Car and Driver: Hail to the Chief: We Drive the Retro-tastic Jeep Chief Concept!

-Nostalgia is a powerful force, capable of inducing wistful pangs of desire in otherwise sane individuals. More than one Evel Knievel Canyon Sky Cycle action figure owes its survival to some poor sucker dealing with his mortality by assembling a well-curated collection. (FYI: Evel’s helmet is missing—they’re always missing.) The designers at Jeep are well aware of this phenomenon and, judging by the sheer number of retro-themed Jeep concepts they’ve cooked up over the past years, are themselves likely experiencing this affliction. The difference, of course, is that while our small-scale exploits rarely extend past the display shelf, Jeep designers are actively encouraged to explore the past as a portal to the future with full-size hardware. READ MORE ››

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