The last time some New Yorkers saw the space shuttle Enterprise, it was zipping around the city, riding piggyback on top of a modified jumbo jet past the Statue of Liberty and other local landmarks.

Despite its name, this forgotten concept ultimately led to the Dodge Stealth and Mitsubishi 3000GT. Chrysler was on a roll in the 1980s. Dangerously close to bankruptcy, the company turned things ...