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Here's the real reason why the Plymouth Prowler only lasted five years 

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In this episode I provide the history of the Plymouth Prowler, which ran from 1997 to 2002. The Prowler, which was rebranded as the Chrysler Prowler in 2001 following the end of the Plymouth brand, has often been criticized for trying to look like a traditional hot rod, but only having a V6 engine instead of a V8, and an automatic transmission. However the original purpose of the Prowler was as an experiment in aluminum construction, with an all-aluminum frame and many body panels made from aluminum. Having a very limited demographic and a high price, only 11,703 were sold, however its end in 2002 was not because of low sales, and I provide the real reason for its end in this episode.

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@MyOldCar
@MyOldCar Год назад
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@900108Chale
@900108Chale Год назад
We, in the family, owned several VW Santanas; basically a rebadged AUDI 4000, or probably the most successful Chinese taxi ever, some are still hauling westerners and noodles in that part of the world. A great car to own in the era of highly restricted low mpg, v8, emissions control madness. But lack of parts, especially the differential, made them impossible to keep.
@900108Chale
@900108Chale Год назад
Thunderbird SC, is a car you should most definitively look into.
@davidp2888
@davidp2888 Год назад
This was a car that took a lot of risks. The retro styling, the engineering...I'm glad it got to production.
@sharedknowledge6640
@sharedknowledge6640 Год назад
Chrysler has been all about taking risks but getting almost none of them right. Their failures are epic and well documented. If I robbed a bank I’d want the cops driving a POS Charger in a high speed chase as it would very like blow up before whatever I was driving. They’re well documented as having the least reliable and worst vehicles of the big 3. It’s the brand for those with a small p*nis everywhere hoping to compensate with the loud exhaust and big wheels making them somehow a bigger man.
@doomy330
@doomy330 Год назад
beautiful car to be sure. the only thing i could fault with it is that the front bumpers could have been placed some 4-5 inches lower
@dyslexicbatnam1350
@dyslexicbatnam1350 Год назад
@@sharedknowledge6640 You sound jealous of the loud exhaust and big wheels mate
@BlueOvals24
@BlueOvals24 Год назад
The retro styling... The failed at that. And you have a mini van engine. They died with good reason.
@jaysdood
@jaysdood Год назад
Agreed although they cheaped out by rifling through the spare parts bin for some of its components and it showed.
@elcheapo5302
@elcheapo5302 Год назад
Chrysler was unstoppable in the 90s...The '92 Viper, '94 Ram, '97 Dakota, '98 Durango...then Daimler got involved and basically ruined everything.
@chada75
@chada75 Год назад
The 94 Ram body style still holds up.
@fortheloveofnoise
@fortheloveofnoise Год назад
Yep, same thing happening with Dodge now.....
@tuckersbaby
@tuckersbaby Год назад
I had a 2003 Ford Thunderbird for roughly a year and a half and the car falls into the same “love it or hate it” camp as the Prowler. I had plenty of fun with the car, but the sparse parts marketplace, underwhelming Jaguar 3.9L V8, and lack of a manual transmission lead me to sell the car in 2021. Now I’ve got a 1957 T-bird with a beefier 312 Y-block and a 3-speed manual. An actual 1950s sportscar instead of a pseudo one.
@michaelbenardo5695
@michaelbenardo5695 Год назад
Too bad the new Tbird wasn't built on a cut down Crown Vic frame. That way, it would had a bigger engine, engine options, a better automatic, and an available manuel trans.
@tuckersbaby
@tuckersbaby Год назад
@@michaelbenardo5695 Except the Retrobird was the only one of the three DEW98 platform cars to be gimped out of a manual. The Jaguar S-Type on the other hand, got everything. Larger displacement V8s, a supercharged option, and of course a 5-speed stick. The car didn’t handle like wet lasagna, but it definitely wasn’t the hard hitting Corvette competitor that the Babybirds were.
@chrismoody1342
@chrismoody1342 Год назад
Sorry but the T bird was ugly as hell. Even Chip Foose couldn’t help it.
