Rick Péwé (born Richard Hill Péwé; July 22, 1956, Fairbanks, Alaska) is an American writer, editor, photographer, and broadcast host. He was inducted into the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame (ORMHOF) in 2010. Other notable ORMHOF inductees include

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" Chandler, Malcolm Smith and Walker Evans. In 1971, Péwé purchased his first Jeep, a 1945 Ford GPW at age 15. He eventually re-powered this military Jeep with a 455 cubic-inch Buick V-8 engine. In 1984, Péwé acquired Tempe, Arizona-based Republic Off-Road after completing his B.S. in Geography from

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. Republic Off-Road employees and associates—most notably Shanon Campbell—became top competitors at early rock-crawling/tough-truck challenges. Péwé finished second in his first competition, the 1993 ''

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. He also served as a technical consultant for ''

'' and other off-road enthusiast magazines. As a driver/navigator, Péwé competed i
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desert races in the 1980s in the Flamingo Racing CJ-7. He was on Rod Hall's Hummer team for the

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from 2006-2008. Tiki Jeep

In 1995, Péwé accepted a position as Technical Editor of ''

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'' Magazine, where he later served as Editor-In-Chief. He became Editor of the all-Jeep magazine '' Jp'' in 1998. There, Péwé launched an annual “Dirt Every Day” trip where he and magazine editor David Freiburger located an abandoned Jeep somewhere in the country and attempted to drive it back to California on as many unpaved roads as possible. This series spawned the popular Motor Trend Channel shows “

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,” co-hosted by Freiburger, and “Dirt Every Day,” co-hosted by former '' 4-Wheel & Off-Road'' staffer Fred Williams, whom Péwé initially hired to be a technical writer. Rick Péwé makes occasional guest appearances on both of these shows. He is also known to drive his own Jeeps across North America. Péwé served as Editor-In-Chief of ''Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road'' from 2000-2014 and Editorial Director of The Enthusiast Network's (née

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's)/ Motor Trend Group's Four Wheeler Network before returning to his former position at ''Jp''. After Motor Trend Group discontinued the majority of its magazines, Péwé co-founded the Jeep-enthusiast digital outle
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where he’s Editor-In-Chief. He also wrote a book on rebuilding and modifying classic Jeep engines and serves as an ambassador for several off-road brands. Péwé is also a frequent guest on Jeep- and outdoors-related shows and automotive sites. The Jeep Wrangler JL features a flip-flop "Easter egg" on the windshield cowling in honor of Rick's penchant for wearing that type of footwear.

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