Kool Whip Of The Week…2001 Plymouth Prowler

The Prowler is one of those concept cars you hoped would make it to production - and actually did - and still looked like the original spy photos.

Did you know the first year it was made, in 1998, all 3000 of them were plum purple?

The Prowler’s purpose: Bring back the excitement and intrigue of the classic hot rod. I’d say they succeeded - about 75% of the way.  218 horsepower doesn’t necessarily invoke hot rod images in my mind, however the outlandish styling, exposed front wheel housing and huge, gigantic 20-inch rear wheels do a fine job.

I’d call it hot rod-light; perfect for the guy in the office who has the extra time in his schedule for some top-down cruising, at least one friend and no little people under 11 years old to drive around on the weekend.

The comfortable cabin, high-tech panel cluster and extras like premium sound and adjustable shock absorbers improve the ride quality.

Countless number of people still to this day point and ask, “What’s that thing called?” Plenty of people are bound to say the same because Chrysler didn’t even sell 15,000 of these pseudo-sexy attention-getters.

Looking for something that epitomizes a big-boy toy? A used Plymouth Prowler should fill that void.

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