@elhoward7440
@elhoward7440 Год назад
The 2000's T-birds were cute... but with automatic only, they were pretty much targeted at women; I never saw a man drive one. Given a choice, I'd that the 57. I had an apartment next door neighbor that had a 50's T-bird in his car port, he and he wife were a little weird, stilling living in the 50's next to LAX in the 80's. But it was a sweet car.
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
@@chrismoody1342 I must agree
@budaroddy
@budaroddy Год назад
one of the coolest cars of that era, for real, congrats, for the car and the channel!
@Chrishm0
@Chrishm0 Год назад
always a beautiful car, and such an out there risk.
@Henry_Jones
@Henry_Jones Год назад
I reccomend Adams interviews with Bob Lutz over at Rare Classic Cars and Automotive History
@christopherkraft1327
@christopherkraft1327 Год назад
A shout out to the Car Wizard, seen working on a Prowler!!! 👍👍🙂
@JonPeace-do9re
@JonPeace-do9re Год назад
I worked at Alcoa Technical Center at the time. Was told by one welder that they had hand built 3 frames as demos. Chrysler looked at them, liked them and asked when they could get a thousand more...
@richarderickson8840
@richarderickson8840 Год назад
Always wanted one, but life came along, work, kids, mortgage. You know, Life. Still a nice looking car and glad they exist.
@elsid9927
@elsid9927 Год назад
just subscribed. Looking for a video from ya on the Pontiac Solstice.
@mickylawless1941
@mickylawless1941 Год назад
Liked and subscribed. The Prowler was a very intriguing vehicle. I was sad that when Plymouth dropped in the all aluminum 3.5 engine, they didn't put in a 5 or 6 spd manual transaxle. That would have given it some credibility. As it is, it's still a beautiful little (faux) hotrod. Cheers!
@MrOnelegnick
@MrOnelegnick Год назад
Came out under the Plymouth name, that name stopped being used. Chrysler picked it up and it still did t sell well cause since it's first day dealers jacked up the prices over double msrp at times.
@kevinwallis2194
@kevinwallis2194 Год назад
the first problem is the first ones were supposed to have a 4 cylinder motor. they changed it before it even came out from production.
@RandomVids519
@RandomVids519 Год назад
Is that the actor from gta 5😅
@OMGpandemic
@OMGpandemic Год назад
I used to LOVE spotting them being driven when I was young.
@davidtaylor5204
@davidtaylor5204 Год назад
The original name for that Chrysler purple was 'statutory grape'. Legal department shot that down.
@TribbleBot
@TribbleBot Год назад
The 3.5 wasn't gutless but man I spent way too much time wrenching on the one in our '99 Concorde LXi. That whole car had the build quality of an '80s GM.
@goodlife1500
@goodlife1500 Год назад
You should do the Panoz roadster next it’s the only car that matches it.
@slyboogey6263
@slyboogey6263 Год назад
Such a cool car!
@SteveBueche1027
@SteveBueche1027 Год назад
Dealers markup killed it for me.
@0megacron
@0megacron Год назад
Shame, too - it was a nice throwback to a time when cars had style & uniqueness to 'em.
@mr.noodlerich
@mr.noodlerich Год назад
You should make a Monte Carlo Episode
@erics8192
@erics8192 Год назад
you would think bob lutz would demand a manual at least
@pleappleappleap
@pleappleappleap 6 месяцев назад
I want one.
@joemalone9380
@joemalone9380 Год назад
i will never understand why the steering wheel /colum is positioned so close to the door.
@charlesyates6687
@charlesyates6687 Год назад
Prowler was brought to car show in 89 under Mitsubishi slingshot and was suposed to be made in Bloomington ill but Mitsubishi changed their mind and decided to do the eclips instead and gave the design to cristler
@marcusdamberger
@marcusdamberger Год назад
That plant now builds Rivian EV vehicles for Amazon (delivery vehicle) and it's own R1T and R1S.
@charlesyates6687
@charlesyates6687 Год назад
@@marcusdamberger i packaged parts out there in the early 90s
@matthewjones12181
@matthewjones12181 Год назад
B body gms from the 80s please!
@MustangsTrainsMowers
@MustangsTrainsMowers Год назад
Similar situation with the Chevy SSR.
