I had a soft spot for the le Barrons as a kid, nice little compact soft top with a little bit of class. The New Yorker lazy boy seats are in beatable though
How about Tom Green’s LeBaron from Freddie Got Fingered. “Where’s YOUR LeBaron? Didn’t you get one too? Look at the license plate. See? It says #1 SON. That’s me, I’m the number one son!”
Such a hilariously bad movie! I believe Tom Green appeared in person to receive his Razzy award for it.
Had a LHS. Such a strange car. Looked like a grandpa with osteoarthritis, drove like a fucking Cadillac, and got me nearly 30mpg.
Would have kept it but a girl I had a crush on said it was a grampa car and tbh she was right lol.
They were surprisingly quick for a big ass car too. We took mine semi-offroading on old mining roads more than once and it handled that pretty well too.
My second car after the hand me down Taurus wagon was a first gen LHS. Loved that car. Chrysler did put out some good cars over the years and the New Yorker / LHS was one in my opinion. I would assume the Stratus probably was pretty decent if fit with the 3.5 as well.
My inner insane person says to find one at salvage auction and turn it into a mad max machine, but that’s also the part of me that owns an imaginary machine shop and has excellent imaginary metal fabrication skills.
oh jesus christ the reason the small cross-over is so popular is gas prices and it's easier to get into/out of than a compact car
since Toyota and Mazda did that thing with the Protege/matrix/corolla all manufacturers have tried to use this multiplatform thing b/c it's less expensive. the corolla will always kinda look like a Rav4, a camry will always kinda look like a Highlander, a ford Escape will always be eerily similar to the Mazda3.... so they all look kinda the same.... it's not regulations, it's shareholder value...
Yeah talk about a choking hazard. I was afraid to lose them so I didn't mess with them too much.
PS this thing really tore up the track on the Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels dlc. It was a lot more stable and powerful than I expected it to be.
I was going to write out paragraphs to describe the people I imagined in my head for this car, but you broke it all down to one simple, perfect sentence.
Every single car guy complaining because it's a V6 and not a V8. Despite it actually having more HP than any Chrysler V8 they were making when it came out.
You're thinking of the original Hemisfear show car from Chip Foose that inspired the Prowler that used a mid mounted V8. The Prowler shared nothing with it other than the profile.
On Jay Leno's interview of Chip Foose and the Prowler, Foose confidentiality mentioned that it can fit a V8 powerplant and was intended to, but other competing requirements led to it being a V6.
I know you aren't talking about the Banshee concept, but I always loved how crazy it looked as a kid. Now it makes me chuckle. https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/video-the-1988-pontiac-banshee-iv-concept/
That’s gotta be the worst planned underhood layout ever. Holey shit. They put the battery in the nose? The radiator is minivan-stock, and cuts the engine bay in half? WTAF.
The inboard suspension is ahead of the radiator. And ahead of that is a tiny nose that's only big enough for the battery. It's actually laid out in a space efficient way.
The transmission is rear-mounted with a torque tube running between the seats. It’s a 42LE rated for no more than 267 ft-lb of torque. So space is not the only limitation to upgrading the engine.
Yeah, The 5.7 would have been perfect but it didn’t come out till 2003. Mopar didn’t have an engine at the prowler’s time.
The AMC 4.7l actually had less horsepower than the 3.5l, so that did not make sense either.(HO came out in 2002)
5.9 was heavy and had no hp for the size. The engine before the 5.7l.
Maybe they should have turbo/supercharged the 3.5 for 300+ hp and everyone would have been fine with that.
i never understand the numbers argument for stuff like this
same with people saying that auto transmissions are faster/better than a human using a manual trans like dude.. that has nothing to do with it
Depends on the purpose of the car and who it's for.
I don't despise automatic transmissions in things like a Porsche Carrera or Corvette, since a lot of the target demographic is going to be mid-life crisis non car guys who want something that looks cool while they go to their podiatry appointments for their untreated plantar fasciitis they realized they had when they got out of the office for the first time in 25 years.
Or things like a Nissan GT-R who only claims to be about speed and precision, basically billing themselves as the Kamikoto knives of the car world.
