▁and ▁squ aring ▁off ▁the ▁back ▁end , ▁creating ▁a ▁moder ate ▁s ized ▁tr unk . ▁The ▁P row ler ▁was ▁only ▁available ▁as ▁a ▁ 3 . 5 L ▁V 6 ▁that ▁was ▁r ated ▁at ▁~ 2 5 0   hp ▁at ▁its ▁highest . ▁For ▁what ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁modern ▁" hot ▁rod ", ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁enough ▁power , ▁so ▁the ▁How ler ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁ 4 . 7 L ▁V 8 ▁- ▁which ▁had ▁nearly ▁the ▁same ▁horse power , ▁but ▁had ▁significantly ▁more ▁tor que . ▁The ▁engine ▁is ▁m ated ▁to ▁a ▁five ▁speed ▁manual ▁transmission , ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁P row ler ' s ▁four ▁speed ▁automatic . ▁This ▁fre ed ▁up ▁some ▁room ▁in ▁the ▁under car riage ▁to ▁en large ▁the ▁gas ▁tank ▁for ▁the ▁th irst ier ▁V 8 . ▁The ▁How ler ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁remov able ▁hard top ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁rag top ▁of ▁the ▁P row ler . ▁The ▁top ▁is ▁manually ▁removed , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁stored ▁in ▁a ▁compart ment ▁behind ▁the ▁seats . ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁concept ▁was ▁appreciated ▁by ▁most ▁P row ler ▁enthus iast s , ▁the ▁low ▁sales ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁P row ler ▁and ▁the ▁ult imate ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁P ly mouth ▁name plate ▁ens ured ▁that ▁the ▁How ler ▁was ▁never ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁production ▁vehicle . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁How ler ▁Category : Ret ro - style ▁autom ob iles