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SeanKHotay
11/04/08

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I owned 3 of these vehicles, will own more. These are real SUVs: Go anywhere, do anything,

Still own the rolled over, $16K-investment remains of my last one.

Anyone need a mint interior, $8K-invested/8Kmi hi-po engine, HD-built 727 tranny, or lots of other new/mint goodies for one of these? Drop me a line...

Don't ask me about sheet metal or glass.
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MushyHeirloom
11/03/08

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I've always wanted to make one of these into a bad-ass off-roader.

With the wood paneling, of course.
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SundaySunday
11/03/08

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One more childhood memory. I had a hand-me-down Tonka toy of the Wagoneer with the old style Keystone grille as well as a similar Tonka J-pickup.

Then for Christmas one year I got the Tonka "Smoky the Bear" playset which had a ranger's office and came with an olive green Wagoneer. So at one point, I had a fleet of 3 Tonka Jeep trucks. Probably another reason I think so fondly of these classic trucks.
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SundaySunday
11/03/08

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My cousin had a '70s-era Wagoneer in red, sans woodgrain with the flat, round wheel covers over white steelies.

I can remember my brother and sister and I riding with my cousin and his then fiance to a ski lodge in northern Michigan. I remember it being a very comfortable ride, and I can remember he had the long bench seats front and back that were either Indian print or were covered with Indian print blankets. Very nice.
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Novaload
11/03/08

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That's pretty much deluxe, compared to how these things started out--sort of like the bare bones of the first Bronco.

Seems like 4WD in Alameda would be of no use at all, at least until the big earthquake hits.
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OldeEnglishD
11/03/08

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Look at that, DOTS is sporting a Woody! Sweet...
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mytdawg
11/03/08

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My dad had a purple one for a while that he used as a plow truck. When it ran. It didn't work as a plow truck very long but it was in rough shape when he bought it. But it was purple!
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1998S90
11/03/08

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I had 1984 Cherokee, the first year for the downsized version. It had a Chevy 2.8l V6 mated to a Chrysler Tourqueflight (sp??) trans. One of the electric windows didn't work becuase the prior owner spilled some cola down into the switches. So one day I set out to clean the switches. What did I find? You guessed it - Ford switches. To be honest, I don't really know if anything in the Cherokee was made by AMC.
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günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi
11/03/08

@1998S90: i love AMC and all.. but that was the way that the company was always explained to me while i was young (early/mid '80s)... American Motor Company... that is... a combination of the American motor companies... resulting in a mish-mash of parts from the formerly quite large three..

love me some marlin though (really like all AMCs..)
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Deartháir II
11/03/08

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Yeah, OK, a 24-year-old Wagoneer isn't exactly a to-die-for classic,

Must disagree with you there, you saucy minx, you. I want one of these so badly. If I can find one with perfect-condition wood-grain-panelling, I am buying it, then sending it straight to the same off-road shop all the rig-pigs around here use to pimp out their F350s. My Grand Cherokee will EAT your white Super Doodie! OM NOM NOM!
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brandegee
11/03/08

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My family and I had a succession of these, ending with a 2-door brown '83 Cherokee (last of the big Cherokees). I mostly lament the disappearance of the Quadra-Trac Cherokee in forest green. With forest green vinyl benches, steel padded dash and green steelies. The drive system was later used for the Eagle, I think.

The beauty of the Grand Wagoneer is that it's a do-anything "luxury" vehicle that's pretty basic underneath. A lot of people moved from these to Land Cruisers or Land Rovers. Those who went to Land Rover usually had a rude awakening.
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mytdawg
11/03/08

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It's a crappy picture due to lack of light, technology, and skill but I snapped this early today because it was cool looking. I don't recall seeing a 4 door 4WD International in quite some time.

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MushyHeirloom
11/03/08

@mytdawg: There's a two-door one'a'these around. I sent Murilee pics last winter, but he never posted 'em.
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Graverobber
11/03/08

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I have friend who used to own one of these, in the same color and with the same decomposing faux wood trim. I guess he felt it was a little too "hair shirt" for him, because he traded it in for a Toyota Landcruiser of similar vintage. Unfortunately the Toyota had suffered some sort of under-dash wiring loom fire under a previous owner and was never quite right after that. He always lamented that exchange, and I always liked that Jeep.
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UDMan
11/03/08

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OK Everyone, get ready to drool.

There is a dealership in Texas that specializes in restoring and selling these vehicles (along with Jeepsters and old Cherokees)

[www.wagonmasters.com]

Enjoy.....
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Maymar
11/03/08

@UDMan: Those are so beautiful I can convince myself that single-digit fuel economy really isn't a problem.
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Deartháir II
11/03/08

@UDMan:

*squeals like a schoolgirl and starts counting his coins...*
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pres
11/03/08

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Do want.

I regret selling my '82. It was one of the best vehicles I've ever owned.
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Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
11/03/08

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This Wagoneer may not be "a to-die-for classic" to you Californicators with your OR-sterile "junkyards", and indeed I wouldn't label it as such myself, but I will say I haven't seen an '84 Wagoneer in that kind of shape since about July 17, 1989.
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