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| CFB Member Since: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire Posts: 803  
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The first part of the article is interesting, Land Rover take note!!!
The F-C is another important project for the Jeep design team as it continues to push and reinforce the brand emphasis on utility and brand heritage. While other US brands have bloated and softened their product lines at nearly the same rate as American waistlines, Jeep has actually become more capable and more purposeful (no, I will not use the word authenticity, which now has as much meaning as synergy or excellence. . . puke). The point here is that Jeep's design team gets it - and not just at the level of enthusiasts, but even beyond that by making concepts that even the enthusiasts get all giddy about. This is an important distinction. Mark Allen and his team do not have focus groups or customer 'needs' pow wows, they are thinking of extremely cool vehicles that even the most die-hard Jeep enthusiast hasn't dreamed up. Now understandably, vehicles like the NuKaiser and the F-C will never go into production, but real, breathing and desirable vehicles will be constructed from the DNA of these lustful objects. There is also another critical result from these concept vehicles - they actually work. They are not just some clay, plastic and chicken wire rendition that needs to be viewed from 30 feet, these Jeeps actually run, drive and 'wheel' like a fourwheeler's best daydream Andy |
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6th Apr 2012 7:12am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5884 
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Like this one http://www.justacargeek.com/2009/07/1974-a...ncess.html 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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6th Apr 2012 9:00am |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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Naaaa - that one almost looks sensible
This is the one we used to drool over: http://thesupplierblog.files.wordpress.com...35dbd3.jpg http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/fr...hp?id=3759 What the hell were they on when they designed that 
 Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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6th Apr 2012 9:05am |
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| pom Member Since: 01 Jun 2010 Location: Worcester Posts: 1343 |
it looks like a copy of the pickups you see driving around Kazakhstan or Bangalore.
yuck. Pom |
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6th Apr 2012 9:32am |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Okay, I've been drawn in.
All the newer Jeeps I've seen "in the flesh" have been ugly, show-off, soulless and not really practical. This doesn't seem much different... Give me a Unimog any day - now there's sex on 4 wheels 
Matt Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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6th Apr 2012 12:35pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6637 
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The forward control looks like a Freight Rover
 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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6th Apr 2012 1:34pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Now Sherpas had soul (but a crap steering box)... Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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6th Apr 2012 1:54pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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Not Leyland Sherpas
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6th Apr 2012 3:10pm |
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