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| Livingstone River, K-Country, Alberta |
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| New Jeep Grand Wagoneer, from Jeep Canada's Website |
What were the executives at Jeep thinking?? If you are going bring back a legend, like the Wagoneer, WHY would you re-create the legend to look like a four-door minivan!!??
I am very happy to hear that the Jeep Wagoneer is back, I am just a little disappointed it seems to be targeted towards a market that is inundated with purchase options and not towards enthusiastic Wagoneer drivers.
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| 2016 Jeep Concept Crew Chief 715 from www.allpar.com |
Had Jeep kept to their heritage, maybe the Wagoneer could have had more in common with the 2016 Jeep concept Crew Chief 715. Now, the Crew Chief looks like a Wagoneer...a pickup version of a Wagoneer, but still a classic Wagoneer. Look at that Gladiator grill!! I am not sold on non-directional tires, but tires are easier to change than the body of a vehicle. Imagine a Wagoneer family that had a convertible, crewcab pickup and a wagon version. This would have been the perfect platform to create the NEW legendary Wagoneer from.
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| Concept from papercruiser.com |
The overland concept from papercruiser.com did a better job of creating a Wagoneer than Jeep did.
My first vehicle was a 1970 Jeep Wagoneer with a Buick 350 under the hood (Winter camping in 1987, picture below). My third vehicle was a 1976 Jeep Wagoneer with a 360 under the hood. Those two Wagoneers took me a lot of places and helped create a lot of memories of good times.
JEEP if you are listening, use the Crew Chief 715 as your platform for the 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and bring back a LEGEND!!
Until next time...share your opinion!
Mountainman.
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| 1970 Jeep Wagoneer - Winter Camping 1987 |
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