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Always funny looking. A JK Wrangler with a lift and stock wheels/tires. It’s almost as if the Jeep had an expression of embarrassment, like a dog after a grooming. Hopefully a new set of rubber is on the way.
This old M38 (military CJ-5) sits next to a modern day Jeep Liberty. Mis-matched tires, home made roll bar are just some obvious and interesting details of this old iron.
Take a quick look at this picture..can you see what’s missing? If you answered the inner axle you were correct. Now what happens if you run your Jeep this way? Could anything be damaged? Answer: You can and you won’t damage anything. The biggest problem is you will get gear oil leaking out of …
1986 Jeep Laredo Dash Plaque. This plaque celebrated the final year of the CJ series. It reads… “Last of a Great Breed..This Collector’s Edition CJ ends an era that began with the legendary Jeep of World War II” As seen on Andy’s 1986 Jeep Laredo
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.
Many of us remember the agony of the end of the AMC Jeep era. We were afraid of what Chrysler might do to the Jeep brand knowing that the CJ series would be no more…what would we find? The answer, the Jeep Wrangler.
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 …
Rewind to 1987..this totally bodacious 1987 Jeep Wrangler YJ with it’s proud big hair Jeep girl owner features a windshield light bar equipped with 4 KC offroad lights. Other features include chrome outlaw wheels, 2.5-3″ lift, 32-33″ Swamper tires, front “totally tubular” bumper and a lot of pink details. How to tell the Wrangler is …
