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.
