Very cool Wagoneer prototype

[shanebo]

I always loved the looks of the old big body Wagoneers and cherokee's.  Many people were happy to see them go in 1991 after looking at the same sheet metal for its entire 29 year run...Not me though, I think they were one of the most handsome SUV's ever made. chrysler did a pretty good job...for the most part...of capturing many of the Wagoneer and Cherokee Chief's styling cues in these concept vehicles. The Cherokee Chief would certainly need the huge chief's head badge and wide native american pattern pinstripe to make it look official though...Still, not bad. Too bad they probably wont ever produce them.

[vangremlin]

very cool looking.  Thanks for sharing.

And I'm loving Shanebo's new photo - nothing like some Bangles on a Manic Monday!

[DaemonForce]

Hey that's how it's supposed to be made.

• Low cost materials
• Strong guts
• Good looking body and features
• Continues the classic AMC/Jeep heritage.

I approve.

[rollguy]

Thumbs up!  My first Jeep was a 1974 Cherokee, and I really liked it.  The retro styling, and modern drivetrain would make a great selling vehicle.  Bringing back the style of the popular cars of the past has been the thing to do lately.

[eaglebeek]

I had an '83 full-size Cherokee. I became frustrated   with it because 1) it sprang more leaks than an old dike 2) I couldn't get more than 13 mpg out of it regardless of how gently I drove it 3) I had multiple problems with door latches and the tailgate glass mechanism and repair parts were EXPENSIVE...so I traded it on what turned out to be a pile of junk chubby blazer that got only 12 mpg. I now regret that move, and when a 2000 'kee became available to me I snapped it up.

It seems to me that Chrysler could not even think about producing this "concept"...that has been tried and proven...until they have some idea of where the government is going with fuel economy standards and demands for alternative-fuel vehicles. The solution could be Diesel power...and one would think Chrysler, with its Dodge/Cummins success, has the marketing know-how to pull it off.

That thing, Shanebo, is way too cool. When Chrysler came out with the Commander it was said they wanted the look of the Hummer. Why on earth I have no clue...and now both GM and Chrysler have discontinued them. I have to wonder where a retro-rig like that one could take Chrysler... 

[shanebo]

I'm really digging the wood paneling and turbine rims too.

[eaglefreek]

Those pictures have been floating around at least 4 years if not more. They aren't prototypes, just someone playing with Photoshop. Those are Jeep Commanders that Jeep stopped producing in 2010, so there definitely won't be anything like those made.

[jim]

I had a couple of the full size Grand Wagoneers.  I loved them.  There is more to life than gas mileage.

[eaglebeek]

I had a couple of the full size Grand Wagoneers.  I loved them.  There is more to life than gas mileage.

Under most circumstances I agree. Even when I was single and in college I always had gas in the tank...and I always filled it up when I went to the gas station. At the time I had the FSJ I had just started a new job after 15 years of self-employment. I had a mortgage and a family, so finances were tight. Now, the kids are out on their own and the mortgage is nearly paid off. I wish I was a little more far-sighted when I had that FSJ.

[83Eagle!]

I like the looks of those.  I would drive one.

[txjeeptx]

I'll go for the 2dr Cherokee version, with a Golden Eagle paint scheme, please.  Hemi with Quadratrac and lifted to fit 33's. MMMMmmm.

No, then my '79 would get jealous and start spontaneously falling apart.(it already does, but it'd get worse)

[shanebo]

Any of you guys remember an episode of.....I think it was Trucks, on Speed network, when they dropped an old school grand wagoneer body on a late model durango chasis with a hemi powered drive train. It looked like a pretty direct fit....of course tv has a way of making things look easier than they are....Charles bronson made it look easy to single handedly take out a gang of armed thugs and I probably won't be attempting that anytime soon either.

[carnuck]

There is actually talks going on between Jeep and several of the FSJ guys (especially Wagonmaster) about what it would take to get people into  new GW. Top priorities were a solid front axle and simplicity of design.

[TheWraith]

Any of you guys remember an episode of.....I think it was Trucks, on Speed network, when they dropped an old school grand wagoneer body on a late model durango chasis with a hemi powered drive train. It looked like a pretty direct fit....of course tv has a way of making things look easier than they are....Charles bronson made it look easy to single handedly take out a gang of armed thugs and I probably won't be attempting that anytime soon either.

Yea.  I love how the Power Block/Horsepower builds an exotic big block with a super charger in 30 minutes.  The wife then questions why it took some eight months for me to go through a junkyard V-6, swap it into an Oldsmobile, and have the tranny rebuilt.  Ha.  I don't have the space, the shop, or the funds they have on TV...and if I did I still couldn't get it all back together in 30 minutes.   

[jim]

I suppose I liked my full size GWs more than any other vehicle I've had.  I have no confidence whatsoever that any car company can build anything comparable in today's environment.   
When I heard the GW was coming back in 1991(?) I was very excited.  It was a big disappointment to find out it was a downsized model.