2003 Dodge Avenger
It turns out that the Dodge Avenger lived two lives – neither were too successful, though. At the 2003 Detroit Auto Show, the name ended up on a car that was nothing like its two production examples. The Avenger was actually a predecessor to the “crossover coupe” fad that is happening now. Essentially, it was the X4 and X6 before they came to be. It was a jacked-up four-door coupe with all-wheel drive and a sloped rear hatch. While it’s not ideal today, in 2003, it was very innovative.
2003 Dodge Avenger
1998 Packard Twelve
This concept car was an attempt to revive the long-gone Packard brand. The idea came to Roy Gullickson, an entrepreneur, and engineer, back in 1991. He finally got the rights and completed the car in 1998 with the help of Lawrence Johnson, another automotive engineer. Unfortunately, their decade-long labor was an unsightly $1.5 million investment. The all-wheel-drive was presented at the 25th-anniversary celebration of Arizona Packards in Tuscon. The only good things that came of this car was the custom-built 573-horsepower V12 mill and the fact that it was sold for $143,000 at an auction in 2014.
1998 Packard Twelve
