Underground to showcase concept Jeeps
The Underground, previously known as The Chrysler Mopar group, is taking an unprecedented step for the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival.
For the first time ever in this region of the country, seven of the group's concept Jeeps will be displayed in one place for Jeep enthusiasts to admire.
The Jeeps were unveiled in Moab, Utah, in April and three of them are featured in the August issue of Four Wheeler magazine. One of the Jeeps is on the magazine's cover.
“This is really a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to see Jeeps that before could only be seen in magazines or tested by national auto writers,” said Patti Jo Lambert, festival director.“We are so excited that the Jeep Corp. and The Underground recognize the success of our festival and that they are bringing these incredible Jeeps for our attendees to see.”The Underground vehicles that will be at the Festival are:• Lower 40- JK• Pork Chop- JK• J-12 - Wrangler• Mighty FC — Wrangler• Traildozer — A Wrangler with a 6.4 hemi engine, V8• Two others to be determinedIn addition, five top-of-the-line brand models will be in Butler for the show. They are:• Compass Limited• Grand Cherokee Limited Trailhawk• Liberty Limited Jet 4x4• Patriot Latitude 4x4• Wrangler Sport Freedom Edition
They all will be on display Saturday and Sunday at the Big Butler Fairgrounds.Craig Buoncompagno, Underground project manager, said, “We're just starting to show our Underground Jeeps on the East Coast, and it makes sense for us to bring these exciting cars to the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival because Butler is the birthplace of the Jeep.“People love seeing these concept Jeeps because they can dream about what kind of parts they can put on their own car. We create and build them for people to enjoy, and it keeps them interested and excited about the Jeep brand.”The Underground is the only company that builds vehicles for the media to drive and evaluate. New vehicles are built and shown at events such as Moab, Sema and Spring Fest, as well as NASCAR events.
