Would you call this thing a Jep? A Wrangle? Skinny Jeeps? Whatever the nickname, this narrow-Wrangler has been all over social media these days, ever since video of it was posted on Instagram and, yes, it actually runs and drives. Per Instagrammer SaberDrives, it appears to be part of the car collection of the Morocco National Auto Museum, and could possibly have been built as a partner to another custom Jeep, that one extra-wide. The latter was made by fusing two 2011 three-door Wranglers together to make one double-wide Jeep. It, too, appears to run and drive.
It’s the kind of thing that happens in the Middle East, when the Venn diagram of boredom and fabulous wealth overlaps. Why build Jeeps that boggle the brain with strange dimensions? Why not? This is, after all, the part of the world that houses the world’s largest pickup truck, a 1950 Dodge Power Wagon that is eight times the size of the original, weighs fifty tons, and has an entire mansion inside it.
Compared to that, a tandem-seater thin-mint Wrangler isn’t all that wild. However, getting it to actually move on its own power seems to have required shifting the engine around, as it’s got a huge angular power bulge on the hood. All seven of those iconic Jeep grille slats are gone, with the two round headlights crammed close enough together to give it a cross-eyed look. Overall, it’s barely wider than the rear-mounted spare tire.
Wranglers are popular in the Middle East for obvious reasons, so this extra-narrow one is a bit of an art car, like building a car with two front ends or other oddball tricks. It’s non-functional modification, just creativity for its own sake. It’s good for a laugh, and for online popularity, that’s all you need.
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