1999 Plymouth Prowler

The 1999 Plymouth Prowler is what happens when a concept car escapes the auto show floor and refuses to evolve. It looks like it was designed at 2 a.m. on a napkin at SEMA — open front wheels, hot rod stance, paints that scream “dot-com millionaire.” Under the hood? A V6 that politely asks the rear tires for permission, emphasis on polite. It’s the factory-built street rod for people who wanted to look like they knew Chip Foose personally but weren’t quite ready for a carburetor. Bold, weird, unapologetic — the Prowler is proof that late-90s Chrysler had courage… and maybe just a little too much optimism.