In 1985, I purchased this 1985 AMC Jeep CJ7. It was one of the last years of manufacture for the CJ series, because the 1987 Wrangler was replacing it in 1986 with a lower and wider foot print. I drove the vehicle for 8 years and put 82,815 miles on it. It was a fun vehicle while it lasted, but our family was growing with two young children. We replaced it with a station wagon.
From 1993 through 2010, Rich & Lynn owned it and drove it around Central NJ. On Dec 17, 2010, they gave it back to me with 106,300 miles. It had been sitting for about 3 years, but quickly started after replacing the starter, priming the carburetor, and replacing a leaky fuel line.
Now the new journey begins, as Sean and I will have fun fixing it. Aside from some rust, it appears to be in pretty good shape for a 25 year old vehicle that was used as designed.
NJ DMV - Registration & Titling $104 (QQ plates) - free renewal every three years & no inspection is necessary
American Collectors Insurance - $81.03 annually (< 5,000 miles)
Memories to come - Priceless
Jeep Arriving Home on Dec 17, 2010 |
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Washing Jeep January 05, 2011  |
First cleansing is complete for 2011  |
Driving Jeep through the Intersection of RT 73 & RT 70
Here I am driving the Jeep through the Marlton Circle - Overpass replacement project. Circles have been used as a way of intersecting two major roads in NJ since the 1930's, but have been slowly dying. The Marlton Circle was modified in the mid-70's. At that time, they cut it in half running Rt 73 through it and adding lights. I was about 14 at the time and can remember questioning why they did not just put in an overpass, because the shore traffic on Rt 73 was and still is excessive.
Despite a couple of bad winters, the $63 million dollar project is on target for completion in 2011. In this video, you can see the status as of Jan 2011.