Texas couple adds 80th Dodge Viper to their world-record collection of cars

World-record holding Dodge Viper owners Wayne and D'ann Rauh added their 80th Viper to their collection of Vipers. World-record holding Dodge Viper owners Wayne and D'ann Rauh added their 80th Viper to their collection of Vipers. Photo: Maurice Liang, PhotoVisionOne.com Photo: Maurice Liang, PhotoVisionOne.com Image 1 of / 65 Caption Close Texas couple adds 80th Dodge Viper to their world-record collection of cars 1 / 65 Back to Gallery

Just a week ago, Wayne and D'Ann Rauh added two custom-made Dodge Vipers to their collection of cars, making it 79 total Dodge Vipers under the East Texas couple's ownership — but that wasn't enough.

Wayne knew how bad his wife wanted a metallic pink Viper, so through secretive planning and many suspect phone calls, Wayne added the 80th Viper to the former oil trucking company owners' collection on Thursday.

D'Ann got her metallic pink Viper, and more, at the Steamboat Grand Hotel in Colorado in front of some of the world's biggest Viper fanatics during the Viper Owners Association Steamboat Springs Bucket List Event.

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"It was tough keeping this a secret, but the Viper plant did a great job," Wayne said in an email to the Express-News. "I had to talk on the phone and email when she wasn't around, but sometimes, she'd see me talking on the phone a lot and wonder what was going on. I think she was beginning to think I was having an affair."

In addition to the pretty-in-pink speedster, Wayne hired Venzano Interiors to create and install matching custom pink and black leather interior, and a custom handbag to match her brand new car.

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The Rauhs made sure to share the fun with VOA members in attendance, giving them matching Diecast model cars and "Think Pink" shirts as keepsakes from the event.

“I was totally surprised,” D’Ann said in a statement. “I had no idea this was going on. I love the car. It’s just beautiful.”

The Rauhs acquired their latest vehicles through the Viper 1 of 1 program which allows customers to customize their Viper in one of 25 million possible variants. The program even goes as far as not allowing other customers to place the same order within that model's year, making the vehicles truly one of a kind.

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Those who order can choose from a palette of 8,000 colors, 24,000 custom stripes, 16 interior styles, 10 wheel selections, six aero packages and other features with a price tag of $94,995 according to Jalopnik.

Wayne and D'ann, the retired Arp, Texas couple, have other vehicles besides Vipers in their collection, totaling more than 100 vehicles. Their collection of Dodge Vipers is the largest collection in the world.

Scroll through the slideshow above to see the Rauh's collection of cars, and their newest pink Dodge viper, courtesy of Maurice Liang.

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