Look closely at the Jeep Wrangler and you’ll see several small tributes to the Willys model that started it all 60-plus years ago.
On the windshield, on the front seat passenger’s forward grab bar, and on each of the four rims are little styling cues that harken back to the Jeep’s heritage as a do-all troop hauler in World War II.
Some are more prominent than others, but collectively, Chrysler’s designers call them “Easter eggs” — little designs left behind to be found later.
“It’s something that started three or four years ago and it’s really taken off. Now I have to almost control it,” said Ralph Gilles, Chrysler’s vice president for product design. “They can get out of hand. But [designers] are so proud of what they work on, they really are. It’s almost like actively trying to leave a legacy for the next generation.”
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