Plymouth Prowler Concept Drawing

Before the 1970s, automakers truly embraced design. Increasingly since then, it seems like most cars all look the same: utilitarian and gray, boxes on wheels. A semi-recent stand out is the turn-of-the-century Plymouth Prowler. It’s aggressive, and harkens back to designs of the early 1930s. Designers showcase many cool ideas, but rarely are they made production, so a unique design like the Prowler being made production is a treat. That said, there are things I dislike about it and would change. Here’s my take on a Plymouth Prowler Concept Drawing.

As you can see, I’ve made some significant changes. First, with the wheels: I kept the outside diameters the same, but lost the buttery 5-spoke oversized rims and replaced them with smaller diameter stamped chrome steel rims. The rear wheel is just slightly larger than the front, which causes the rear tire to be extra beefy.

I re-shaped the trunk area to make it flatter, and I rolled the rear fender forward to give it a more aggressive haunch. The exhaust is redirected through chrome side pipes rather than out the rear. The door handles and fuel filler have been shaved, and the front fender removed.

The steering linkage is a classic chrome solid unit as used on hot rods of old (rather than the factory rack and pinion). Both front and rear bumpers have been removed because…they’re plasticky and terrible. I raked the grille forward for a slightly more aggressive nose. The integrated headlights have been removed and replaced with classic stand-alone units.

The windshield is originally laid pretty flat, but I pushed it down even further though I don’t know it helped out much. The high-back cloth black seats have been replaced with low-back brown leather ones. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the minivan 3.5L V6 has been replaced with a blown V8, as a proper hot rod should have.

I kept the Prowler Purple Metallic paint on this Plymouth Prowler Concept Drawing, which I think of as the most iconic of the Prowler colors.

What do you think? Sometimes it’s fun to reimagine your favorite cars on paper because you can do whatever you want to them without spending gobs of money. What car would you like to redesign?

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