Today's car of the day is MotorMax's 2004 Chrysler Crossfire.
The Chrysler Crossfire is a rear-wheel drive sports car marketed by Chrysler as both coupé and roadster and was built for Chrysler by Karmann of Germany.
For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Chrysler Crossfire
While poor selling, I always liked the design of the Crossfire. Not too many replicas of the Crossfire out there- Racing Champions did the concept, and Norev did a very nice version of the production car. This one falls in the middle- its the least detailed casting, but is of the production version instead of the concept. This one was recieved as an RAOK from NoirGuru.
The two-seater arrived in 2001 as a concept car designed by Eric Stoddard with further refinement by Andrew Dyson before beginning production in 2003.
The Crossfire's fastback roof and broad rear fenders made for a rear end design that prompted automotive journalists to describe the new car's resemblance to American Motor's 1965-1967 Marlin. For example, Rob Rothwell wrote ...when I first espied the rear lines of the Chrysler Crossfire I was instantly transported back to 1965 and my favorite car of that year, the Rambler Marlin. Motor Trend" also noted the "provocative boattail theme" of the 2004 Crossfire's sheetmetal to that of the AMC Marlin's.
The name Crossfire refers to the two character lines that run from front to rear along the body sides — crossing each other midway through the door panel. Conceived during the period of Chrysler's ownership by Daimler-Benz, the name also refers to the collaboration of the two companies.
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