Okay - so I admit - I'm pretty new to the whole Jeep thing and sadly I never really knew what kind of Jeep Wrangler I own. I've heard Jeeps called CJ but I didn't know that the models spanned practically the whole alphabet. Here's something I learned last night while spending quality time on the net...
SJ...Wagoneers, Old (Big) Cherokees
MJ...Commanches
XJ..."Small" Cherokees
YJ...Wrangler '87-'95
DJ...those cute little postal Jeeps (also "Clean Sweep Jeep" circa CR Conference Grounds Campground)
TJ...The '97 Wrangler
ZJ...The Grand Cherokees
Did you know FJ...The Eagle Talon
What do they mean? CJ meant "Civilian Jeep". A brief history of the Wrangler is in order here. Back in World War II, Willys-Overland designed the first military Jeeps. After the war ended, returning GI's thought of using Jeeps for civilian use, and Willys-Overland saw a market. Thus began the first CJ-2A, which stands for Civilian Jeep. The rest don't mean anything...they're just body model codes...for instance:
TJJL77...A Wrangler 4x4
XJJL74...a Cherokee 4x4
XJJL72...a Cherokee 4x2
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I hear it's not a REAL Jeep unless it has round headlights.
Hopefully yours does, and I didn't just totally insult your Jeep.
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