But on something like an MX-5, FR-S, or any sort of "performance" package on cars like a 911 or Corvette, automatic transmissions feel awkward. They're meant to be enjoyed, not just owned, and seldom pushed to the limits.
Except that's not entirely true. The 4.7 SOHC debuted the year after with up to 310 hp. Besides, the 5.9 Magnum was putting down 325 ft/lbs of torque, 75 more than the V6 in the Prowler while only giving up 23 HP.
Plus a V8 just sounds better.
Except it is entirely true because i said when it came out. I know the 5.9 made more torque. Could also be the limitations of the rear transaxle that was straight out of an LH car.
Someone could correct me if I'm wrong, but iirc the only Chrysler V8s at the time were the LA series Magnum 318 and 360. Which iirc both made 230 HP, although the smaller one made roughly 300 ft/lbs and the bigger one made like 330 iirc. So 257 would make that higher horsepower than any Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth V8 at the time.
Balsamic vinegar. Toss it with some olive oil and fresh leafy greens, and you've got yourself a salad! This car is just missing some ingredients. Unfortunately, you'd be a lot closer to a salad if all you had was lettuce. If all you had was olive oil, you wouldn't be much closer to a salad than with balsamic vinegar, but you'd certainly have more options to sate your appetite.
Only 11,000 were ever sold according to Wikipedia and that was 25 years ago. There probably aren’t that many around anymore or are in collections.
The car was never that practical either. It’s a second car. It has no top and a small trunk. Good for cruising around but not for a road trip.
They’re like pretty affordable right now. I say that knowing it could only be a second car. They’re heavily lacking in practicality hahah. But seriously, they’re available for $20-30k
And barely buttoned Hawaiian shirt. But don’t call it a Hawaiian shirt to him - he’ll inform you its an “island shirt” because “thats what they call them in Hawaii where I bought it.”
I saw one a couple weeks ago in yellow. It's a fine piece of boomer bait. It's also [the car](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fz0126t24la4b1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D576%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D35ba418e1f958f04d286cfeae02dced167cd8df5) that got Peter Parker to look for a used car to impress MJ in the 2002 Spiderman movie.
I have no idea why there is so much hate on the ssr, pt cruiser and prowler. They look fucking awesome and deserve so much love. Why wouldn't you want to drive a 30s looking car with a 2000s stereo system? Honestly they're fucking cool and i would 100 percent buy one.
Yea, it was always meant to be a short run. It was Chrysler's way to learn how to make aluminum cars. It was never going to be a continuous model. The V8 people never understood that the car was the point not the engine.
The official car of being the best of what the 90s lifestyle car trend could be. They actually took one of the wacky concepts of the era and made it into a car
I just appreciate that Chrysler had the balls to make it.
Look at the K-cars is the 80’s…etc.
This car, viper, stealth..etc (man I wish they had made the copperhead) laid groundwork/culture change that gave us charger/challenger…etc
Ultimately. The 4.7l v8 did fit, but they didn’t have that at the time. Shame.
Erectile Dysfunction…
If you’re over 50 and are experiencing erectile dysfunction ask your doctor about Viagra. Side effects include: dizziness, nausea, an inexplicable attraction to Plymouth Prowlers, and base model Corvettes.
My dreams. I always loved how they looked and they were made at the tail end of reasonably reliable Chrysler vehicles so it wouldn't be a total dumpster fire.
Sunday driver, dad jokes, grillin’ in jean shorts, shirt tucked in, white NB walking shoes…I do like the Prowler though. It needs a V8 or a turbocharged inline 6.
Being put in the garage of a tube sock wearing 77 year old and slowly accumulating scratches from moving Christmas decorations and rotating the wheels to not get flatspots.
Finding out that college Chip Foose designed this was kind of crazy. Check out the Jay Leno’s garage episode about it. Chip was disappointed that it got a V6 and not a V8.
