Gateway Classic Cras of Detroit is proud to offer this 1999
Plymouth Prowler for sale. The Plymouth Prowler, later the Chrysler
Prowler, is a retro-styled production car manufactured and marketed
from 1997 to 2002 by DaimlerChrysler, based on the 1993 concept car
of the same name. The Prowler was offered in a single generation in
a front-engine, rear-drive, rear-transmission configuration - with
an overall production of 11,702. 1999 had the highest production
numbers of 3,921. Chrysler engineers were given free rein to design
whatever they wanted in a "hot rod" or "sportster" type vehicle.
Chrysler's design and international director Thomas C. Gale said
his "love for 1930s-era hot rods inspired Chrysler's latest design
triumph, the retro-styled Plymouth Prowler." Gale, who has a hotted
up 1932 Ford in his garage approved the hotrod-inspired Plymouth
Prowler as the company's follow-up show-stopper to the Dodge Viper.
An early influence is credited to a Chrysler-sponsored project at
the Art Center College of Design. This resulted in a thesis by
Douglas "Chip" Foose, which included drawings of a retro-roadster.
Foose "designed it as a coupe for Chrysler to begin with but
modified it to a roadster version." One of the most striking design
features of the Prowler is the open, Indy racer-style front wheels.
The Prowler featured a powertrain from Chrysler's LH-cars, a
24-valve, 3.5 L Chrysler SOHC V6 engine producing 214 hp (160 kW;
217 PS) at 5850 rpm. 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. Both engines were coupled to
a four-speed Autostick automatic transmission. The transmission was
located at the rear of the vehicle and joined to the engine by a
torque tube that rotated at engine speed, an arrangement similar to
that used by the C5 Corvette, Porsche 944, and Alfa Romeo 75, and
helped to facilitate a desirable 50-50 front-rear weight
distribution. The Prowler was the first rear-wheel drive Plymouth
since the 1989 Plymouth Gran Fury and would stand as the last
Plymouth model with that layout. While criticized for having only a
V6 engine, Chrysler's High Output 3.5 had a horsepower rating
similar to (or higher than) the company's Magnum V8s of that era.
While not making nearly as much torque as a V8, Prowler's
lightweight helped to achieve rapid off-the-line acceleration. The
car prominently featured aluminum construction, in many cases
adhesively bonded, chiefly in the chassis. The body was produced in
Shadyside, Ohio, and the car was assembled by hand at the Conner
Avenue Assembly Plant (CAAP) in Detroit, Michigan. This beautiful
2-owner example comes with great standard equipment like A/C,
AM/FM/CD stereo, Manual Convertible top, Power Brakes, Power
steering, Power door locks, Power windows, Anti-Lock brakes, Tilt
wheel, Leather interior and radial tires. This 1999 Plymouth
Prowler is for sale in our Detroit Showroom and can be seen in
greater detail including 100+ HD pictures and an HD video at
www.gatewayclassiccars.com. For additional information please call
our knowledgeable staff at (313)982-3100 or email us at
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