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List 3 things you have learned about this model of Jeep that you did not know before.It 93.5-inch wheelbase C-J7, it was make in 1983 CJ7. The CJ-7 had a slightly longer wheelbase than CJ-5
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to allow an automatic transmission to be fitted. For the first time, the CJ-7 offered an optional moulded plastic top and steel doors. Both the 93.5-inch wheelbase CJ-7 and 83.5-inch wheelbase CJ-5 models were built until 1983 when demand for the CJ-7 left AMC no choice but to discontinue the CJ-5, after having enjoyed a 30-year production run, and concentrate on the CJ-7. californiajeeper.com/jeep-history.htm the first major change in Jeep design in 20 years. The CJ-7 had a slightly longer wheelbase than a CJ-5 to allow an automatic transmission to be fitted. For the first time, the CJ-7 offered an optional moulded plastic top and steel doors. Both the 93.5-inch wheelbase CJ-7 and 83.5-inch wheelbase CJ-5 models were built until 1983 when demand for the CJ-7 left AMC no choice but to discontinue the CJ-5, after having enjoyed a 30-year production run, and concentrate on the CJ-7.http://www.californiajeeper.com/jeep-history.htm Jeep were owned by the American Motor Company (AMC) in the mid-1970s, and they responded to the growth of the leisure industry by building a modern version of the military Jeep: the CJ-7. The new vehicle had a longer wheelbase and got six-cylinder power, and was also the first jeep to become available with a Turbo-Hydramatic gearbox. Hard top and soft top versions were available, but they all used the same rugged separate ladder-style frame which was almost identical to that used on the World War II Jeeps. Semi-elliptical springs were used all around on the twin-live axle set-up, with part-time four-wheel drive coming on the manual version and the Quadratrac permanent four-wheel drive being optional on both the manual and automatic. As many were used off-road, the Jeep came with a four-point roll cage, but otherwise was little changed styling-wise from the original Jeep shape. http://www.is-it-a-lemon.com/used-car-history/jeep-cj7.htm In 1908, John North Willys purchased the Overland Automotihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_CJ7#CJ-7ve Company, which by then was located in Indianapolis, Indiana. As Runabout sales grew, production was moved in 1908 to the newly purchased Pope-Toledo automobile manufacturing plant in Toledo, Ohio. 1914 Overland Model 79 Speedster. In 1912 the Willys-Overland Company was formed and, in addition to the Runabout, began producing the Willys-Knight series automobile and the popular "Whippet." In 1936, as the result of a Depression-era bankruptcy reorganization, the company became Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. In 1939, the idea of a universal military vehicle was in the making. The army needed a replacement for the vehicles they had been using. They used motorcycles and side cars from World War l, and vehicles like the modified Ford Model T. The military wanted new standards for the vehicles they used. The military submitted the standards to American auto makers. http://www.ajeepthing.com/jeep-cj-willys-history.html 1974 Jeep CJ-6 (right): Many people believe that 100" is the ideal wheel base, 90" being a bit short, restricting load capacity and giving a choppy ride on-road, 110" restricting manoeuvrability off-road. Despite that, the CJ-6 was one of the less popular Jeeps. Terminated in 1976 after the introduction of the popular CJ7 http://www.4wdonline.com/Jeep/Jeep.History.html
 * //jeep CJ-7//**, the first major change in Jeep design in 20 years. The CJ-7 had a slightly longer wheelbase than a CJ-5