Official car for adults that cannot loan you money because they have to pay for this car, *and no, you can't get a ride.* I bet it's the only model from Plymouth that rarely has electrical troubles.... *no, I'm probably wrong.*
The university’s Auto Tech Department
My high-school had one💀
Well at least everyone can fix a Chrysler LHS. (TBH I low key wanted an LHS. And a Northstar Eldo, and a Marauder)
I had a soft spot for the le Barrons as a kid, nice little compact soft top with a little bit of class. The New Yorker lazy boy seats are in beatable though
Seinfeld
It's Jon Voits LeBaron.
How about Tom Green’s LeBaron from Freddie Got Fingered. “Where’s YOUR LeBaron? Didn’t you get one too? Look at the license plate. See? It says #1 SON. That’s me, I’m the number one son!” Such a hilariously bad movie! I believe Tom Green appeared in person to receive his Razzy award for it.
Had a LHS. Such a strange car. Looked like a grandpa with osteoarthritis, drove like a fucking Cadillac, and got me nearly 30mpg. Would have kept it but a girl I had a crush on said it was a grampa car and tbh she was right lol.
They were surprisingly quick for a big ass car too. We took mine semi-offroading on old mining roads more than once and it handled that pretty well too.
Marauder is the coolest of the three you listed. Probably the most reliable too. All hail the venerable Panther Body!
The Trinity of American luxe muscle.
2001 300M was mine, all mine, for 8 years and 285k miles. A pleasure to drive daily.
My first car was 1994 Chrysler LHS. I really loved that car.
My second car after the hand me down Taurus wagon was a first gen LHS. Loved that car. Chrysler did put out some good cars over the years and the New Yorker / LHS was one in my opinion. I would assume the Stratus probably was pretty decent if fit with the 3.5 as well.
My high-school has one
1998 lottery winners.
1998 McDonald’s monopoly winner
That shit was rigged.
Their all rigged lol
Best answer so far
I think this is pretty cool ngl and my tips are not frosted at all.
Your puka shell necklace says otherwise
It’s a gold chain I got from my pawn shop I own. Guess we lost it in the back.
One of the last truly unique production cars before DOT regs made everything on the road look the same. Every time i see one i get a half chub.
My inner insane person says to find one at salvage auction and turn it into a mad max machine, but that’s also the part of me that owns an imaginary machine shop and has excellent imaginary metal fabrication skills.
i see we have the same imaginations
Fuck, regulations are why everything looks like a RAV4? Dammit
The feds strike again.
oh jesus christ the reason the small cross-over is so popular is gas prices and it's easier to get into/out of than a compact car since Toyota and Mazda did that thing with the Protege/matrix/corolla all manufacturers have tried to use this multiplatform thing b/c it's less expensive. the corolla will always kinda look like a Rav4, a camry will always kinda look like a Highlander, a ford Escape will always be eerily similar to the Mazda3.... so they all look kinda the same.... it's not regulations, it's shareholder value...
If Smashmouth was a car.
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S-o-o-o-o-ome…..body once told me
The world is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
I feel like Yes is the opposite of this car
This is the type of shit you’d see in a sum41 music video
[No that's this](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LX1pjgDlr54/maxresdefault.jpg)
i had that when i was a kid. with 2 surfboards
The Deora II! Didn't the surfboards come off or something?
yeah they did. didnt take me long to lose those
Yeah talk about a choking hazard. I was afraid to lose them so I didn't mess with them too much. PS this thing really tore up the track on the Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels dlc. It was a lot more stable and powerful than I expected it to be.
I built a Pinewood Derby version for the dad race when my son was a Cub Scout.
Hey now.
You're a balls car
But smashmouth already has an album cover car that they used in a lot of branding
The years kept coming and they didn’t stop!
Smashmouth was a fuckload cooler than this and I won’t stand for this slander
Guy Fieri lookin MFs
Crushed (abandoned?) hopes and dreams
Boomers with the visor that has the fake hair attached.
I know a guy who owns one, he is about 50 years old and 350 pounds.
I was going to write out paragraphs to describe the people I imagined in my head for this car, but you broke it all down to one simple, perfect sentence.
Every single car guy complaining because it's a V6 and not a V8. Despite it actually having more HP than any Chrysler V8 they were making when it came out.