@PinkiePie762
@PinkiePie762 Год назад
It’s amazing car I really want one so badly
@01trsmar
@01trsmar Год назад
3.5 is a bulletproof engine...those can go 500,000 miles when maintained! Thing is,people never change the timing belt!! Change the timing belt kids! The 2.7 is a totally different engine and hurt Chrysler's reputation as uneducated/ignorant people think a Chrysler V6 is a just that one V6.
@gabrielrogers2971
@gabrielrogers2971 Год назад
I wanna meet you one day ! I am from Michigan
@MyOldCar
@MyOldCar Год назад
Ever go to Cars and Coffee at the M1 racetrack in Pontiac? I sometimes take my prowler there.
@theelk801
@theelk801 Год назад
maybe I missed it but how could you leave out flash thompson’s prowler in the first spider-man movie?
@Where_is_Waldo
@Where_is_Waldo Год назад
I love this car. A manual would have been cool but the transmission they chose makes sense.
@seanhoward8025
@seanhoward8025 Год назад
Actually, 5 years is pretty long for a halo car. The 2002-05 T-bird only lasted 4 years. The Viper was an anomaly.
@PhantomLover007
@PhantomLover007 Год назад
The prowler was the coolest of the three GM cars that came out that were one-off designs. Wasn’t a big fan of the HHR, nor the PT cruiser or the viper. The prowler just had the looks.
@richarda996
@richarda996 Год назад
Since when is a Plymouth a General Motors product?
@johnmalandrino2766
@johnmalandrino2766 Год назад
I loved the car.
@Dmhlcmb
@Dmhlcmb Год назад
That whole era was so exciting. The prowler, the viper, the ford 500, the SSR, the thunderbird. It just seemed like tomorrow could bring anything. Very disappointed where we ended up.
@aberamagold7509
@aberamagold7509 Год назад
I really liked the 90's Thunderbirds.
@trumptardtearcollector9867
@trumptardtearcollector9867 Год назад
There's a used car lot I drive by that has a Thunderbird and an SSR park next to each other they look good next to each other
@FWDSUXARSE
@FWDSUXARSE Год назад
​@@aberamagold7509I've owned 2 of the Mn12 Thunderbirds. A 1989 with the 3.8 V6 (horrible motor) and a 1997 with the 4.6 V8. The 97 was much better between the redesigned interior and the better motor. I still liked the 89 though.
@bnoakes4899
@bnoakes4899 5 месяцев назад
@@aberamagold7509 i kinda likes em too i'd v buy one today if thre had put a 302 in them
@Official.WsdSonny
@Official.WsdSonny 4 месяца назад
I wanted every car you just mentioned lol they were all so dope !!!!!
@Henry_Jones
@Henry_Jones Год назад
Im still to this day, shocked and happy that the prowler got into production at all.
@Sedan57Chevy
@Sedan57Chevy Год назад
Maybe it's me being a 90s kid, but I think the prowler is still a cool car. Especially now, 20 years after it's left production. The prowler managed to make a distinctive mark that follow on retro cars like the thunderbird and ssr just couldn't compete with.
@chazzcoolidge2654
@chazzcoolidge2654 Год назад
Just imagine it with a 5.7 Hemi swap!
@tuckersbaby
@tuckersbaby Год назад
The 11th gen T-bird sold over five times the amount of Prowlers produced in only a four year production run. The retro cars of this craze definitely moved but they all suffered from similar drawbacks.
@Greg-io1ip
@Greg-io1ip Год назад
@@chazzcoolidge2654 Just think if a Maga Trumper big motor boy could get a girlfriend without financial bribery.
@CynHicks
@CynHicks Год назад
I agree. I'd like to see a modern version but if they did they'd probably make it electric unfortunately.
@CynHicks
@CynHicks Год назад
​@@Greg-io1ipJust think.
@manfredwhite9418
@manfredwhite9418 Год назад
A friend of mine has 1999 prowler. Bought it in 2004 and daily drive it to work expect ice & snow. Wash & wax it and change the oil once a quarter. It has over 200k, normal wear out parts but engine & Transmission are rock steady. The "Haters out there are pissed off because his "Hooptie is still runnin to this day.
