10-powered sports truck. Countering and crushing the new wave of wild performance pickups of the early 2000s including the Silverado SS and SSR from Chevy and the SVT Lightning from Ford, the Ram SRT-10 features a full Viper powertrain including its thundering 8.3L, fuel-injected V-10 engine with 500hp and 525 lb-ft of torque, plus a choice of 6-speed manual or 5-speed automatic transmissions. Huge wheels and tires plant the power to the pavement and myriad appearance items make this amazing performer’s intentions crystal clear. Ram SRT-10 performance is simply awesome (maybe ludicrous), with the 5,300-pound vehicle capable of 0-60mph acceleration in 4.9 seconds, the quarter-mile in 13.6 seconds at 106 mph, and nearly 155mph flat out. Handling and skidpad performance is excellent, to boot, at 0.86 g lateral acceleration, while heavy-duty ventilated disc brakes provide stopping power to match. Production of the SRT-10, which cost nearly $50k new, continued through 2006.

The VCA (Viper Club of America) Edition Ram SRT-10 is a most appropriate homage to the muscle truck’s mechanical roots, offered in 2004 along a strictly limited run of just 50 units. This stellar example has just 7k seller-stated miles and looks amazing and menacing all at the same time. It also comes with the most desirable Hurst-shifted 6-speed manual transmission for what must be an amazing, nay shocking, driving experience. It also bears the autograph of Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, who served as President and COO of Chrysler from 2000-2004, when Chrysler was a key component of DaimlerChrysler. A wonderful cache of factory-issued documents and memorabilia accompanies this exceedingly rare sports pickup (# 26 of 50 built) for a fabulous overall offering.