Six Concepts, All Of Them Pickups

Jeep Brings Truck Heritage to Moab

- Brett T. Evans

As usual, Jeep brought several concepts to the 2019 Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, but uncommonly, each and every one of them are pickups this year.

Jeep Five-Quarter

Some of the concepts are based on the 2020 Jeep Gladiator, but one of our favorites is actually a restomod of a 1968 M-715 “Five-Quarter” military truck. Starting from that 1 1 ⁄4–ton truck’s bones, Jeep ditched the front sheet metal and replaced it with a full carbon-fiber front end, featuring styling that cleverly apes the old truck’s. The all-new cargo box is bobbed to 6 feet, furnished with a wood floor, and perforated with water jet–cut panels, including a flow-through tailgate with a vintage Jeep logo. This feature is obviously a nod to style rather than practicality, but we’ll forgive it because it looks so good.

HID headlights, LED off-road lamps, and LED taillights modernize the exterior lighting. There are also functional rock rails that replace the original rocker panels, and modified Jeep Gladiator Rubicon steel bumpers take the place of the original units. The body has been further altered thanks to a 3.5-inch lower soft top profile, giving the truck a sinister, cut-down look.

Inside, the retro theme continues with lowback seats based on those of the current Jeep Wrangler, while a water jet–cut instrument panel and door panels provide some visual flash. An old supercharger houses the shifter and transfer case levers.