Is it ok to just call my truck a Honcho?

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Is it ok to just call my truck a Honcho?

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I don' t know about you other J-truckers, but when I tell people I have a J10 they ask "What's that?" so I just started saying I have a Jeep pickup truck. Most often they guess it's a Comanche, then Honcho, and then Gladiator. Since the Gladiator name is being reused, I'm just thinking about painting "Honcho" on the side of my truck and calling it a Honcho. I know that Honcho was just a sticker package, but I already feel like I give Jeep truck history lessons too often to people that don't really care, so does it make sense to just stop at "Honcho". :lol:

Also, I found this a while back and don't think I shared it at the time. My folks moved and dumped a bunch of my childhood crap in my garage while I was out, rather than hauling it to their new house. After rifling through some of my old things, I think I've spent a good part of my adult life building a grown up sized version of one of my childhood toys.

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Picture the blue part on the big truck, only saying "honcho" instead of "Tonka", would that be faux pas, since it didn't originally have the decals or Levi's interior?
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Re: Is it ok to just call my truck a Honcho?

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I like the idea! The way I see it is every build is just as unique as its builder.

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My Laredo is now a chief. Your truck can be a Honcho. And what a great name for a truck. HONCHO. In hindsight I am glad Jeep went with gladiator and not HONCHO for their new truck. Nice brow. :)
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Re: Is it ok to just call my truck a Honcho?

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Go for it!
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Re: Is it ok to just call my truck a Honcho?

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:) Go for it Matt
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Re: Is it ok to just call my truck a Honcho?

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It’s yours !!
I loved the Honcho name
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Re: Is it ok to just call my truck a Honcho?

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I have heard people use the word Honcho for any Jeep truck, same with Gladiator though.
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