JEEP Wagoneer Gladiator Comanche and Scrambler Illustrated History and ADs book
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- Charlotte,NC,USA
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- ISBN:
- 9781583883617
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Wagoneer, Gladiator, Comanche, and Scrambler
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SKU: 9781583883617
As Jeep sales have skyrocketed in recent years, the company has put more money and muscle behind vintage names like Wagoneer and Gladiator, and has jumped into pickups as never before. But what made their past vehicles good enough to bring their names back now?The Wagoneer and its companion, the Gladiator pickup, were well ahead of their time in technology, the first 4x4s with an independent front suspension and automatic transmission. Updates through the years kept them at the forefront of 4x4 technology, but their tough, go-anywhere nature never changed over a long, long product run. The Wagoneer name was also attached to the revolutionary “XJ” series; more commonly associated with the original Cherokee, these tough wagons were an efficient, lightweight unibody design, but were just as capable off-road as the senior Wagoneers.
Wagoneer, Gladiator, Comanche, and Scrambler dives into what made the “XJ” and “ZJ” Wagoneers special—and how they differed from the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee. With the new Gladiator making a splash, it’s time to look back on Jeep’s pickups, not just the original Gladiator, but also one of the most innovative trucks ever made: the Comanche. It shared a great deal with the Cherokee, but clever design gave it both superior ground clearance and the lowest bed height of any comparable 4x4 pickup. The book also covers the CJ-8 Scrambler, which is possibly more...
