When is a Ram not a Dodge? When it's a Pink Jeep
Click above for high-res gallery of the Pink Jeeps Ram 3500
To anyone who's spent any time in the vast desert stretches of the southwestern United States, lifted and stretched Pink Jeeps are likely a familiar sight. The company has been around for nearly 50 years taking passengers across very rough stretches of land where pavement is but a distant memory. Ask anybody what it's like to ride for a few hours in a highly-modified Jeep Wrangler and you could hear a few shocking expletives. So, when Pink Jeep Tours needed another vehicle that was capable of moving lots of people and gear over great distances, a Jeep didn't quite seem to fit.
So, how do you out-Jeep a Jeep? You don't, but you can always try a Dodge Ram 3500 with its 6.7-liter Cummins turbo-diesel engine. To make it resemble one of its Jeeps, Pink Jeeps hired Prefix Corporation to add a classic seven-slot grille -- completely approved and licensed by Chrysler no less -- along with the requisite Pepto-like hue. A lift-kit, air suspension, 35-inch tires and a luxurious (by Wrangler standards anyway) interior with reclining leather captains chairs, 15-inch LCD screens with DVD players, and foam insulated side walls to keep the cool air inside completed the transformation. Jeep purists need not worry, there's still no better way to explore the outdoors than in an open-air Wrangler, but when a bit more comfort is needed, you can always slap a slotted-grille on a Ram.
Gallery: Pink Jeeps Dodge Ram 3500
[Source: The Detroit News]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Dave 11:19AM (9/26/2008)
With a Hummer front grill.
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Torrent 12:05PM (9/26/2008)
Actually, that is also Jeep's grille.
Torrent 12:05PM (9/26/2008)
if you hadn't noticed........................................................................
PiCASSO 1:08PM (9/26/2008)
It could be either. Hummer or Jeep... both are 7-slotted grills.
Jason 1:47PM (9/26/2008)
Jeeps had it first, so really, Hummers have a Jeep grille, haha. Hummers have a 7-slot grille because it was originally designed by the military side of the then-parent company of Jeep. That's why GM won and was able to continue the use of the grille when Chrysler sued them over it when the H2 first came out.
Mobius_1 11:23AM (9/26/2008)
The engine, the equipment all sound impressive enough...
...but that colour is rather unfortunate
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Ron Batt 4:21PM (9/26/2008)
The pink is a well known trade mark for "Pink Jeep Tours" Would be funning looking if we painted them green...and called them Pink Jeeps----PREFIX
G-Meister 11:41AM (9/26/2008)
I actually like the dimensions of this thing- I'm sure the shell could be outfitted as a compact RV and painted a little more butch. DRW are definitely a big minus though. I might have started with a std cab power wagon.
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dave 12:32PM (9/26/2008)
G-Meister: you're a no-good troll. Note to all: be sure to get all your posts approved by G before hand.
G-Meister 1:06PM (9/26/2008)
wow, where did that come from? Honestly, I looked over my posts from the last 2 days, and I can't see anything of the sort. Help me out here.
dave 3:19PM (9/26/2008)
So you think then you've only left stinky messages for the last two days? Go back a little further ... upon your approval of course.
Adam 11:42AM (9/26/2008)
Somewhere there's an automotive design professor that just shot himself for letting this guy graduate.
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The Luigiian 11:45AM (9/26/2008)
Wow, I live in New Mexico and I've never seen one of these.
After seeing that paint job I'm kind of grateful.
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Brent 12:05PM (9/26/2008)
Do they teach you to not listen to your clients in design school? This is exactly what the company requested.
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ken_aisin 12:06PM (9/26/2008)
Will Mattel make one for Barbie? I'll buy one for my granddaughter if it isn't painted with lead.
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Jason 12:29PM (9/26/2008)
Oh man, I want one of those grilles! Not pink of course...
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TJ 2:23PM (9/26/2008)
I am sure you are not alone. This grill (licensed and all) is a welcome departure from the usual chrome inserts, and looks fantastic. I could see a huge demand for the grill as a standalone product.
BillyD 3:06PM (9/26/2008)
I don't know about you guys, but I'm guessing whoever did that rendering MUST be a cute guy. Guessing he's big too.
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Ron Batt 4:25PM (9/26/2008)
Good idea...its already in the works----PREFIX
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Larry 6:21PM (9/26/2008)
Jeep has the grill. Any other grill is for cooking hot dogs.
Speaking of grilled hot dogs, I think I need some Pepto-Bismol after seeing that pink Dodge.
http://www.4-the-love-of-jeeps.com
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