Saturday, July 11, 2015

Chrysler Pronto (Independence Day 4th July, Star and Stripes, Flag)

Up next.  It's a special Hot Wheels Car: Chrysler Pronto,  a part of 2002 HW Star Spangled Series #1/4.  I bought it at a toy bazaar.  The Star & Stripes tampo is soo eye catching. :D









Chrysler Pronto was debuted at Hot Wheels as 1999 HW First Editions.  It was designed by Greg Paddington.  The first one came in Pearl Orange-Yellow.

Real Life

The Chrysler Pronto Cruizer was a concept car designed by Bryan Nesbitt for Chrysler, then DaimlerChrysler — a design that ultimately evolved into the Chrysler PT Cruiser.  The Pronto Cruizer debuted at the 1999 Geneva Auto Show as a possible Plymouth model — as with other "Pronto" concepts, the 1997 Plymouth Pronto and 1998 Plymouth Pronto Spyder). The Pronto Cruizer became a Chrysler due to the planned discontinuation of the Plymouth marque.

The vehicle carried a 1.6 L I4 engine with a five-speed manual transmission borrowed from the second generation Dodge/Plymouth Neon. The design was also derived from the Neon, but with elements borrowed from another DaimlerChrysler concept car, the Plymouth Pronto. The Pronto Cruizer had a grille and fenders that rivaled the one used on the unique Plymouth Prowler. A roll-back fabric top was used on the Pronto Cruizer as well.

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