But such is the life of many inexpensive cars. Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth put roughly 2,224,000 Neons on the road between 19, and many of the survivors continue to live a life of cheap transportation. Despite crumbling rust, peeling paint, and all kinds of dents, these cars still got classmates to school. It was common to see a Neon in my high school’s parking lot, and those cars would usually be used up and beaten down. Whenever something makes me conjure up memories of the Dodge Neon and its Plymouth twin, those memories take me right back to high school.
It looked like a teenager’s first car, but was fast enough to shame the competition. This was a car that was just a cage from being track-ready, and actually quick around a circuit. Jason reminded me that the Dodge Neon ACR was once a thing. Automotive history is full of Holy Grails, and today we have another. This morning I found myself marveling over how much you readers love stories of rare versions of regular cars.