@asherasky8147
@asherasky8147 Год назад
The art market jumped up because extremely wealthy people had to find a place to put there money, it will be short lived and a bad idea as an investment for regular people!
@colinschmitz8297
@colinschmitz8297 Год назад
Thank you for making this video. Awesome as always. Thank you for pointing out that some channels are getting confused between the 2.7 and 3.5 on the problems. The 3.5 is a bulletproof engine so long as you change the water pump and timing belt. The 2.7 is the one with the problems.
@sandasturner9529
@sandasturner9529 Год назад
Agreed
@DanielleWhite
@DanielleWhite Год назад
8k miles in 3 weeks in such a car? Much respect. I did that many miles in 26 days on a motorcycle (2002 Kawasaki ZR-7s) once and it was quite the experience.
@robambrose4199
@robambrose4199 Год назад
Once I did 8k miles and it took a whole hour and it was really boring. Sorry, I meant 9 miles.
@slimjim2291
@slimjim2291 Год назад
Years ago there was a custom shop in Grand Junction Colorado called Prowler Pro. They developed an engine upgrade for the 3.5l that took the displacement up to a true 5.0l that they called the Super Stroker. The upgraded engine was capable of producing 400hp and 400tq running the stock ECM. The company Prowler Pro closed it's doors years ago and all the tooling and info on building the Super Stroker was purchased by Bad Kitty Performance(I think from Utah). A quick Google search for either company comes up with nonsense and a deeper search would be necessary to find anything. There are however some RU-vid videos of Super Stroker cars.
@tph318
@tph318 Год назад
I got to stamp hoods for this and clean the tub assemblies as they came off the line.
@TheCRTman
@TheCRTman Год назад
To me the front looked like what would become the PT cruiser. I did see photos of the Prowler when I was younger, but I don't I've ever seen one in person sadly. I like how you de-bunked a lot of crap people talk just because of what they've heard about, such as bad engines.
@autochatter
@autochatter Год назад
Yeah I only heard the 2.7 v6s were sludgemakers. Never the 3.5. I think the water pump starts to leak internally leading to it on the 2.7's?
@laveritesurlestemoinsdejeh8522
@@autochatter Indeed they do. That's because the water pump is driven by the timing chain, so it's internal. When it leaks (as all water pumps inevitably do), it will do so in the engine oil... Incidentally, the Ford front wheel drive 3.5 and 3.7 engines (like on the Edge, for example) share the same stupid design. Timing chain driven water pumps are ticking time bombs...
@nowiecoche
@nowiecoche Год назад
Actual owners are OGs. They know how to take care of the so-called "problematic" cars. As a fellow Subaru owner, I've had to read so many wrong head gasket infos out there.
@boowiebear
@boowiebear Год назад
Hilarious that the Dodge Neon you showed at 15:30 had clapped out peeling paint as that seem to be a feature of all them I saw!
@phantom0456
@phantom0456 Год назад
The Prowler is absolutely a very cool and unusual car, but it definitely should’ve had a V8, preferably with an optional manual. That being said, I’m always glad to see cars like this make it to production in the first place.
@mortimersnerd4156
@mortimersnerd4156 Год назад
I totally agree. Chrysler could have made an aluminum 4.7L V-8 for it, but it had to suffer with the little V-6. I was too poor to own one but the retro-style turned heads.
@bly4233
@bly4233 Год назад
The 3.5 made 20 more horsepower than the 4.7 and was tunable to 300 horsepower with intake and computer mods on 91 octane. Hennessy made headers that they claimed made 27hp on the stock engine. Chrysler didn’t get credit for the engine they did put in it.
@seed_drill7135
@seed_drill7135 Год назад
When did the 4.7 even come out? The 5.2 and 5.9 were Chrysler’s only V8 when the Prowler debuted.
@TheReal10bears
@TheReal10bears Год назад
Yes a hemi with Lake pipes coming out of the body turning into side pipes
@calculator1841
@calculator1841 Год назад
I can answer this. According to the executives I asked, in person, they couldn't resolve an overheating problem in the as-is prowler design inserting a V8, so they compromised with the V6.
