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It’s no secret we have a soft spot for CJ’s..especially Mike and his obsession with the 74 CJ-5 Renegade. While at the 2014 Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival we spotted this Jeep and Mike was out of service for at lease a half hour and almost needed to be forcibly removed from the Jeep. Anyway, this …
Here is a pic of a brand new topless 1975 Jeep CJ-7 sitting on an AMC Jeep dealer’s lot. Some things we can see from the picture is the Jeep’s windshield is down, the Jeep was equipped with a side spare tire carrier, Warn lockout hubs, and rear bumperettes. You can see the cars in …
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 …