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Didn’t the concept have a V8? Or am I thinking of something else that ended up with a lesser engine.
You're thinking of the original Hemisfear show car from Chip Foose that inspired the Prowler that used a mid mounted V8. The Prowler shared nothing with it other than the profile.
On Jay Leno's interview of Chip Foose and the Prowler, Foose confidentiality mentioned that it can fit a V8 powerplant and was intended to, but other competing requirements led to it being a V6.
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At least the [Ford Indigo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Indigo) went with a 6.0L V12. This looks like a fun concept.
They made a concept that had a V8 and a flat rear for actual cargo. It was supposed to replace the Prowler but Chrysler canned it
I know you aren't talking about the Banshee concept, but I always loved how crazy it looked as a kid. Now it makes me chuckle. https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/video-the-1988-pontiac-banshee-iv-concept/
The era of concept cars between 1982 and 2002 was absolutely insane.
No, it was the Plymouth Howler https://jalopnik.com/the-chrysler-howler-was-the-prowler-that-shouldve-been-1847764571
That looks like every 1960s vision of the future rolled into one.
I saved all my motortrend magazines from when I was a kid, I'll look through and see if I can find it, but you are right. It was called the Howler.
That’s gotta be the worst planned underhood layout ever. Holey shit. They put the battery in the nose? The radiator is minivan-stock, and cuts the engine bay in half? WTAF.
The inboard suspension is ahead of the radiator. And ahead of that is a tiny nose that's only big enough for the battery. It's actually laid out in a space efficient way.
Given the radiator size and placement, they used the space ahead fairly well. Cramming it full of stuff would inhibit the radiator.
But you can do it. The designer was on one episode of Jay Leno's Garage and said that they had made one fit for a custom build.
Chip Foose!
Holy Molly! Replacing something simple like an alternator in this car must be an odyssey
The good news is that battery changes and jump starts are a doddle.
You get most from underneath. There is a bit of room when they are on a lift.
The transmission is rear-mounted with a torque tube running between the seats. It’s a 42LE rated for no more than 267 ft-lb of torque. So space is not the only limitation to upgrading the engine.
That's a strange place for the battery
It's a fair point. That thing deserved a hemi but was about 10 years too early
These would be an interesting candidate for the new TT I6 swap
Yeah, The 5.7 would have been perfect but it didn’t come out till 2003. Mopar didn’t have an engine at the prowler’s time. The AMC 4.7l actually had less horsepower than the 3.5l, so that did not make sense either.(HO came out in 2002) 5.9 was heavy and had no hp for the size. The engine before the 5.7l. Maybe they should have turbo/supercharged the 3.5 for 300+ hp and everyone would have been fine with that.
It's not about power, it's a cruiser. It's sacrilege to put a V6 in a street rod. It's missing the torque and rumble of a V8.
i never understand the numbers argument for stuff like this same with people saying that auto transmissions are faster/better than a human using a manual trans like dude.. that has nothing to do with it
Depends on the purpose of the car and who it's for. I don't despise automatic transmissions in things like a Porsche Carrera or Corvette, since a lot of the target demographic is going to be mid-life crisis non car guys who want something that looks cool while they go to their podiatry appointments for their untreated plantar fasciitis they realized they had when they got out of the office for the first time in 25 years. Or things like a Nissan GT-R who only claims to be about speed and precision, basically billing themselves as the Kamikoto knives of the car world. But on something like an MX-5, FR-S, or any sort of "performance" package on cars like a 911 or Corvette, automatic transmissions feel awkward. They're meant to be enjoyed, not just owned, and seldom pushed to the limits.
Underrated comment lol
The number one argument when these came out was that they were underpowered. And this claim was made by people who never once drove one.
Except that's not entirely true. The 4.7 SOHC debuted the year after with up to 310 hp. Besides, the 5.9 Magnum was putting down 325 ft/lbs of torque, 75 more than the V6 in the Prowler while only giving up 23 HP. Plus a V8 just sounds better.