@jordanseay216
@jordanseay216 Год назад
I’ve always loved the prowler. It’s such a parts bin car but with a rwd transaxle layout, it would’ve been so cool to have that setup in an LH car!
@dalesumney8806
@dalesumney8806 Год назад
One of the things people complain about the Prower is that it is a parts bin car. Weren't hot rods actually parts bin cars?
@jordanseay216
@jordanseay216 Год назад
@@dalesumney8806 yea. Honestly I’ve forgiven it for being a parts bin special since I’m sure it took a lot of money to design that crazy shape so they had to appease the accountants some how. Plus stuff like the radio, window switches, turn signal stalk, etc we’re in countless other Chrysler cars.
@FWDSUXARSE
@FWDSUXARSE Год назад
​@@dalesumney8806I think it's good that it's a parts bin car. Wider availability of parts should they need replacement instead of model specific parts for what was a lower production run vehicle.
@grunkohlaktionar7474
@grunkohlaktionar7474 Год назад
Please do one on the Mitsubishi Diamante
@thestrangechannelofjeff7426
The prangler is awesome trivia
@alfredplam1324
@alfredplam1324 Год назад
There was a real cool concept that was called the Howler, with a 4.7 litre V8 and a 5 speed manual, and a reshape trunk that could actually fits two sets of golf clubs. I think it looks better than the original too...too bad it never made it to production
@zacharylink5332
@zacharylink5332 Год назад
It was called the growler
@vleldaddio210
@vleldaddio210 Год назад
Any chance of putting a picture of the "Howler/ Growler 👍
@Zedler-lu4pk
@Zedler-lu4pk Год назад
I saw one at a car meet once that was two-tone purple over yellow - was this a factory special edition or option, or a modification done by the owner? I never saw the owner to ask
@MyOldCar
@MyOldCar Год назад
Owner mod. Custom paint jobs are a very popular Prowler mod.
@monolith2001
@monolith2001 Год назад
I had never seen that commercial in the intro. The guy in the white T-Shirt reminds me of Trevor from GTA V.
@undersky769
@undersky769 Год назад
It is him or rather the voice actor, Steven Ogg.
@otakubancho6655
@otakubancho6655 Год назад
Mother Mopar has always done things differently,sometimes for the better,sometimes for the worse,but I agree that the Prowler was something special in a good way!❤❤❤
@jordanseay216
@jordanseay216 Год назад
As I own an Intrepid, Im very familiar with the defects of the engines available, especially the 2.7 since I own one with it. The main issue with that engine was the water pump. It would prematurely fail leaking coolant into the oil crank case, sludging the oil up and causing oil starvation. However, Chrysler has made a revised water pump that can be bolted onto any affected 2.7 V6. Also there were issues on the early Intrepids with the timing chain guides which were fixed for later model years starting in 2003 I believe. If you have an engine with the revised timing chain guides and the revised water pump design, then it’ll be a pretty reliable engine. I personally haven’t really had to do anything more than maintenance level repairs on mine because it’s at that age where things are wearing out.
@stoneylonesome4062
@stoneylonesome4062 Год назад
I think they should’ve given a V8, a six-speed manual, and made it more of a real sports roadster than some pseudo-muscle hot-road. This was Plymouth’s opportunity to make a Corvette.
@johnnymason2460
@johnnymason2460 8 месяцев назад
The Prowler would have needed a longer hood to have a V8 engine put in. A manual transmission would have limited the market they were trying to reach. You already had the Viper for those who wanted a manual transmission.
@elhoward7440
@elhoward7440 Год назад
They have a low-miles 2001 Chrysler Prowler on Craig's List... for $60,000. It appears to have appreciated in value.
@cannednolan8194
@cannednolan8194 Год назад
I still want one. Have a rough list of things I would love to do. The first one I saw got me it was a custom from a rims add. Kinda like the 3 on the right at 1:21
@rickybobby5950
@rickybobby5950 3 месяца назад
Just saw a Hellcat swapped Prowler recently. Mental!
@NoferTrunions
@NoferTrunions Год назад
87 Chevy Turbo Sprint - the MOST FUN car I ever owned (Including 3 Vipers)
@76629online
@76629online Год назад
I didn't even watch this video and I know the answers to this question: 1. It was ugly AF. 2. It was a Chrysler product.
