Jeep Restomods and Classic Restorations by City Classic Cars

Jeep is a brand of American Automobile. The original Jeep was the prototype Bantom BRC (Bantam Reconnaissance Car). Willys MB Jeeps went into production in 1941 specifically for the military, arguably making them the oldest four-wheel drive mass-production vehicles now known as SUVs. The Jeep became the primary light 4-wheel-drive vehicle of the United Stated Army and the Allies during World War II, as well as the postwar period. The term became common worldwide in the wake of the war. 

 

After World War II Willys-Overland worked on a Jeep brand for the civilian public. Documentation is scarce, but it seems that a Willys-Overland CJ-1 (for "Civilian Jeep-1") was running by May of 1944. None of the CJ-1s have survived and little is known about how many were built. The CJ-1 was a Willys MB that had been modified by adding a tailgate, drawbar, and a civilian-style canvas top. City Classic Cars specializes in restoring your classic off road 4X4 utility vehicle. City Classic Cars can restore your Jeep, Bronco and Jimmy. 

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The CJ-2s, also known as "AgriJeeps," were the second generation prototype for the first production civilian Jeep, and were used solely for testing purposes. Of the 45 CJ-2s built nine have survived and one has been restored.

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The first Civilian Jeep offered to the public was the the 1945-1949 Willys-Overland CJ-2A which closely resembled the MB with the major difference being the grilles, tailgate and side mounted spare tire. The CJ-2A was primarily intended for farming, ranching, and industrial applications, therefore a wide variety of extras were available. A stock CJ-2A came with a driver side seat and side mirror (no passenger side), taillight (reflector for pass side), and vacuum powered windshield wiper (pass side had manual wiper). A total of 214,760 CJ-2As were produced. 

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The prototype CJ-2 was introduced in 1944 and the same basic vehicle remained in production through 1986 when production of the Jeep model was officially ended. The Jeep CJ-7 and CJ-8 were replaced in 1986 with the Jeep Wrangler. 

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The Willys-Overland CJ-3A was introduced in 1949 and was in production until 1953 when replaced by the CJ-3B. It was powered by Willys' 60 hp (45 kW; 61 PS) L-134 "Go-Devil" 4-cylinder engine, with a T-90 transmission and Dana 18 transfer case, a Dana 25 front axle and Dana 41 or 44 rear axle. It featured a one-piece windshield with a vent as well as wipers at the bottom. The CJ-3A had beefed up suspension (10 leaf) to accommodate the various agricultural implements that were being built for the vehicle. Only one Willys-Overland CJ-4 was ever built as an experimental concept in 1951. The CJ-4 body tub was an intermediate design between the straightforward raised hood from the CJ-3B and the all new curved body style of the CJ-5. The design was rejected and the vehicle was eventually sold to a factory employee.

 

CJ-5

The Willys CJ-5 (after 1964 Jeep CJ-5) was influenced by new corporate owner, Kaiser, and the Korean War M38A1 Jeep. It was intended to replace the CJ-3B, but that model continued in production. The CJ-5 repeated this pattern, continuing in production for three decades while three newer models appeared. "The CJ-5 has the distinct honor of being a vehicle that was hard to kill off... equaling the longest production run of note."[26] A total of 603,303 CJ-5s were produced between 1954 and 1983.

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The CJ-6 was simply a 20 in (508 mm) longer-wheelbase. 

 

The Jeep CJ-7 featured a wheelbase 10 inches longer than that of the CJ-5 and lacked its trademark rear curve of the door cutouts. The other main difference between CJ-5 and CJ-7 was to the chassis which consisted of two parallel longitudinal main c-section rails. To help improve vehicle handling and stability, It was introduced in for the 1976 model year, with 379,299 built during 11 years of production. City Classic Cars specializes in restoring your classic off road 4X4 utility vehicle. Let City Classic Cars restore your Cj-7 Jeep.

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The CJ-7 featured an optional new automatic all wheel drive system called Quadra-Trac, as well as a part-time two-speed transfer case; an automatic transmission was also an option. 

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Traditional: CJ (Civilian Jeep Series)

Compact: Jeepster, Jeepster Commando and Commando

SUV: Station Wagon, Cherokee, and Wagoneer

Truck: Willys Jeep Truck, Gladiator, J-Series and Forward Control

Van: FJ Series (FleetVan Jeep) 

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City Classic Cars specializes in restoring your classic off road 4X4 utility vehicle. City Classic Cars can restore your Jeep, Bronco and Jimmy. Please complete our Online Rapid Response Inquiry Form. 

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