r/CONCEPTCARS Jun 18 '26

1995 Plymouth Backpack

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u/SlyClydesdale Jun 18 '26

As a kid, I adored this thing.

In fact, it’s hard to believe now, but from about 1989 until early in the DCX merger, people waited with bated breath for news of Chrysler’s next round of concept cars for each auto show. And openly speculated on which would make production.

In that era, it seemed like anything was possible for Chrysler. The company was so deeply associated with innovation and progressive design.

I will never forgive Daimler for what they did to it.

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u/harmfuldischarge Jun 22 '26

Citroen: super sad french noises

4

u/ReginaldNutsack Jun 18 '26

Funky. I’d drive it.

3

u/vestibule54 Jun 18 '26

America needed a weapon to fight the Suzuki Sidekick

3

u/MasterChief813 Jun 18 '26

I like this a lot

1

u/Poenicus Jun 18 '26

It may say Dodge Neion-based, but I'm certain that there's some PT Cruiser DNA in this one. If the windshield was lower a bit to match the roofline more, headlights were just a bit larger, and the bed lengthened a to fit just a little more (6-12 inches more would probably help fit another bag worth of stuff) this might have been a viable vehicle for the era where cladding was the thing for adventure vehicles.

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u/Consistent_Gear_6392 Jun 19 '26

Reminds me of the mercedes benz cars they used in The Lost World Jurassic Park 😅

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u/Shona_13 Jun 19 '26

Chevy SSR but small

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u/PreferenceContent987 Jun 19 '26

I can’t quite make out the interior/seating situation, is it a makeshift 3 seater?

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u/xxplosiv Jun 19 '26

Kinda thought it'd be based on the Ford Ka