Jeep Debuts Two Ultra-Manly Retro Concept Trucks

Jeep drove into its gene pool at full speed ahead of the upcoming Easter Jeep Safari,?showing two concepts inspired by products from the company's early years. The first, and most tame, is the Jeep J-12 Concept, it's basically a heavily modified version of the Jeep Wrangler pickup kit you can buy now. The kit encloses the cabin and adds a small cargo box to a Wrangler, but the J-12 Concept goes further. In addition to the obvious styling updates to reflect iconic Kaiser pickups, the rear overhang has been stretched by a foot, allowing for a full 6' cargo box and under-floor storage for the spare tire. The old-school theme continues inside, with body-color details and a bench seat finished in a kitchy plaid pattern.?During the development process?Jeep staff called it the?OMT: Old man truck. That's okay with us though, it's cool.

The other concept is the one everybody will be talking about out on the trails of Moab during the Safari. The Jeep Mighty FC Concept digs up the Forward Control truck idea from the company's days under Willy's. This monster started off as a two-door Wrangler in December, now it's been chopped up, lengthened, lifted, and totally re-imagined. The cabin's nose was lopped off, the back of the Wrangler pickup kit encloses the rear, and all-new doors were fabricated along with a long bed which conceals the spare tire, fuel tank, and suspension pieces, there's a little bit of storage along the top side of it. The drivetrain is stock Wrangler - 3.6- liter Pentastar V6 with about 285 hp, but now it's under the seats as is the front axle. That axle's also been modified with portal axle ends, a kit from Mopar which bolts to the end of a stock solid axle and offset's the wheels from the center of the axle. The result - more ground clearance with a less extreme suspension. Giant 39" tires and a huge heavy duty bumper with a winch finish out the look. This thing isn't just a pretty face either, the Jeep crew plans to wheel it in the off-road playgrounds of Utah in April so they've fitted it with a roll cage just in case coming down hills doesn't go well for the nose-heavy behemouth.

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