Plymouth Prowler is a retro -styled roadster from the American automaker Chrysler Corporation . It was produced in small batches in 1997 and from 1999 to 2002.
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| general information | |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler corporation |
| Years of production | 1997 1999 - 2002 |
| Assembly |  USA : Detroit , MI USA : Shadyside , Ohio |
| Class | Sports car |
| Design | |
| Body type | 2-dv. roadster (2 places) |
| Platform | Chrysler PR platform |
| Layout | front-wheel, rear-wheel drive |
| Wheel formula | 4 × 2 |
| Engine | |
| 3.5 L V6 , gasoline | |
| Transmission | |
| 4 tbsp. Automatic transmission | |
| Characteristics | |
| Mass-dimensional | |
| Length | 4199 mm |
| Width | 1943 mm |
| Height | 1293 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2878 mm |
| On the market | |
| Other | |
| Fuel consumption | wednesday 14.1 L |
Content
- 1 History of the “Tramp”
- 2 Production
- 2.1 Number of cars produced
- 2.2 Prices
- 3 notes
Tramp History
The “Tramp” (the word Prowler is translated from English) was born due to the president of Chrysler Bob Lutz .
In May 1990, a competition called the Idea Fair was held at the Pacifica Design Center in Carlsbad, California. Among the huge number of ideas was a 3 by 5 inch cardboard with a picture and an explanatory inscription: “Retro in the Hot Rod style. In November of the same year, Bob Lutz visits this studio and he catches his eye with this drawing. Being an adventurous person, he lights up this idea [1] .
A year later, the head of Pacifica Design Tom Tremont for the first time names a project named Prowler. "Welcome" to the development of "Tramp" was received in July 1992. The debut was scheduled for the North American Motor Show in Detroit in six months.
In October 1992, a color was chosen for the future car - it is a purple two-layer paint with an amazing depth effect. According to Gale himself, “a meter deep” [1] . Especially for this paint, a special primer, also purple, was developed. Therefore, even in places of scratches and chips, the color of the coating remained the same.
In January 1993, Prowler was presented at an exhibition in Detroit. It was decided to assemble the “Tramp” not at the main production, but manually, but the production should be serial. A year later, the Prauler reappears in public at the Detroit International Motor Show. It was the same concept car as a year ago. However, this was already an example of an upcoming production model [1] .
Chrysler president Bob Lutz, chairman of the board of directors Bob Eaton and vice president Francois Castaigne will personally test the first Prauler in August 1994 at the Chelsea, Michigan training ground. Bob Eaton concluded his trip with the words: “I want to take him home” [1] . For test races, the “Tramp” was carefully disguised as a body from a “Rangler” jeep with a cut out bottom. This strange car was nicknamed the "Prangler."
As a production car, the Prauler was presented at an exhibition in Detroit in January 1997. Visitors to the exhibition do not believe this [1] .
In March 1997, the sixteenth Prauller was assembled, the last of a pilot series. It was planned to collect 20 cars a day. The first production Prauller left the Conner Avenue Assembly two months later, in June 1997. By the end of 1997, 457 Praulers were assembled. Moreover, all were of the same color, violet “a meter deep” [1] .
In 2001, the Plymouth Prowler was renamed the Chrysler Prowler.
Production
In the period from 1997 to 2001, the “Tramp” was produced under the name Plymouth Prowler, and from 2001 to 2002 under the name Chrysler Prowler.
Number of cars produced
| Years of production | Number of cars produced |
| 1997 | 457 |
| 1999 | 3921 |
| 2000 | 2746 |
| 2001 | 3142 |
| 2002 | 1436 |
| Total Plymouth Prowler | 8532 |
| Total Chrysler Prowler | 3170 |
| Total amount | 11 702 |
Prices
- 1997 - $ 38,300
- 1999 - $ 39,300
- 2000 - $ 43 000
- 2001 - $ 44,225
- 2002 - $ 44 625
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 The lost tramp. Car audio