Norseman
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Jeep will intro a new Scrambler late next year. Concept vehicle was at the Detroit Auto Show this year . You can make your own p/u Wrangler using a kit , some parts were direct from Jeep I saw one two winters ago in Tucson speed shop. Converting the Rox would not be rocket science ether.
The Scrambler is no P/U truck. Just a stretched CJ 7 which is fine but Jeep has labeled it as a pick up truck. The J series WAS a real p/u .. too bad they stopped making it. My thoughts go back the Willies , a good friend had a used 473 ( I think 1949 ) model around 1958 . We made many a nightly trip around our small town chasing the girl in the Henery J.......
Jeep will intro a new Scrambler late next year. Concept vehicle was at the Detroit Auto Show this year . You can make your own p/u Wrangler using a kit , some parts were direct from Jeep I saw one two winters ago in Tucson speed shop. Converting the Rox would not be rocket science ether.
The new (legit) Jeep pickup will be revealed this Wednesday at the LA auto show. It is Wrangler based, but with a stretched frame and a Ram inspired rear suspension. Leaks give it serious truck credentials in the mid sized segment (7650# towing/1600# payload). Leaks say it will be called the Gladiator.
That said, Jeep is positioning it as a "lifestyle" vehicle, with Marchionne having been quoted as saying it will be "expensive, intentionally so." With new, loaded Rubicons in the $55-57k msrp range, this truck will not likely be typically seen on the farm or job sites.