New Jeep concept sighted

TexasBill · Mar 29, 2010 · Edited by Moderator Apr 30, 2015

Spotted at the Jeep meet in Moab, Utah: The Nukizer 715 built by Mopar Underground.

It's not supposed to be shown until Wednesday, but the good folks at JP Magazine took some spy photos of the NuKiser for an early preview.

The Nukiser looks to be an update of the M715 truck Kaiser built for the military from 1967 to 1969 as a replacement for the Dodge M37. It appears to be built on the J8 platform but adds humongous 37- or 38-inch B.F. Goodrich tires, Dynatrac axles front and rear, an Advance Adapters Atlas transfer case, Hutchinson double beadlocks, a tuned 2.8L VM Motori diesel engine and an AEV TJ Brute bed. The windshield has been cut down a bit and the truck sports a fabric top just like the Vietnam-era military truck.

Thanks to the folks at JP Magazine for the news and to Jason Demonto for the tip!

TexasBill

Grew up in Chrysler. My Dad graduated from Chrysler Institute and started in Road Test back when they really tested on the roads. In 1955, Dad was made General Works Superintendent for Dodge, a tough job with a lot of hours. Most of my father-son time was spent down on the floor at Dodge Main in Hamtramck. In 1959, Dad moved over to Plymouth and, in 1960, he went to Highland Park as Director of Purchasing. He left Chrysler in 1962 and we moved to the East Coast but neither Dad nor I ever lost our love of cars. While I haven't worked in the full-size auto industry, I did spend several years in the scale model manufacturing business and was responsible for several Chrysler replicas being produced. I have a rather nice collection of tiny Chryslers, Dodges, Jeeps and Plymouths including a Dodge Challenger and a Dodge Journey in 1/87 scale. I've been writing about cars and the auto industry for a while. In addition to Allpar, I write for just-auto, an automotive industry publication based in London, England. I also write about miniature cars. Over the years, I have owned a number of Chrysler vehicles, including the one-and-only 1962 Plymouth Texan. The Texan was supposed to be a special edition of the Belvedere for the Lone Star state but the idea got shot down by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, so only one was ever built.

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