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What you have here is 3 Rauch owned Jeeps. A CJ-2A, Jeep Truck, and a 77 CJ-7. Mostly old school but some definitely feature some modern equipment. All are far from original. The Willy’s CJ has a Chevy V8, automatic, and Old Man Emu Wrangler YJ springs. The truck is running a Ford V8 and …
1983-1984 Center of the hood tri-colored stripe. Letters that were all capitalized and a side stripe that followed the upward curve of the front fender. Side stripe continued straight under the door and out the back. 1985-1986 Center of the hood tri-colored stripe. Letters that were all capitalized and under the door stripe that followed …
1975 (2nd Half) -1976 A complete redesign from prior years. Gone was the center hood stripe, this decal swooped over the hood. 1976 marks the introduction of the CJ-7 and changes to the rest of the CJ Jeeps. This includes a new frame and altered body tub. 1977-1978 The hood section was larger and the …
We spotted this Jeep at OK Auto’s OKtober Truckfest event in 2013. This 1986 Jeep is a find from Arizona where it was towed for years behind its original owner’s RV. The 86 Laredo CJ-7 was part of the last year of the CJ series. This Jeep is in great condition and features original white …
Bill Bonham’s 1973 Jeep CJ-5 is a beautiful restoration. The Jeep is in near original condition with only a few minor alterations. Since we have a soft spot for clean old CJ’s we had to take some time to give this Jeep some proper attention.
Below is a picture of the jeepfan.com 78 CJ-5 at Rausch Creek in 2006. The Jeep was tackling a rock garden during OK Auto’s 4X4 Tour event. This event was the final trail run for the old Jeep, it’s since been cleaned up and retired to preserve it.
It’s amazing how the time flies and how things change. Back in the late 90’s the rage was RTI or ramp travel index. This is a measurement of how much “flex” a Jeep has.
Pictured below you will find a VIN plate from a 1972 CJ-5. The VIN plate was found on the drivers side of the dash. Within the picture you can see the wiper control switch and the “hazard” lights aka “4 ways”. Also to the far right is the windshield clamp. From the VIN number we …
Keeping with the retro theme the below picture was taken by a reader in 1976. The picture was taken at a local AMC/Jeep dealer. The two brand new Jeeps pictured are a green 1976 CJ-7 with a soft top and a blue Jeep J1000 truck. The standard CJ-7 came equipped with a 258 6cyl engine …
Today’s random Jeep picture of the day is a retro picture featuring 2 CJ-5’s and a dune buggy. The pre-1970 CJ’s are similar color. Interestingly, the far CJ is equipped with a Commando hood and grille. A weird look but cool. Grilles and hoods from Commandos and CJ’s were completely interchangeable.