@rogerk6180
@rogerk6180 Месяц назад
Even though it is not my iind of car, i'm very happy it was made. And wish more of these crazy and controversial cars would be made. The car market has been boring for far to long. The switch to ev could hopefully change that again. With cars becomming more modular it will be easier to do things like low number coach building again. Who knows what the future brings
@mothman-jz8ug
@mothman-jz8ug Год назад
There were those who thought (mistakenly) that driving one of these abominations would make them look "cool". To most people, the Prowler was, in addition to be wholly impractical, simply one of the most (THE most?) ridiculous looking things ever produced. They were so ugly, they made Azteck and Avalanche look good! It wasn't a huge hit? Well, whoda thunkit...aside from 99% of the population.
@Steve-gc5nt
@Steve-gc5nt Год назад
It's neat and I like it but yes, it's so niche I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did too. And you are so right about finding a good, cared for older car instead of forking out silly money for a new car. I have a 2011 Mazda 6 wagon, which is great despite being 156k miles up. And a 2002 Ford Puma with only 20k miles. Two cars together cost me £4500.
@Steve-gc5nt
@Steve-gc5nt Год назад
@2 Corinthians 4:7-11 Nice! Good looking car. You are enjoying it? Yes, the Puma was Europe only. Probably too small for the US market. You might want to have a look for the Steve McQueen Puma ad on RU-vid.
@TassieLorenzo
@TassieLorenzo Год назад
"I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did too." 5 years seems like a pretty long run for such a niche car! With cars like this, people who want one, buy one, and then there's nobody left to sell them too.
@mothman-jz8ug
@mothman-jz8ug Год назад
Plymouth Prowler, aka PT Cruiser street rod, made a huge mark in the world, becoming one of the few American production automobiles uglier than Edsel. It lives on in the ranks of ugliness with such creations as Chevy Avalanche, Pontiac Aztec, and the Nash Ambassador from circa 1958. This was a huge feat!
@900108Chale
@900108Chale Год назад
We, in the family, owned several VW Santanas; basically a rebadged AUDI 4000, or probably the most successful Chinese taxi ever, some are still hauling westerners and noodles in that part of the world. Amazing car! But lack of parts, especially the differential, made them impossible to keep.
@lenzielenski3276
@lenzielenski3276 Год назад
Skip the video and realize the real reason is it was ridiculously under powered. That's it. That's the reason. If it came from the dealer sporting a rubber smoking 500BHP motor everyone would be talking about it as a 'classic'. All the suspension compromises and other 'just good enough' parts would have been replaced with quality aftermarket and they'd be roaring down the highway still.
@Zachman676
@Zachman676 Год назад
Still looks like a concept car even by todays standards
@JoJoJoker
@JoJoJoker Год назад
I’m surprised the Prowler last 5 years without a manual transmission or increase in horsepower.
@arieljones4595
@arieljones4595 Год назад
You are correct about the manual transmission. However it did, during its run, receive an engine upgrade with more power. It didn't exactly make it a tire shredder but it was an improvement.
@tim3172
@tim3172 Год назад
I'm surprised you felt the need to spout off before doing 5 seconds' worth of research. "For the 1999 model year, the engine was replaced with a more powerful, aluminum-block, 253 hp (189 kW; 257 PS) at 6400 rpm version of the engine." Dumdumdumdumdum
@JoJoJoker
@JoJoJoker Год назад
@@tim3172 oh, wow, so it survived 4 years without an increase in horsepower or manual transmission! The Prowler would have been awesome with a supercharger & 5 speed manual.
@Noah_E
@Noah_E Год назад
A "halo car" with tons of cheap Dodge part bin bits. I wonder why it failed (sarcasm). With the excessively long hood they should have fitted an inline 6 for some real power and longevity vs a Dodge V6.
@GR-cf4qh
@GR-cf4qh Год назад
Any car that looks like this needs to have performance to match otherwise it will be a serious disappointment to potential buyers. It’s the exact problem that the Delorean had. They needed to figure out some way to cram a 400 hp V8 in it and that should have been painfully obvious to everyone involved.
