My wife found an Esquire magazine from Oct '73 and it had this ad in it...
The Unofficial First-Year (1974) Cherokee Registry
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Very cool thread. My pop bought a stripped '74 new. 258/T15/D20. I have so many memories from that truck. But like most over in this part of the country, it returned to the earth a little bit at a time. Looked just like yours Rob.Pete
'55 Willys Wagon, the original FSJ
Sitting on a '77 Cherokee frame, Dodge D60's
Isuzu 6BD1, NV4500, NP241
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Austin
1991 Hunter Green Grand Wagoneer
5.9 2bbl-727-NP229-TFI-30x9.5 Firestone M/T's-Brush Guard-tire mount
SOON: 4350 and cast iron intake
Others:
-1994 Baby Grand
-2000 XJ cherokee on Tons
-1953 REO M35A2 6x6
-1955 Willys Pickup
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Just want to bump this back up in case there are any new members or members who missed it.
I wonder how many decent '74 Cherokees are left nationally? Decent meaning not rusted apart at the D-pillars or modified as to be unrecognizable (truggies, etc.). Original AMC power is always a plus, too.
Great to see such a large number of responses. Another question/opinion: I think Jeep originally intended the wagons to have wood or a stripe where the '74s sits. Later years that did not have this indentation striped just looks wrong to me, and it bugs the heck out of me - ESPECIALLY the rear tailgate stripe moved from the bottom to the middle.
On the J-trucks, it doesn't look nearly as incomplete, but I still notice it. Anyone else feel the same way?Last edited by PlasticBoob; 09-16-2017, 09:22 PM.
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Originally posted by Mike7009i know my 76 had the clear lenses for sure. because i still have them laying around here somwhere. so if 75 was the last year for them then my 76 must have been an early 76 maybe built in 75? and i know it was a 76 model because it was a WT.
Originally posted by Ugly Truck NutMy '74, don't have pictures of the tag, will post one later.It's not an SUV. It's an SEV: Surface Exploration Vehicle.
'76 Cherokee NT
360/T-18
Trailers belong behind trucks, not under them.
Why? Because nobody in the history of 'wheeling has ever said, "good thing I put those smaller tires on my rig."
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Originally posted by mud89Congrats !!
That's one of the very first cherokees for sure.., august is generally the first month of production for the model year. Only 2772 '74 jeeps, most of them CJ5 i guess, to pass the line before this one
Last edited by PlasticBoob; 04-01-2014, 07:55 PM.-74 Cherokee 360, qt part-time, 4" lift 33's
-90 waggy, soa w/ford f250 axles
-Subaru legacy gt wagon. turbo
-2012 tundra trd rock warrior
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Jacked's Cherokee is a very interesting example: it seems that Jeep started using the 1975-style stripes and emblem placement in September, '74, according to Jacked's info.
With a low-range lever instead of a cable, the style of the stripes, newer style window cranks, and the big round "Chief" emblem instead of an "S" emblem, I'd swear it was a '75 - but the VIN indicates it's a '74 model.
Notice that Ugly Truck Nut's was manufactured the same month, yet has a low-range cable!
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Originally posted by Mike7009so this has got me thinking. i know theirs probably not alot of 74's left. and it looks like mine is one of the first ever made. so what are the chances that mine is the oldest one left? i think i'd be correct in saying that theirs probably very very few if any left with an august 73 build date. any way to find out? it would be awsome knowing that out of all the cherokee's still out there that i have the oldest one.
In some of my searches, I've seen Cherokees claiming to be '74s on foreign websites - it might be worth trying to track them down and asking them to submit their information. Old SUVs seem to be becoming popular in other countries.
Of course, you never know with this wide, wide world - there's a guy in Japan who owns my Jeep's doppleganger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLfgXbmKD6c
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Last edited by PlasticBoob; 12-09-2017, 07:07 PM.74 Cherokee S 401, NP 435, D20
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Posted this in Outside listings too, but thought it should be here:
'79 Cherokee 2 door (RIP)
'79 Cherokee 4 door (RIP)
'79 Cherokee 2 door (RIP)
'82 Cherokee Chief
Fiat Renegade...
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is there a first list for Wagoneer's?64 Wagoneer 283 SBC
50 truck
63 J-200 Truck -- help bring home
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