wagoneers and j-trucks

[cajcole]

i was reading around here and read that wagoneer parts were hard to find in the junk yards. well here in the reno / carson area (nevada) there seems to be a bounty of wagoneers at the yards about 5 in reno and another 4 in carson. mostly all in pretty good shape for a junk yard car. (althoe some might be missing some parts now :D ) there is also lots for sale on craigslist. so just thought i would let you all know in case your close by or driving though.

[PompadourAMC]

I find the same to be true here in idaho near boise... must be a desert thing ;)

[freeincolorado]

Same here in Colorado. I've never not seen at least one J truck or Wagoneer in the junkyard.

[HOOT]

definitely depends on locale.. Around here IF you do see a FSJ in the yard there is nothing but maybe axles left to pull and then you'l pay the $400-500 for a set of Dana44's.:mad:

Best bet in this area of KY is to find them sittin in someones backyard and buy them for cheap ,strip what you need them dump it in the yards. This does not always work well as I was hoping to start a small FSJ cache in a local yard to only find out when I went back for something that he crushed all the FSJ's.:eek:

[[]V[]AXX]

I have not yet found anything of value in the yards down here in FL. As many yards as are here, I couldn't believe it. If someone knows of any here in FL, please let me know. I haven't really had a chance to look too far outside the Orlando area. Salvage bids on vehicles for crash parts seems to rule it all now. One guy told me that if he doesn't move significant metal off of something on his yard in six months, it's crushed. As many accidents as we have on the I-4 corridor here, it's no surprise that most salvage is bought by body shops. Taking a trip to Disney World is an adventure for more than one reason.

[1cdccop]

I find the same to be true here in idaho near boise... must be a desert thing ;)
Thats why Wagoneers were called Idaho Cadillacs;)

[dan1488]

I figured there would be some pictures of said vehicles.:confused:

[HD_JEEP]

I have seen a total of 2 Wagoneers....thats it local to me (Little Rock, AR). Not even 1 J-Truck...

[freeincolorado]

I figured there would be some pictures of said vehicles.:confused:

What and give up our secret stashes of J truck parts? I suppose next you'll want GPS coordinates also.:D

J/K I'm on the western slope today. I can post some pics when I get home tonight.:thumbsup:

[tgreese]

Back in the '70s, I worked at what my boss claimed was the 2nd biggest Jeep dealer in the nation, in terms of new car sales volume. I asked him which dealership was bigger, he said "Reno. They sell a lot of Wagoneers." I'd expect a lot of those cars to still be around there.

[freeincolorado]

dan1488-
Here is a sample of what's in my local junkyard.
http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad345/freeincolorado/IMAG0075.jpg

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad345/freeincolorado/IMAG0078.jpg

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad345/freeincolorado/IMAG0077.jpg

tgreese-
I imagine that working for a Jeep dealer in the 1970's would have been pretty cool.:thumbsup:

[tgreese]

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I imagine that working for a Jeep dealer in the 1970's would have been pretty cool.:thumbsup:

It was fun - but I did not appreciate it at the time. I was a teenager, and crazy about Jeeps. After I hung around long enough, they put me to work. I did a little bit of everything - I put away parts, ran errands, picked up cars, delivered used cars to the car auction, worked in the shop a little - basically lent a hand wherever needed. Learned a lot about Jeeps... I wish I'd brought my camera to work with me then - those pictures would be very interesting today.