I'd buy a 2021 Gladiator version of that truck.Went to Camp Jeep in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania in August 2005. They had a tent up with prototype vehicles. Here is the Prototype Gladiator they had there. Was an extended cab with suicide doors.
But ... you did.
You lost me at no removable top. There should never be a Wrangler based anything with no removable top.That was one of the concepts unveiled at the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab in 2005. It was always one of my favorite concepts, even though the top was not removeable..
Love the side tire mount!!!!!!That was one of the concepts unveiled at the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab in 2005. It was always one of my favorite concepts, even though the top was not removeable..
The tire mount was one of my favorite features of the truck...reminded me of my '54 Chevy pickup. Any photos I took of it are probably long gone, but here are a few from the net that show the interior, canvas top, and extendable bed. Even though the full top did not come off, the canvas was an acceptable alternative...not far removed from the Sunrider. If I remember right, the rear seat somehow folded under the bed and the bulkhead could be slid forward to make the bed a full 8 feet long. The Jeep reps who were there did not know how it worked so it was not demonstrated. The reps at the Safari usually aren't very knowledgable. The year they introduced the JK, they could not even explain how to fold the windshield. I told the Jeep reps in 2005 that I would buy the Gladiator if they ever built it.
Yea. Even if I didn’t have kids, I wouldn’t buy an extended cab. Most every one I’ve seen ends up just being a catch all for junk. Seems it would be better to either lengthen the bed and make it a 2 seater, or keep the bed at 5” and leave it a 2 seater for better rock crawling
