2003 SRT-10 Production Numbers

[Jay Herbert]

Here are the '03 numbers fresh off the press..... Sorry it's a little late this year, but sometimes stuff happens.


Total built 1875

U.S. Market 1739
CAN. Market 130
MEX. Market 6

Total Red 1073
Total Black 402
Total Silver 390
Total Bright Silver 5
Total Graphite 5

Note: 5 pilot units built as Bright Silver (PSB sales code) and 5 pilot units built as Graphite (PDR sales code).

All units were built with Black interior's

As of entering "I" built not OK status

First Retail Vin 3V500082
Last Retail 3V501777

Remember, Vipers are not built in VIN sequence.

Side note, still looking into the VCA '03 Raffle Car. It apparently left the line as a "standard color" to be custom painted after the assembly process.

'02 (Blue/Silver Stripes ACR) and '04 (Yellow/Black Stripes) Raffle cars left line as one-of factory color cars (panals came to factory painted from ASC and were assembled on line).

Updated Post 10/17/03

[Wayne Finch]

Interesting note on raffle cars. Also kind of surprised at the color ratios. Looks to me like red will be first color replaced

[OutThere]

I like that Truck Jay! And you choose the best Gen1 Viper available as well.

[J DAWG]

Isn;t 1700+ the highest production number for the Viper in a given year?

[ViperGTS]

Total built 1875

U.S. Market 1739
CAN. Market 130
MEX. Market 6

Total Red 1073
Total Black 402
Total Silver 390

First Retail Vin 3V500082
Last Retail 3V501777
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1073(red) + 402(black) + 390(silver) = 1865 (?)
VIN-No.: 1777 - 82 = 1695 (?)

[Dawg2Snake]

My SRT-10 is VIN 1853 and finished production in July. That final VIN is incorrect...

[Y2K5SRT]

Isn't 1700+ the highest production number for the Viper in a given year?

Nope! Even your own 2001 saw more Vipers produced than 2003. The breakdown for all Vipers built by model year, including RT/10, GTS, ACR, GT2, & SRT-10 where applicable:

1992 - 285
1993 - 1043
1994 - 3083
1995 - 1577
1996 - 1887
1997 - 1778
1998 - 1216
1999 - 1463
2000 - 2007
2001 - 1978
2002 - 1622
2003 - 1875

This is total production for worldwide distribution, not just the Vipers for the US market. That averages out to 1651 Vipers per year over 12 years of production.

[OutThere]

What's the total sum... about 1 month of Corvette production?

[Jay Herbert]

Total built 1875

U.S. Market 1739
CAN. Market 130
MEX. Market 6

Total Red 1073
Total Black 402
Total Silver 390

First Retail Vin 3V500082
Last Retail 3V501777
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1073(red) + 402(black) + 390(silver) = 1865 (?)
VIN-No.: 1777 - 82 = 1695 (?)

hmmmm.... I'll check and let you know which of the four numbers is a typo.

Remember, last VIN off the line is not necessarily the highest VIN used, or the or first VIN produced the lowest VIN used...

[King GTS]

I had no idea there were two different color Silvers. Anyone have any pics of the difference?

[Dawg2Snake]

My sticker indicates my car is "bright silver metallic". Does this mean I ave one of only 5 of these? I hought all the silvers were the same until I read this. I have not come across another silver in person to check to see a difference. What do other owners of silver srt-10s have listed as the car color if not bright silver metallic???

[Fishtail]

Interesting, very few are on the streets.

[Frank 03SRT]

Well, heaven's to murgatroid! I have a bright silver metallic also.

[Jay Herbert]

I'll see if I can find the difference out. I would suspect the pilot cars were a "test paint"... maybe even brighter than the production silver. These cars would not have been sold to the public (yet) as they would not have been certified. Some go to engineering, some marketing. They often end up at auction a few years out.

[SylvanSRT]

It is the same color.