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the prangler was a test mule for the plymouth prowler and was constructed in order to design and test the roadster platform during cold northern winters
the prowler itself was a design and manufacturing exercise that intended to take advantage of an aluminum fabrication company chrysler had bought, so the front end of the car, where all the alu spaceframe was, was done before the back half.
not only do they legally need to have a bumper there is also no other place to put the headlights, as on the production car they are integrated into the nosecone. they just bolted a pair of what look like dakota headlights to an extruded aluminum box as a placeholder.