@halbarker9176
@halbarker9176 Месяц назад
Very cool and unique car. I had no idea it was so pivotal in advancing aluminum manufacturing. Love the channel!
@davidelack8809
@davidelack8809 Год назад
Thats what makes America Great! We all have the right to like or dislike almost anything. I haven't owned a Chrysler product since the early 70's.
@kcindc5539
@kcindc5539 Год назад
First?
@brianargo1659
@brianargo1659 Год назад
1st U said they share door handle, dash, motor. And a few other things. Then u said they share nothing with other cars. So which one😂 just pulling ur leg. They were definitely different and a stretch for a car manufacture
@enginepy
@enginepy Год назад
We were so excited about this car when it was in concept form. Then the production model came out and it was weak. The normal windshield, the big plastic front bumpers. The lack of rear fender haunches. The lame and weak engine was the worst part though. So much potential
@FreddyFunderbunz
@FreddyFunderbunz Год назад
Fun fact: every prowler came with a silk button up Guy Fieri style flame shirt and a low T test kit
@brandonwhite6501
@brandonwhite6501 Год назад
😂
@mistert7958
@mistert7958 Год назад
Same era that had Viagra as a major NASCAR sponsor...same customer base!
@danielt.8573
@danielt.8573 Год назад
God, it's ugly. With heightened suspension, all terrain tyres and rear engine I could see it as a mix of hotrod and buggy - a true fun car.
@dongordon4464
@dongordon4464 Год назад
Plymouth Prowler - Sorry but this piece of yuck was brought to you by the same company that gave us a four door Charger.
@charlie_nolan
@charlie_nolan Год назад
If they kept it around another few years they could've stuffed a HEMI in it...
@autochatter
@autochatter Год назад
Its cool you have one of these. I drove a few of them years ago. It felt like a well made kit car behind the wheel to me. Saw a beautiful red one a few weeks ago in the wild at a intersection.
@Henry_Jones
@Henry_Jones Год назад
Jeremy Clarkson was on Top Gear then. He just wasnt in full controll till 2000.
@skittleseer1
@skittleseer1 Год назад
It was always a cool looking car but the fact that a person had to literally tow their trunk was a turnoff for me. I haven’t seen one in years.
@TheBrowncoat2112
@TheBrowncoat2112 Год назад
Even today, whether you love the Prowler or hate it, you will notice it. There’s nothing like on the road.
@turbo_marc
@turbo_marc Год назад
5 years of production for this?
@stephaneauger1036
@stephaneauger1036 Год назад
Pure hot rod ❤🎉very very nice 👍🏼
@brianwelch1579
@brianwelch1579 Год назад
There was a lot of liability in these cars too - I knew a guy who had the top come off his at (90+mph) speed. Lost control, and chryler setlled. I remember him having both a new one, AND a viper after that....
@lukemarks92
@lukemarks92 Год назад
You should do a video on the Toyota T100!!!!!! Great reliable truck
@michaelmartin2276
@michaelmartin2276 Год назад
I think it's the coolest looking car made in a very long time. I'd love to own one !
@unclefester6501
@unclefester6501 Год назад
American Racing made the wheels in California. Very hot rod.
@evanduty6150
@evanduty6150 Год назад
I've always wanted to see a Prowler with a rumble seat.
@jeffsenecal4168
@jeffsenecal4168 Год назад
This car with a any Ls1 a manual and minus the bumper peeices is awsome!!
@JSFGuy
@JSFGuy Год назад
This looks interesting.
@paulhailey2537
@paulhailey2537 Год назад
LMFAO THE ENGINE WAS RIDICULOUSLY TOO SMALL AND THAT'S THE ONLY REASON
@donreid6399
@donreid6399 Год назад
I appreciate any car that takes a risk to get into production. It's obvious that the Prowler wouldn't have mass market appeal, yet Chrysler did it anyway. I like that....
@Petequinn741
@Petequinn741 Месяц назад
Plymouth should have put 318 in it...
@christopher_martin
@christopher_martin 3 месяца назад
one of the coolest looking cars ever made in my opinion!
@noneed4me2n7
@noneed4me2n7 Год назад
I always liked the look of these. Wouldn’t mind tooling around in one.
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