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Jeep celebrates 75 years with throwback Wrangler Salute

• http://www.gizmag.com, Scott Collie

That clear family lineage is thrown into sharp focus with the Wrangler Salute concept, a modern car dressed up to celebrate its 75 year-old forebears.

Based on a Wrangler Sport, the Salute design turns back the clock by dropping the b-pillars and doors of the regular car and adding styling elements that bring World War II to mind. That means the exterior is finished in olive-drab green, and the whole package sits on 16-inch steel wheels wrapped in 32-inch non-directional tires. 

There are latches on the hood, a rear-mounted spare wheel, steel bumpers with integrated tow hooks and commemorative badging on the flanks. Inside, comfort and safety is set to 1940s levels with passengers treated to low-back canvas seats. The drivetrain, on the other hand, has a modern flavor, with power coming from a 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, mated to the six-speed manual gearbox standard in the Wrangler Sport.


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