DJ-6 Postal Jeep on The CJ3B Page
Production of the two models overlapped only slightly, with the long-wheelbase DJ built starting in 1965 and continuing to 1973, according to a brief mention in Jim Allen's Illustrated Buyer's Guide: Jeep. But this is also a Jeep model you don't see very often, and there hasn't been a lot of ink devoted to it in Jeep books, or bandwidth in Jeep websites.
ROCKCRAWLER.com - Bringing Home the Postal CJ-8
Eric spoke with the specialists at 4 Wheel Drive Hardware and prepared a parts list ahead of time. Below is the basic list of parts that Eric and 4WDH felt would probably be needed in order to get the Jeep home.
Dodge and Jeep postal vehicles
Jeep right hand drive postal vehicles Jeep Wranglers - the latest generation of the basic Army Jeep - are returning to postal duty with a special series of right-hand-drive models. Built in Toldeo, Ohio, the new Jeeps let postmen easily put mail into rural mailboxes without leaving his seat. While right-hand drive Jeeps were used by the Postal Service since just after World War II, the first postal model was built in 1955, and was called the Dispatcher. It was based on the CJ3A Jeep Universal of 1949, and was available until 1964, still equipped with an outdated but cheap flat-head four-cylinder engine. The DJ5 Dispatcher lasted until 1983, with a CJ5 base and various improvements for postal use.
Motor Trend: Jeep Goes Postal with RHD Delivery Wrangler
"Jeep is the ultimate utilitarian vehicle. When Jeep returned from WWII, it went immediately into government agricultural and postal services. Jeep Wrangler returns to this unique postal market because it demands capability and versatility. The second mail Jeep Dispatcher (DJ5) model, produced from 1965-83, was based on the Jeep CJ5, which endured as a popular vehicle with improvements in power, axles, transmission, and seating comfort.
Mercruiser CJ-5
To keep weight down and his four-banger happy, Randy got a 'glass tub from 4WD Hardware and added a '71 postal Jeep grille. He shot the skin with DuPont Centari 6561A, also known as National Car Rental Penske Yellow. He finished the look with custom butt-end stenciling and Steel Horse flares. Randy then did the armor at his shop, Buchanan Precision Machine in Ventura, California.
Jeepin.com - A brief history of Jeep
The CJ-7, one of the most popular of the Jeeps, started its 10 year run in 1976. The CJ-7 has a longer wheelbase than the CJ-5 to accommodate an optional automatic transmission. Between 1981 and 1986 Jeep made a long-wheel based CJ-8 called the Scrambler, which was basically a pick-up truck version of the CJ-7. In 1987 the CJ-7 was replaced with the square headlighted YJ, more commonly known as the Wrangler. Like its predecessor, the Wrangler was redesigned after 10 years. The new Wrangler (now called the TJ) features the classic and much loved round headlights, dual airbags, a redesigned "90's interior", and an all-new Quadra-Coil suspension instead of leaf-springs. Ahh, the Cherokee. The "Cherokee" line began in 1962 when Jeep introduced the Wagoneer as a '63 model, but it could be argued that it really began in the late 1940's with the Willy's Jeep Wagon chic was still in production at the time (an ad for the Willy's Wagon once called it a "utility vehicle" for the family). The Grand Cherokee (the ZJ series) was introduced in 1993 to replace the Wagoneer as a mid-sized luxury SUV (a luxury SUV that many companies would rush to imitate). The Grand Cherokee was the first Jeep to have the new Quadra-Coil suspension (now found on the TJ), the revised Quadra-Trac 4wd system, 4-wheel disc brakes, and an airbag.
The Jeep page
Such a toy. Obviously, a 2WD postal jeep. AMC 232ci 6 cylinder, auto, manual steering and brakes. But big fun. And cheap. "Urban camo" paint job courtesy of $19 worth of Rustoleum. Farm and Fleet had a sale.
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