Chelsea, Michigan - The Chrysler 300C Hollywood is the ultimate in luxury vehicles. A car worthy of the greatest movie stars, ready to convey them to the next Oscars ceremony!
We got to see this prototype at a 2009 Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep new-model presentation organized for the trade press last June at the manufacturer's research centre in Chelsea, Michigan.
A modern landaulet
Designed to turn passersby green with envy, its body is inspired by the grand works of the American auto body builders of the 1930s. It was a glorious time when the giants of this world travelled in landaulets, gargantuan limousines chauffeured by a uniformed driver seated in an exposed front compartment.
To create the Hollywood, the MOPAR Underground design team, led by Canadian Ralph Gilles, took a Chrysler 300C and extended the chassis by 18 inches, with the obvious goal of offering passengers a bit of royal comfort.
And how. The dual-passenger rear cabin features saffron yellow, supple leather seats and a large centre console with storage box as well as a special nook for three bottles of bubbly and two champagne flutes. One must celebrate in style, after all.
Comfortably seated in the back, stars can view their latest blockbusters on two large, 15.4-inch, liquid crystal screens with a premium Harman Kardon sound system doing the honours.
In the tradition of the great limousines of old, the 300C Hollywood is mounted on impressive chromed wheel, twenty-two inches in size on this prototype. What's more, suicide doors ensure easy access to the rear passenger cabin. The launch of the landaulet was actually delayed while these doors where being fine-tuned. Supposed to be in the spotlight at the SEMA Show in October 2006, it was first glimpsed three months later at the Detroit Auto Show. But it felt just like a movie premier: the stars know how to keep people waiting!
We got to see this prototype at a 2009 Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep new-model presentation organized for the trade press last June at the manufacturer's research centre in Chelsea, Michigan.
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| The Chrysler 300C Hollywood was designed as a ceremonial vehicle. |
A modern landaulet
Designed to turn passersby green with envy, its body is inspired by the grand works of the American auto body builders of the 1930s. It was a glorious time when the giants of this world travelled in landaulets, gargantuan limousines chauffeured by a uniformed driver seated in an exposed front compartment.
To create the Hollywood, the MOPAR Underground design team, led by Canadian Ralph Gilles, took a Chrysler 300C and extended the chassis by 18 inches, with the obvious goal of offering passengers a bit of royal comfort.
And how. The dual-passenger rear cabin features saffron yellow, supple leather seats and a large centre console with storage box as well as a special nook for three bottles of bubbly and two champagne flutes. One must celebrate in style, after all.
Comfortably seated in the back, stars can view their latest blockbusters on two large, 15.4-inch, liquid crystal screens with a premium Harman Kardon sound system doing the honours.
In the tradition of the great limousines of old, the 300C Hollywood is mounted on impressive chromed wheel, twenty-two inches in size on this prototype. What's more, suicide doors ensure easy access to the rear passenger cabin. The launch of the landaulet was actually delayed while these doors where being fine-tuned. Supposed to be in the spotlight at the SEMA Show in October 2006, it was first glimpsed three months later at the Detroit Auto Show. But it felt just like a movie premier: the stars know how to keep people waiting!
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| The closed, dual-passenger compartment offers royal comfort. |