Wagoneer Name cI have come back to life recentlynearly three decades after being used for about ten minutes on a trim level designation for a first year Grand Cherokee equipped with woodBut the means we have to think of when we see the word Charioteer To be Original SJ versionDesigned by The Legendary Brooks Stevens and were built from model years 1963 to 1991. We have seen a 1966 SJ Wagoneer IN this series last year, and now here is a 1975 SJ same car graveyard in the Denver area.
The First Wagoneer The Wagoneer was produced by Kaiser Jeep until 1970, when American Motors Corporation bought the company and continued production of the Wagoneer. The revolutionary XJ Cherokee appeared in 1984, named Wagoneer used for that truck’s top trim levelwhile the original SJ Wagoneer became female Big Charioteer. When Chrysler bought AMC in 1987 (largely because Lee Iacocca saw the value in the Jeep brand), Grand Wagoneers continued to be assembled for another four years (despite having an outdated design by the early 1960s), because they continued to sell.
The original Jeep Cherokee It was just a two-door SJ Wagoneer, which first hit the streets in 1974. Just to confuse people, someone swapped SJ Cherokee fenders (or maybe just fender badges) into this truck.
Construction Card let us know that this truck was built in Toledo Council in Ohio, and its original engine was AMC’s 360-cubic-inch (5.8-liter) V8. Just to make life miserable for aftermarket parts dealers decades after Chrysler bought AMC, this engine was completely unrelated to Chrysler’s 360-cubic-inch (5.8-liter) V8.
There’s still an AMC V8 with a two-barrel carburetor here, so it could be the original engine. If so, it’s rated at 175 horsepower and 285 pound-feet.
Do you find modern automotive HVAC controls too complicated? If so, you’ll love the systems on this truck.
The radio looks like a dealer installed unit, and picks up AM radio as well. And Radio!
This truck would be considered extremely primitive by 2024 SUV standards (or even early 1990s standards) and the fuel economy is terrible for a pipeline eraBut it is solid and simple.
It’s worn, faded, and a little rusty, but still looks nice enough to be kept here.
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