[KenCary]

Hey all of you Hot Rod guys.

Please reply to this post with more pictures of cars that inspired the Nitro styling.

Clearly a few grey-haired guys like me were on the design team.

I challenge someone in the aftermarket to make a set of hood and fenders to bolt on to the Nitro to get the real late 30's-early 40's rod look.

Here are 2 great examples of cars that inspired our Nitro one is a '39 Ford the other is a late 30's Plymouth. Look at the hood vents---- look familiar?

 

[thedodgeman]

Good ol Dodge Power Wagon Carry All



I think this was what the designers were trying bring back to life:Racing:

 

[Waldorf]

Good ol Dodge Power Wagon Carry All
I think this was what the designers were trying bring back to life:Racing:

Now I know why a memeber months agao said he wanted to remove the fenders on his Nitro and put these kind of fenders on! :wiggle2:

 

[adot45]

How about a 41 Dodge?

Pretty sweet looking, in my opinion. Sorry the picture isn't higher resolution.

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

Awsome pics guys. I've never seen these vehicles before.
It's amazing the vast difference between European and NA cars and trucks. I really like the older NA styling but my fave of all time still has to be the E type Jaguar though.

 

[KenCary]

Awsome pics guys. I've never seen these vehicles before.
It's amazing the vast difference between European and NA cars and trucks. I really like the older NA styling but my fave of all time still has to be the E type Jaguar though.

Request to Forum Admin: Please fix typo in this thread-- I don't seem to have edit capabilities--- Should read "Cars that Inspired Nitro Styling --- I missed the "N".

Ken

 

[StreetDancer]

Aww Ken, I knew what ya meant when you said Ispired!

 

[KenCary]

Fix Typo in Thread

Aww Ken, I knew what ya meant when you said Ispired!

Still I think this tread will be active for a while, and better to fix it for the archives.

I love all the pictures. I see a bit of the Nitro in each one. That's what's cool about this is that it is not a copy, rather a tribute to these great old Vehicles.

Ken

 

[Waldorf]

Still I think this tread will be active for a while, and better to fix it for the archives.

I love all the pictures. I see a bit of the Nitro in each one. That's what's cool about this is that it is not a copy, rather a tribute to these great old Vehicles.

Ken

FYI...I've asked the administrators to fix the typo! :wiggle2:

 

[davidryder]

Hummer H3

Jeep Liberty

 

[KenCary]

'47 Dodge Panel Truck

The inspiration for the color matched grill of the RT?

 

[thedodgeman]

i can kinda see how the h3 and the liberty look the same...but the h3 is a garage queen where as the liberty is an off roader

 

[davidryder]

i can kinda see how the h3 and the liberty look the same...but the h3 is a garage queen where as the liberty is an off roader

I couldn't agree more!!!!

 

[KenCary]

i can kinda see how the h3 and the liberty look the same...but the h3 is a garage queen where as the liberty is an off roader




There clearly is an Hummer influence on the Nitro.

You can debate the merits of H3 vs the Liberty, but I would not go so far as to call it a garage queen. By most reviews and tests the H3 is a very capable off-road vehicle. They have a test track here at the local Hummer dealer and they will take you for a pretty hairy off-road drive to prove it.

The biggest drawback to the H3 is it's on-road manners, particularly the fact that it is underpowered. The inline 5 cyl just just not have the oomph for a vehicle of this weight.

Ken

 

[davidryder]

Wow 5cyl? That would be a little disappointing. It's not that I don't think the H3 is a capable off-roader, it's just that it's a luxury SUV priced at about $45k. People don't generally spend that much money on a luxury SUV and take it off the road. I guess those with the money can do anything they want, though.

 

[thedodgeman]

i think i heard that the 5 cylinder was going bye bye because of the power issue

 

[KenCary]

I feel the same way about my Nitro even though it is modestly priced.

That is exactly why I am not that concerned about lack of a 2 speed trfr case. I like the way my Nitro looks and if I want to slog something through the Mud and brush, I'll go out an buy a 10-year-old Wrangler or a short-bed 4X4 pickup.

The Nitro 4X4 is just fine to get you to a good hunting or fishing spot or deliver you to your favorite ski slope without stopping to put on chains.

 

[nitrofan]

33 willys panel?

 

[NitroRico]

Awesome pics!!!

When I first brought the Nitro to show off to the fam My 55yr old uncle said he loved the old styling. Now I understand!

 

[KenCary]

First Mopar Premium Sound System On an SUV

This is the technology that inspired MyGig.




Kicker Nitro-- any comments on the speaker placement?

Ken