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£12,190 (Est: £13,000 - £16,000)

1979 Jeep Cherokee Chief

United Kingdom • 31 Oct 2024

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a 1974 Jeep Cherokee Chief, originally owned by Italian musician Renato Zero. It features a VM3600 six-cylinder turbodiesel engine, a 4-speed manual transmission. The car is reported to be in good mechanical condition and running properly, and the bright red coachwork has recently been refreshed.

Condition

6

The car is described as nicely patinated, with a solid underbody, and the interior and exterior are in good overall condition for a vehicle that is well into its fourth decade. The bright red coachwork has recently been refreshed with new decals.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

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Odometer:

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Reg Number:

LT 535590

RHD/LHD:

LHD

Background: The SJ series Jeep Cherokee was introduced in 1974 and was produced until 1983.

A full-size station wagon, it was the first two-door Jeep since the Wagoneer of 1963-67 and it shared the same pillar and window configuration as its forebear.

Despite its size, it was marketed as the ‘sporty’ variant of the Jeep station wagon range and the Cherokee retains the singular honour of coining the nomenclature for an entire market-segment – the term 'Sport Utility Vehicle' appeared for the very first time in a 1974 Jeep Cherokee sales brochure.

Offered with a range of AMC straight-six or V8 engines, ranging from a 110bhp 4.2-litre six to the monstrous 215hp 401cuin (6.6-litre) V8, which remains the largest engine ever offered in any Jeep.

With a 4-speed manual or 3-speed GM TH400 automatic, permanent four-wheel drive was provided by the QuadraTrac system.

The Cherokee Chief range debuted in 1976, with wider axles and tyres, larger fenders to cover them along with heavy-duty Dana...