This timeline shows the sequence and the years of production for "Universal Jeep" 1/4-ton utility models made between 1942 (Willys and Ford began mass production in late 1941), and 1986 (the purchase of American Motors by Chrysler, and the replacement of the CJ-7 by the YJ Wrangler). The diagram does not show exact start and stop dates; in some cases consecutive models overlapped slightly in production.
Click on any model to see a photo and description from the Pictorial History of the Universal Jeep, which also has more detail on early WWII models and other Jeep prototypes.
Scroll down and right to see the full timeline. See below the timeline for a key to model types.
Key:
Military models.
Flat fender, low hood CJ's with L-134 engine.
Flat fender, high hood CJ's with F-134 engine.
CJ models based on the M38A1 design (see background photo).
Departures from the CJ.
The last CJ models.
Elsewhere on the web, see a Timeline of Jeep Wagons from wagoneers.com, and Jeep Heritage on the Jeep corporate web site.
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