Each year, Monterey, Calif. plays host to some of the rarest sheetmetal
on the planet. And this year RM Auctions will offer the one-off 1960
Plymouth XNR concept, Chrysler’s proposed answer to the Corvette. This wedge-shaped 1960 show car, named after
Chrysler design chief Virgil Exner, was one of the striking 'idea cars'
of this era. It featured a grille frame that doubled as its front
bumpers and had an asymmetrical design in which a hood air scoop began
above the grille and tapered back to become the housing of the
instrument cluster; then the driver's padded headrest flowed to the rear
as a single fin. Other features included a leather-covered glove
box that doubled as a camera case, and a passenger seat set lower than
that driver's seat, equipped wîth a separate removable panel. In closed
course tests, its 200 hp six-cylinder engine pushed the car to over 140
mph.
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