The wooden exterior trim from the ’70s may well not have produced its comeback as a factory-match selection but, but the return of the Jeep Grand Wagoneer inspired a organization known as Motive to do so. The Texas-primarily based firm announced a restricted production run of Performance Art Grand Wagoneers, combining the classic touch of the woodgrain panels with extra visual tweaks and luxurious functions.

The highlight of the project is the woodgrain trim on the profile, which adds a retro flair to the SUV. As reported by our colleagues at Autoblog, Motive orders the Grand Wagoneer donor cars straight from Jeep, and sends them to the California-primarily based firm Aria for the unique paint job. The woodgrain is hand-painted on the automobile by artist Stuart Lyman, prior to an additional round of clearcoat is applied for protection.

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Motive showed renderings of the “Classic Woody Edition” with a white exterior and dark walnut trim, and the “Grand Touring Edition” with a silver exterior and blackwood trim. The former gets 22-inch Heritage aluminum wheels, and the latter functions 22-inch chrome-completed forged wheels by Vossen. Additionally, there will be a lot more custom choices, such as Redwood, Oak, and Hawaiian Koa, combined with white, black, silver, or grey exterior shades.

Other upgrades incorporate the Air-Speed rear spoiler, the optional overall performance brake package, and the polished stainless exhaust for these who want to add a sportier note to the complete-size Jeep. Owners can also select from a quantity of optional accessories, like the unique luggage set produced from leather that matches the interior of the automobile, or a cool picnic basket to carry about in their SUV.

Motive will construct 15 examples of every single colour mixture. Owners of the restricted-production SUVs will be capable to join life style automotive events as component of the Performance Art Concierge Service by Motive. If you are asking yourself about pricing, it will commence from $150,000, representing a premium of $61,360 from the base cost of a normal Jeep Grand Wagoneer. The project is sponsored by the Hagerty Drivers Foundation, and for every single 1 that will be made Motive will make a donation. The initial completed instance will be shown at a new facility in California this spring.

This is not the initial time an aftermarket kit puts wood back on the massive Jeep, as final year, US-primarily based Wagonomaster provided faux-wood vinyl for each the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. However, this was just a $1,899 accessory, significantly less costly and with much less in depth modifications compared to Motive’s take.