The last Jeep to be produced under AMC with roots back to the original concept.
Jeep Genes
CJ stands for Civil Jeep and has been a term since the first Jeeps were produced. Although the 4-wheel drive vehicles were developed for military purposes, it was seen that they could also be of great use for civilian purposes, such as plowing up a garden to be self-supplied with food during the war.
The CJ7 (CJ-7) was produced from 1976 until parent company AMC was taken over by Chrysler in 1987. Although the vehicles are technically modern, they are designed in the same spirit as the original Jeep models.
A modern Jeep
Throughout the 10 or so years the CJ7 was in production, the cars were equipped with several types of drivetrains from the American car industry in the 1970s and 80s. You could get cars with 4, 6 and 8 cylinders. 4-cylinder engines were either sourced from AMC or GM (2,5 liter “Iron Duke”), AMC's 3,8 and 4,2 liter inline sixes, or AMC's 304 (5,0 liter) V8. Several cars were also delivered with 4-cylinder diesel engines from Isuzu. The gearboxes were also supplied from several manufacturers such as GM and Chrysler, but most of the gearboxes were produced by Borg-Warner. Also the four-wheel drive solution QuadraTrac originates from Borg-Warner.
many varieties
Many claim that you shouldn't mess with the original concept. Can a real Jeep have doors, side windows and a fixed roof? The CJ7 comes in many variants, and some of them may have changed form in recent times. The superstructure can be replaced and several manufacturers offer new bodies in fiberglass or aluminium. This means that the CJ7 can take on different forms - both now and in the future.
About the pictures
The photo of the white car was taken at lower Stabekk. It is an early model - around 1979. The dark car was photographed on the occasion of a meeting for AMC-Jeep owners at the Eight Amcar Club in Sørum in 2018. The model is around 1986.
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