posted 11-04-2005 07:01 PM                  

The horsepower part of the reply is entirely correct.

The statement that "chrome wheels were an option" is kind wiggely. In other words..if you have black or red 99 with painted wheels you will have for sure have been "re-gifted" with wheels that were not an "option" and did not come with the car.

Somewhere in Fall of 98' DC discontinued the painted silver wheels (Purple production) and equiped ALL CARS (from that date forward) with chrome with but described them as a $1,000 Chrome Wheel Option.

Hope this helps? Heck, it confuses me even a little bit?

posted 11-04-2005 07:21 PM                  

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Originally posted by fortsmith:
I found a dealer in AZ with just such an animal it seems. I haven't gotten the VIN yet to check it

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Proceed with caution!!!

Get VIN# and get a complete CARFAX report on this cat,,,,and even that isn't always enough. I was looking at a '04 Mustang GT convert last month. CARFAX showed no accidents/body shop work reported. When I went over this car with a Lucid Eye,,,,,,,it had been hit in the front and along the driver's side all the way back.

posted 11-05-2005 11:08 PM                  

Ray is correct about the sticker showing $1,000 option for the chrome, BUT these cars could not be ordered and once the silver wheels were gone they all had chrome wheels.

Mine was built in June of 98 and had silver wheels. I sent mine out to be chromed in Nov. of 98

I believe all cars built starting in Feb. of 98 were titled as 99's and had the all aluminum block (253HP) the 97's were built from July 97 to Feb. 98 and have steel block and about 214HP.

In looking for a car get the color you want, if there is a certain look you are going for either change it to look the way you want or find the car with that on it.

I know of a black car that was sold new with chrome wheels, 1st owner bought it and removed the chrome wheels to put on his early 99 Yellow and sold the black with silver wheels. When ask about the silver wheels on the black he told the buyer that this car had silver but failed to tell him he took the chrome off.

Good Luck on your search

My opinion is the chrome wheels make the car STAND OUT. Go to an event and see 100 cars with shining chrome wheels glistening in the sun driving down the road PRICELESS

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Larry & Sue Mayes

posted 11-07-2005 01:37 PM                  

March 1998
A new gleaming old Hot Rod color (Yellow) was the 2nd color added to the Prowler pallet and production begins of the Yellow Prowler with Silver wheels.

May 1998
A small production run of Purple are built during the Yellow run.

July 1998
Another production run of Purple begins in July.

September 1998
Chrome wheels are introduced into production. 308 Purple Prowlers are built with Chrome wheels (253 for US and 55 for Canada). Chrome wheels will now be standard on all future Prowlers. In addition, a chrome wheel option is now available for the Prowler trailer.

October 1998

Prowler Black is 3rd color added to Prowler pallet and Black production begins.Black is the first color produced with all wheels being Chrome.

February 1999
The fourth Prowler color (Prowler Red) is introduced into production and chrome wheels are standard. During February, 19 Yellow Prowlers are built with Chrome wheels and another five Purple Prowlers are built with Chrome wheels.