To some of you, the 2000 Plymouth Prowler shown here on ebay will seem like an old car. Those of us born a little longer ago will see this differently, hardly grasping that this is now a quarter-century from being a new idea. But if hopes of owning a factory-styled hot rod are still lingering in some of our heads, here’s a chance. The Prowler in question is a tick under $55,000 in a buy-it-now situation. You can also make your best offer. You have nine days. Then, if your proffer is taken, send a truck to St. George, Utah to grab up your car. Tipster Curvette gets another big thank you for this great find.

The DaimlerChrysler company offered the Plymouth Prowler (later Chrysler Prowler) for just five calendar years, 1997-2002, with no 1998 model being sold. Their sales tallied to about 11,000, which makes the Prowler relatively rare. For comparison, Tesla currently sells about that many cars in China every week. General Motors sent around 25,000 Corvettes to excited new homes in the 2025 model year. What was special about the Prowler was the bold design and aluminum body panel construction. The model was a shadow-replica of the iconic 1932 Ford hot rods that were once a staple in collectors’ garages, and which still represent the pinnacle of the vintage car hobby to many. The side view is particularly reminiscent of the cars associated with the start of the hot rod craze.

Of course, this was a new take on that old idea. All Prowlers had 3.5-liter V6 engines with rear transaxles and RWD, so a combination of tradition in terms of where the power met the road and innovation in how it did so. This particular Prowler has a registered total of 55 miles, and every system is untouched except for a replacement battery having been fitted, as you might expect.

You’re definitely paying a big premium for the non-existent miles. There are at least three other Prowlers on ebay right now in the mid-$20,000 range. Another way of saying that is that any miles you put on this red “as new” beauty (a phrase used repeatedly throughout its listing) will hack into the value. Do you want the privilege of driving this factory hot rod, or are you going to do what the original owner, a car dealership, has done and keep it bubble-wrapped for someone is the perhaps-distant future to use, or keep? By the looks of the mileage, someone snuck in just one drive. I wonder what the circumstances were. Did they know this would be the only time the car would be driven? Did they calculate how much the miles would hurt the value many years hence? Did they grip the wheel just a little bit firmly in case someone else wasn’t being so observant? We’ll never know. What we do know is that the next owner will have to decide what the future of this retro-mobile is going to be.