Vehicle Description
1971 Jeep CJ5 *6 Cylinder *4 Speed Manual Transmission *Rust Free
*Florida Vehicle *Runs out great All Steel with the factory Hardtop
and half doors.. WOW! History of the CJ-5 One Of The "Unstoppables"
Tori Tellem Writer Daimler Chrysler Corporate Historical Collection
Mar 11, 2008 The CJ-5 has the distinct honor of being a vehicle
that was hard to kill off. It came in 1954 and left in 1984,
equaling the longest production run of note (and before you send
letters to us, know that those are Jeep's defined production dates,
so we're sticking to 'em, but we'll grant you the '55 model year).
The push was that the Universal Jeep was truly universal--stick it
in agriculture, public service, transportation, communications,
industry, and it would do the job--from street sweeping to "acting
as a public address vehicle" because it was "the world's most
useful vehicle." Hey, if it was good enough to rid the roads of
trash and Bob's Big Boy wrappers, it was good enough for public
consumption. The CJ-5 was a bit bigger/longer than the CJ-3B and
was based on the round-fendered '51 M38A1. Willys gave its latest
Jeep Universal model lots of newness at launch. Completely new! New
ruggedness! New dependability! New comfort! New versatility! The
CJ-5 was stepping it up in the brakes, suspension, seating, and
even the glovebox (now with cover!) departments. A new instrument
panel, larger windshield, and hand brake were selling points. The
CJ-5 graduated from Willys to Kaiser and then to AMC, saw itself
get longer as a CJ-6 version, and even inspired the FC model--not a
bad bio. Because of the CJ-7's arrival in 1976, the CJ-6 was dumped
in North America. Among the improvements made to the CJ-5s were a
fully boxed crossmember for rigidity and flanged, overlapped
sheetmetal for strength. There was a new, optional, all-weather top
and a new instrument panel, plus the engineering refinements we
mentioned. In 1956 came the CJ-6, which had a 101-inch wheelbase
and was 155 inches long; its curb weight was 2,336 pounds. For
1964, the CJ-5A and CJ-6A Tuxedo Park sports cars arrived, and in
1969, the brief 462 edition came out with skidplates and a
swing-out spare-rubber carrier among the features. Come 1970, it
was all about racing stripes, the Dauntless V-6, and the Renegade
I; the Renegade II came the following year, and by 1972, it was
simply Renegade. By 1974, it was a full-fledged model in the CJ
lineup. Specs vary on the CJ--some claim the overall length at
birth was 135-plus inches, while others say it was 138 and change.
But what is clear is that in 1972, the wheelbase of the CJ-5 jumped
to 84 inches and the length to 142.1 inches, while the CJ-6
increased to 104 and 162.1 inches, respectively. Most of the
increase came from the stretching of the front section, hence the
name "long-nose" CJ-5 for the later years. The Super Jeep had a
brief life in 1973 and featured those racing stripes again, plus a
chrome bumper. The Gold Eagle limited edition was an arrival in
1977, while the chromey Laredo joined the family in 1980. By 1983,
CJ choices were simply the Renegade and a base model. And because
we know you can't take the anticipation anymore, the infamous
Levi's upholstery made its debut in 1975. And the DJ-5 and DJ-6
were two-wheel-drive versions of the CJs. Numerous seemingly
collectable versions of the CJ-5 were also built. Did you know
there was a Playboy CJ-5? SEE ALL 5 PHOTOS Under the hood of the
original CJ-5 and CJ-6 was a four-cylinder Hurricane F-head with an
optional compression ratio of 7.4:1 for high altitude. It had
rotating exhaust valves, cast-in-head intake
manifolds,aluminum-alloy pistons, and with the intake valves in the
head and the exhaust ones in the block in an effort to improve gas
mileage. Then 1965 brought the 225ci Dauntless V-6, which made 160
gross horsepower at 4,200 rpm and 235 lb-ft of torque at 2,400 rpm.
Wedge-shaped combustion chambers and a deep-skirt block were
utilized for longevity. The V-6
