Jeep bringing a pickup-like concept to Easter Safari

Even though it's snowing this morning in Michigan, spring really is around the corner, and one of the signs is rumblings around the annual Easter Jeep Safari and its associated concept trucks. Jeep has released a pair of preview renderings to tease the event, one of which may stir up fans of old-school pickup trucks.

Shown at the top, one of the renderings certainly looks like a regular-cab, short-bed pickup truck. But the proportions are very different from, say, a chopped-down Gladiator, particularly the short overhang at the rear and the more raked B-pillars. Even closer examination reveals it looks a bit like the custom body used on the Wrangler Magneto electric concept. As is the case with drawings, proportions can be distorted, so it's hard to say if it's just a uniquely shaped Wrangler, or something more truck-like, almost like an old Scrambler. A truck would definitely create a buzz, especially if it were something that could spawn a unique conversion kit like the old Mopar JK-8. For reference, that kit replaced a Wrangler Unlimited body with a two-door cab and very short bed.