I realize this may be confusing.

Alarming, even.

Chances are, you haven’t seen this car before. (And if you have, please become a member and send me an email about it.)

See, Stellantis executives? Dodge has a history of making small sporty coupes (albeit one at a time, keeping the good ones for itself.)

In 1987, Dodge showed this canary yellow concept coupe under the ‘Daytona’ moniker. To me, it appears a little bit Stealth, a little bit Daytona, even a tad bit Mitsubishi.

1987 Dodge Daytona 199x concept car • Dodge
Poster of the 1987 Dodge Daytona 199x concept car • source unknown

I do know that it originated in Chrysler design studios as part of a coupe program called ‘Pacifica’ that, in a way, branched off to create the Eclipse.

Today, I uncovered a third angle for the elusive Dodge 199x concept car, at the 1987 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS):

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