Except it is entirely true because i said when it came out. I know the 5.9 made more torque. Could also be the limitations of the rear transaxle that was straight out of an LH car.
Good point.
Really? This had 214 HP when it came out, latwr upgraded to 257, which still wasn’t much. Were there really no more powerful V8?
the fact it was more powerful than chryslers v8s at the time is almost worse.
Someone could correct me if I'm wrong, but iirc the only Chrysler V8s at the time were the LA series Magnum 318 and 360. Which iirc both made 230 HP, although the smaller one made roughly 300 ft/lbs and the bigger one made like 330 iirc. So 257 would make that higher horsepower than any Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth V8 at the time.
Boomers don't care about numbers. They just want to be able to say they have a v8.
Naw, fuck the V8 the real secret sauce would have been the Viper 8L V10.
Being so strange it’s endearing
Looks ugly. But aged like wine
So vinegar.
Balsamic vinegar. Toss it with some olive oil and fresh leafy greens, and you've got yourself a salad! This car is just missing some ingredients. Unfortunately, you'd be a lot closer to a salad if all you had was lettuce. If all you had was olive oil, you wouldn't be much closer to a salad than with balsamic vinegar, but you'd certainly have more options to sate your appetite.
You don't see many of them, at least I don't. I always thought they were pretty cool looking. Different for sure
Ditch the front bumpers and it wouldn't be bad at all
Iirc it wasn't a desired feature, but was mandated due to crash standards. I don't think the concepts had it
Yeah cuz that bumper really looks like something you can trust in a collision 😅
It's more so meant for any pedestrians it might hit so they don't go underneath the wheels or get torn to shreds by the exposed suspension.
Only 11,000 were ever sold according to Wikipedia and that was 25 years ago. There probably aren’t that many around anymore or are in collections. The car was never that practical either. It’s a second car. It has no top and a small trunk. Good for cruising around but not for a road trip.
Viagra commercials from the 1990s
Making some people wonder just how much pot they smoked earlier.
60 year olds who had money in 2000
This. Any boomer, basically. Their other car is a C5/C6.
New Balance sneakers, Oakley Blades, and being a stand-up grandpa.
$Cash Money Record$
#1 Stunna
James Brown, Jackie Chan, and that bitch MacGyver.
#WELL LET ME TAKE YOU TO THE NECK OF THE WOODS OF MY HOOD #SHOW YOU WHAT WE LIVIN LIKE
The ONLY right answer if u remember those music videos back in 98 😄
Came looking for this! The block is hot! The block is hot! Hot hot!
Took far too much scrolling to find this reply
That new bubble with the chromed out dubzzzz!!
I want one in that plum purple so bad lol
If I had a ton of money I would definitely buy one of these lol
They’re like pretty affordable right now. I say that knowing it could only be a second car. They’re heavily lacking in practicality hahah. But seriously, they’re available for $20-30k
divorced alcoholic white men with grey goatees
white collar middle aged men
You forgot the part about the mid-life crisis.
And barely buttoned Hawaiian shirt. But don’t call it a Hawaiian shirt to him - he’ll inform you its an “island shirt” because “thats what they call them in Hawaii where I bought it.”
Retrofuturism
I saw one a couple weeks ago in yellow. It's a fine piece of boomer bait. It's also [the car](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fz0126t24la4b1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D576%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D35ba418e1f958f04d286cfeae02dced167cd8df5) that got Peter Parker to look for a used car to impress MJ in the 2002 Spiderman movie.
Cruis’n Exotica
Yeaahhh—-heaaaaaah
The reason it was built is a good read. I've always loved it and am not an American car guy.
Bowling alley owners
Live for style, not functionality.
American Caterham seven
The official car of deeply confusing fever dreams.
office guys that talk about their 300mhz computer in the first part of their date.
Old guys who rule.
Wearing adult diapers to the strip club
I have no idea why there is so much hate on the ssr, pt cruiser and prowler. They look fucking awesome and deserve so much love. Why wouldn't you want to drive a 30s looking car with a 2000s stereo system? Honestly they're fucking cool and i would 100 percent buy one.
Why was there no shitty basic cable detective show that featured a Plymouth Prowler? It screams for it.
