Does this guy know ?

[anlauto]

This is possibly the most BS I've read in an EBay ad....Does this guy know that these pictures have or had absolutely nothing to do with Chrysler or their "marketing department" 
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/hemicuda-PLYMOUTH-DEALER-ART-PRINTS-1970-1971-BARRACUDA-426-HEMI-CUDA-440-440-6/164336775242?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200520130048%26meid%3Dc733bdfcfd0647bbbf51579aa99cf3b6%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D224097236223%26itm%3D164336775242%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebWithBBEV2bDemotion&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

[anlauto]

I was looking them up because I have a couple framed I was going to throw on KiJiJi.... but I didn't know how "rare" they were 

[YYZ]

So what is the real story on them?  I was led to believe that when I bought mine back in the early 1990s (late 1980s?)

[anlauto]

I bought mine around the same time....I'm not certain, but the 71 Cuda above is drawn with BF Goodrich tires on it...that should be a clue...

[anlauto]

Maybe you're right Vlad.
I'll admit when I'm wrong   but I still don't buy the story. Why on earth would Chrysler in the 90's want anything to do with the cars from their past ?
Why were these prints available EVERYWHERE in the 90's and on EBay everyday since then?

Here is the EBay sellers explanation .... He seems to know exactly what there are


Hello, These prints are the originals from their 1 & only limited printing production run. They were commissioned & produced by Chrysler Corporation's Marketing department in 1990-1991, as a one time special promotion.

They did 54 different prints in total. 3 different artists drew them from owner's cars at shows like the Mopar Nationals, Carlisle & private collections. Several of the prints show cars with the Radial T/A's since this was again in 1990-91

1 set was given to each dealerships for display, others given as gifts to retiring employees, company executives & VIP guests at their Auburn Michigan headquarters. There was also a way to get them through their Mopar Parts Division.

Several years later, I saw a set & recognized their uniqueness & high quality. Chrysler used the highest quality heavy-weight art board paper, similar but thicker than used in birthday greeting cards. I negotiated & purchased their remaining inventory through Chrysler's director of marketing with permission to release them.

Chrysler packaged them in Pentastar folders & I also have the original boxes they came in from the printer Chrysler used for their Dealer Brochures. I attached some photos & I also have the photos of the original artist master drawings the printers used.


  Such a "rare" item sounds like a bargain when you can sell four of them for $23 

[YYZ]

I don't profess to be right -- only that I heard the same story you did back in the day.

Some of the cars pictured were also in the Direct Connection/Mopar Performance catalogs of the era (the red shaker Challenger 'vert comes to mind), so maybe there was some legitimacy to a Chrysler corporate connection

However, other than the pentastar on the envelope, there are no other markings that would indicate it was a genuine Chrysler or Chrysler sanctioned package.

Still a neat piece(s) though...

[HP2]

Its plausible.  1990-91 is when Darrell Alderman won back to back Pro Stock championships in a Dodge. Direct Connection changed to Mopar Performance in 1991.  1992 (IIRC, bit fuzzy here) is when the crate Hemi program was released.  There were a number of factors creating some momentum and nostalgia at the time.

I do agree with how rare is rare if they are only $22.75 each.

[anlauto]

Its plausible.  1990-91 is when Darrell Alderman won back to back Pro Stock championships in a Dodge. Direct Connection changed to Mopar Performance in 1991.  1992 (IIRC, bit fuzzy here) is when the crate Hemi program was released.  There were a number of factors creating some momentum and nostalgia at the time.

I do agree with how rare is rare if they are only $22.75 each.

If I'm reading the ad right, you get all four pictured for $22.75