Photo: Abimelec Arellano on Instagram
When it rolled out in 1962 for the 1963 model year, the Wagoneer revolutionized the SUV segment with something that we take for granted today. That something is luxury, a desirable attribute that Land Rover emulated in 1969 with the Range Rover.
The successor of the Willys Jeep Station Wagon leveled up to the Super Wagoneer in 1966, which came standard with air conditioning, a power tailgate window, full carpeting, power steering, a padded vinyl roof, and a chromed roof rack. Oh, and it was pretty advanced too thanks to goodies such as independent front suspension.
Right down to the final model year, the full-size utility vehicle never got the Mopar muscle it deserved even though Chrysler acquired Jeep in 1987 from the American Motor Corporation. When it was discontinued in 1991, the gentle giant couldn’t do better than 144 horsepower from 5.9 liters of displacement and eight cylinders.
This got Abimelec Arellano thinking, and the thinking soon turned into a rendering of a performance-oriented SUV. Enter the 1969 Jeep Wagoneer Trackhawk, which packs the venerable 440 instead of the 426 HEMI engine because “torque delivery was a little bit more linear and therefore more suited for such a large vehicle."
From 7.2 liters, the final version of the Chrysler RB develops up to 390 horsepower with the help of three Holley 2300 carburetors featuring two barrels each. You know, the Six Pack! That may not be as impressive as the Hellcat engine in the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, but still, don’t forget this design study is set in the ‘60s.
If you look closer to the images uploaded by the pixel wizard on his Instagram, you’ll also notice go-faster traits like the Radial T/A tires, dual exhaust, and lowered suspension. The Super Hawk decals on the front fenders represent “a mascot I made in the fashion of the Super Bee to distinguish the Trackhawk even further.”
Instead of an ending note, here’s a question for you. Now that Jeep has revived the Wagoneer as a luxurious SUV riding on the ladder frame of the Ram 1500 pickup truck, want to bet $10 the Trackhawk is under development with the TRX's engine?
Right down to the final model year, the full-size utility vehicle never got the Mopar muscle it deserved even though Chrysler acquired Jeep in 1987 from the American Motor Corporation. When it was discontinued in 1991, the gentle giant couldn’t do better than 144 horsepower from 5.9 liters of displacement and eight cylinders.
This got Abimelec Arellano thinking, and the thinking soon turned into a rendering of a performance-oriented SUV. Enter the 1969 Jeep Wagoneer Trackhawk, which packs the venerable 440 instead of the 426 HEMI engine because “torque delivery was a little bit more linear and therefore more suited for such a large vehicle."
From 7.2 liters, the final version of the Chrysler RB develops up to 390 horsepower with the help of three Holley 2300 carburetors featuring two barrels each. You know, the Six Pack! That may not be as impressive as the Hellcat engine in the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, but still, don’t forget this design study is set in the ‘60s.
If you look closer to the images uploaded by the pixel wizard on his Instagram, you’ll also notice go-faster traits like the Radial T/A tires, dual exhaust, and lowered suspension. The Super Hawk decals on the front fenders represent “a mascot I made in the fashion of the Super Bee to distinguish the Trackhawk even further.”
Instead of an ending note, here’s a question for you. Now that Jeep has revived the Wagoneer as a luxurious SUV riding on the ladder frame of the Ram 1500 pickup truck, want to bet $10 the Trackhawk is under development with the TRX's engine?
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