When did the last Jeep pickup truck come out?
Jeep produced pickup trucks continuously between 1947 and 1992, when the Comanche quietly dipped out of the market. (The Comanche’s platform-mate, the Cherokee SUV, lived on through 2002.)
When did Jeep stop making the Comanche pickup truck?
Jeep produced pickup trucks continuously between 1947 and 1992, when the Comanche quietly dipped out of the market. (The Comanche’s platform-mate, the Cherokee SUV, lived on through 2002.) So what kept Jeep from re-entering the truck game before the Gladiator came along?
When did the Jeep Scrambler pickup truck come out?
Look at the mania today over a Wrangler with a pickup bed, and it’s easy to pinpoint when it all started. In 1981, Jeep releases the CJ-8 Scrambler, which, like the J-series, is immediately cool from day one. With a five-foot pickup bed fitted to a CJ chassis, the Scrambler can be had with either an 82-hp four-cylinder or a 110-hp inline-six.
Is the Jeep Wrangler TJ a pickup truck?
This is the Brute conversion from American Expedition Vehicles, which was first unveiled as a concept in 2002. It’s a conversion kit that transforms any ’97-’06 Jeep Wrangler TJ into a fully functional pickup.
When was the last Jeep pickup truck made?
Jeep’s last production pickup truck until 2018, the Comanche was introduced in 1985. It was based on the Cherokee XJ compact SUV that AMC launched in 1984. Sold as a two-door model only, the Comanche was offered with either RWD or 4WD and two cargo bed lengths at six and seven feet.
What was the wheelbase of the first Jeep Truck?
The first Jeep pickup coincided with early attempts to diversify the Jeep brand beyond the CJ model. Automotive manufacturer Willys Overland designed the truck with a 118-inch wheelbase and many of the same features found on the CJ-2A model. The next Jeep truck developed would be a Forward-Control series model.
Look at the mania today over a Wrangler with a pickup bed, and it’s easy to pinpoint when it all started. In 1981, Jeep releases the CJ-8 Scrambler, which, like the J-series, is immediately cool from day one. With a five-foot pickup bed fitted to a CJ chassis, the Scrambler can be had with either an 82-hp four-cylinder or a 110-hp inline-six.
Is there going to be a Jeep pickup truck?
It has recently been confirmed that Jeep will unveil a pickup truck version of the JL Wrangler at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. Called the Gladiator, according to leaked documents, it will be Jeep’s first pickup truck since 1992.