View Photos of the Jeep Five-Quarter Concept

With the Jeep Five-Quarter concept, Jeep has effectively reversed the evolutionary process and created an ostensibly consumer-usable concept vehicle from a military workhorse, the 1968 Jeep M715 tactical vehicle.

The Five-Quarter concept is functional and stops short of caricature.

More than just a Sawzall-and-big-tire workup, the Jeep Five-Quarter concept starts with a genuine 1968 M-715 and features numerous powertrain and chassis improvements to ensure it doesn't embarrass its namesake legacy.

A reinforced frame provides a stout base for a heavy-duty link and coil-spring suspension that supplants the original leaf-spring setup.

A Dynatrac ProRock 60 front axle replaces the factory front unit and has been mounted two inches forward of the original one. A Dynatrac ProRock 80 axle is used in the rear.

A set of 20-inch beadlock wheels wrapped with 40-inch tires reside at all four corners.

A full carbon-fiber front end replaces the original sheetmetal.

As restomods go, the Jeep Five-Quarter concept is about as functional as they get. That the original Kaiser Jeep M715 was built in Toledo, Ohio, where both the original 1960s-era J10 and J20 Gladiator and current 2020 Jeep Gladiator JT pickup are produced, is just equal parts coincidence and karma.

Functional full-length rock rails stand in for the original rocker panels, and modified Jeep Gladiator Rubicon steel bumpers have been installed front and rear.

This is one of six concepts specially made for Jeep's annual Easter Safari in Moab, Utah.

It's fitted with a supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat "Hellcrate" Hemi V-8, which ought to provide ample grunt for off-road shenanigans.

A six-foot custom aluminum bed fabricated with a mix of water-jet cut panels and wood slats rides out back.

The convertible soft top has been dropped by 3.5 inches for a more aggressive look.

A six-foot custom aluminum bed fabricated with a mix of water-jet cut panels and wood slats rides out back.

The aluminum door panels and instrument panel were created with a water-jet make for style and lightening.

Jeep Wrangler seats replace the old-school backbreakers, with the headrests removed to keep things looking sleek.

A bed-lining treatment has been applied to the floor to add to the rugged durability.