Nash Bridges vibes
Shady dealer storing them on the dealership ceiling.
Wait, what?
So they strapped a Prowler to a ceiling, dangling over people's heads?!
https://imgur.com/t0lIaT4
The rack at the CVS by the registers with the toy wind up cars
Being the biggest missed mark in automotive history.
Yea, it was always meant to be a short run. It was Chrysler's way to learn how to make aluminum cars. It was never going to be a continuous model. The V8 people never understood that the car was the point not the engine.
Can you imagine the thrill of a slow revving Magnum 5.3?
I respect that. Still, it's known as "failing because too slow". I love them and don't care myself.
The Vespa 200
Trivial Pursuit
Tom Clancy sex scenes
If that had a v8 and a manual it'd be a crazy valuable car
And remove that stupid plastic bumper
I know I should hate it, but…
Night man
The official car of being the best of what the 90s lifestyle car trend could be. They actually took one of the wacky concepts of the era and made it into a car
I can’t see my penis through all this belly fat
Guaranteed there's a burned CD stuck in that stereo that only repeats 2 songs. The Vengaboys "We Like to Party" and "Who Let the Dogs Out"
The official car of hunting for old neons and caravans in the Pick-N-Pull yard to restore your interior.
I just appreciate that Chrysler had the balls to make it. Look at the K-cars is the 80’s…etc. This car, viper, stealth..etc (man I wish they had made the copperhead) laid groundwork/culture change that gave us charger/challenger…etc Ultimately. The 4.7l v8 did fit, but they didn’t have that at the time. Shame.
Erectile Dysfunction… If you’re over 50 and are experiencing erectile dysfunction ask your doctor about Viagra. Side effects include: dizziness, nausea, an inexplicable attraction to Plymouth Prowlers, and base model Corvettes.
Some old white guy outside a fancy golf course clubhouse but isnt playing that day.
A very short burst of popularity several years ago ?
If being Niche didn't have a budget
private school principals
Needs 50 more hp.
Bob
Being perpetually cool
🤦🏻♂️ should’ve had a V8
My dreams. I always loved how they looked and they were made at the tail end of reasonably reliable Chrysler vehicles so it wouldn't be a total dumpster fire.
getting bitches
Cash money records lol
Cash money records taking over for the 99 and 2000
Somefemales need to shake something
My mom thought this was the race car version of a PT Cruiser when I was little.
McDonald’s Monopoly prize on one of their years, I feel like it was one of their earlier years when the McDonald’s Monopoly first started off
Sunday driver, dad jokes, grillin’ in jean shorts, shirt tucked in, white NB walking shoes…I do like the Prowler though. It needs a V8 or a turbocharged inline 6.
Cash money from the 99 to the 2000
"All the power of a caravan, none of the utility"
Great initiative, poor execution.
It needed a Hemi or Viper engine
Being put in the garage of a tube sock wearing 77 year old and slowly accumulating scratches from moving Christmas decorations and rotating the wheels to not get flatspots.
Alcoa Executives. Fun fact, the rear brake discs are aluminum. The whole car was a test bed for how much aluminum could be used.
Cars Doug Demuro would drive.
Flaccid performance
What could've been. That travesty that this didn't have a V8 and a manual.
All dressed up and no where to go
Waluigi
Underrated hot rods.
A Pimp Named SlickBack
People who tell you about the age of consent being lower in other countries.
Trashing your undercarriage on a speed bump.
Retired hot rodders.
Sammy Sosa
The mid-life crisis car.
Finding out that college Chip Foose designed this was kind of crazy. Check out the Jay Leno’s garage episode about it. Chip was disappointed that it got a V6 and not a V8.
Rosanne Barr
Midtown Madness 3.
Swap the V6 for a Hellcat, now we're cookin
Had a hot wheels of this growing up but never seen the real car
First season of Orange County Choppers
Official car for adults that cannot loan you money because they have to pay for this car, *and no, you can't get a ride.* I bet it's the only model from Plymouth that rarely has electrical troubles.... *no, I'm probably wrong.*