EE- Jeep History Part 2

The successor to the CJ is the Wrangler. It has been in production from 1987 to now. There were three different names that the Wranglers go by. From 1987 to 1995, they were known as the “YJ”, from 1997 to 2006 they were called the “TJ”, and from 2007 to now they are called the “JK”. The YJ’s and TJ’s had two body options: a 2 door convertible or as a regular 2 door SUV. The YJ had three engine options, two 6 cylinder engines or one 4 cylinder engine. They came with options two three speed automatic or three five speed manual transmissions. There were two different editions of the YJ: the Renegade and the Islander. The TJ had the opposite engine options. It came with the option of two four cylinder engines or one six cylinder option. There were also three new transmissions added to the lineup to give the TJ eight different options. These three new additions include a four speed automatic, another five speed manual and a six speed manual. The TJ came with several different trim levels. A few of these include the SE, X, Sahara, and Rubicon. The TJ had one special edition. This was called the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. The Jeep JK is the current vehicle on the market. The JK come with three different engine options. These include a four cylinder diesel engine and two v6 engines. Also there is an electric model out on the market. The JK also comes with four different transmissions. These include a four speed automatic, two five speed automatics, and a six speed manual. The JK has four body options: a 2 door convertible, 2 door SUV, 4 door convertible, or as a 4 door SUV. The 2door body styles come in three model options: X, Sahara, and Rubicon. The 4 door body style comes in Unlimited, X, Sahara, and Rubicon. The Jeep is just one those vehicles that most people can be happy and have fun with.

EE- Jeep History Part 1

When I think of a vehicle that can go anywhere, a vehicle that has its own class. One that just screams fun, I think of the Jeep. The Jeep is one of those vehicles that you can modify to your liking. You can do small things to it like taking the top and doors off. You can do major modifications to it like a lift kit, bigger tires and you can even add a small 4bt engine, a four cylinder diesel engine produced by Cummins, to it and turn it into an awesome swamp buggy. It originated from the World War 2 military vehicle the “Willy’s Jeep”. The modern era Jeep is the Jeep Wrangler. The predecessor to the Wrangler is the CJ or “Civilian Jeep”. These were produced from 1944 to 1986. There were thirteen different types of CJ’s. Up until the CJ 5, 1944-1954, the Jeeps had a 4 cylinder engine and a 3 speed manual transmission. When the CJ 5 came out, it had the option of 3 4 cylinder engines, 3 6 cylinder engines, and a v8 engine option. It also had the choice of a 3 speed or a 4 speed manual transmission. When the CJ 7 came out in 1976, one of the 6 cylinder engines was dropped from the lineup. A new transmission option was added. This was a three speed. In 1981 the CJ 8 was out on the market. It was known as the Jeep “Scrambler”. It had a pickup truck styled body. The CJ 10 came out it in 1981 also. It only had the choice of a 4 cylinder engine or 2 6 cylinder engines. It only had two transmission options: a 3 speed automatic or a 4 speed manual. The CJ 10 like the CJ 8 had a pickup truck styled body. The CJ’s are the classic Jeeps that many people want to collect.

CC-El Camino

One of the weirdest vehicles that came in to production has got to be Chevy’s El Camino. It came in to production in 1959. The El Camino is a car and truck mix. Its front end was a car while the rear end was a truck bed. It was based off of Chevy’s Impala platform. The El Camino was in production from 1959 to 1960. Then Chevy discontinued it for four years. Then in 1964, it was put back in production. This time it was based off of one of Chevy’s well known muscle cars, the Chevelle. Even though it was based off of the Chevelle, it didn’t have the high performance engine options that the Chevelle had. The 1964 El Camino had three engine options. The first two were 283 v8’s. One produced 195 horsepower while the other produced 220 horsepower. The third was a 327 v8 that produced 250 horsepower. The 1965 model had two new engines added to the lineup. They both were 327 v8’s. One made 300 horsepower while the other pumped out 350 horsepower. In 1967 the El Camino only had two engines in the lineup. They were both the new 396 v8’s. One made 325 horsepower while the other made 350 horsepower. In 1968, a 375 horsepower version of the 396 v8 was added to the lineup. The lineup of these three engines lasted until 1970. In 1970 there were completely new engine options. These options were the 350 v8 that made 300 horsepower, two 402 v8’s that made 350 horsepower and 375 horsepower, and two 454 v8’s that made 360 horsepower and 450 horsepower. In 1971 the 1970 engine options dropped in horsepower, but still produced a decent amount. Then they were decreased again. Only the 454 v8’s produced a decent enough amount of horsepower. By 1973, the El Camino was on the decline and would eventually end. The El Camino was one of the weirdest vehicles created and lasted an impression on the people of the muscle car age.