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vintage jeep identification help really odd !!!!!

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by sfrench, Jul 21, 2009.

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  1. sfrench

    sfrench New Member

    ok so I got a vintage jeep cj5. It have a stock v-6 and I know so because the body has the v6 emblem on it. I just bead blasted the tail gate and it has the american motors emblem on it. I looked up me serial number and its sayes it would be a 1959 Iv done meny restores of jeeps, but this one got me confused to what year it might be. The fuel fill is in the aft pass side not recessed, its fluss mounted, no original door hindge points, hindge mounted windshield. The serial number is 830xx. The ebrake is mounted on the driveshaft can anyone please help me thank you
     
    sfrench, Jul 21, 2009
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  2. mb82

    mb82 I feel great!

    It sounds like a FrankenJeep. Does it have the psudobattery box on the cowl?
    It could be a replacement tailgate from a junkyard after the old one rusted out. And the fill sounds like it might have been owner added.

    Or I could be completely wrong.
     
    mb82, Jul 21, 2009
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  3. sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

    sparky, Jul 21, 2009
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  4. sfrench

    sfrench New Member

    well im at work ill post all the numbers I can find when I get home it doesent have the battory box on the cown and the fuel fill is original tank in rear I figured the tailgate might be a replacement I read somewere that in 1959 they made 100 jeeps with a v6 in it Iv been at this all day and nothing really
     
    sfrench, Jul 21, 2009
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  5. sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

    V6 didn't start until '65 as a '66 model year option. Buick didn't make a V6 until 1962(IIRC) so it's not possible that any were made in '59. :)

    Sounds like a '70-'71 to me with the fuel filler location and AMC badge. Tubs can be swapped of course so a frame VIN is the only way to verify 100%.
     
    sparky, Jul 21, 2009
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  6. sfrench

    sfrench New Member

    the that vin would be on pass frame rail below batt box right?
     
    sfrench, Jul 21, 2009
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  7. sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

    Yep!
     
    sparky, Jul 21, 2009
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  8. sfrench

    sfrench New Member

    ok i think i messed this one up i think its a 1970 because the s/n is 8305017 367192
     
    sfrench, Jul 21, 2009
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  9. USMC_LB

    USMC_LB Member

    83 = Universal CJ5

    05 = Open body

    0 = Universal (disregard)

    1 = Left hand drive

    7 = V6 - 225 w/ emissions

    I wish the Jeep owners of the world had a better VIN # database.

    When I was a teenager I owned a '67 Mustang GT. There is alot
    of VIN information and databases on Mustangs.

    LB
     
    USMC_LB, Jul 21, 2009
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  10. sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

    What else do you want? You pretty much described the VIN except for nailing down the month it was made (which can be done). Jeep didn't include much information in the VIN so there isn't "alot" of information to go with.
     
    sparky, Jul 21, 2009
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  11. Kaz

    Kaz Member

    I think that he means that the Jeep code itself is lacking. Other vehicle vin numbers tell a lot more, practically the time of day it rolled off the assembly line. I don't think that he was complaining about the database that you have compiled.
     
    Kaz, Jul 21, 2009
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  12. blevisay

    blevisay Oh Noooooooooooooooo! Staff Member

    Looks like August 1970..........

    Mustangs are ok I guess
     
    Last edited: Jul 21, 2009
    blevisay, Jul 21, 2009
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  13. sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

    Think that's what I said too. ;
     
    sparky, Jul 21, 2009
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  14. Zoomer

    Zoomer eJeeper (walking)

    1971 model year. As Billy said, built August or September 1970. :beer:
     
    Zoomer, Jul 21, 2009
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  15. USMC_LB

    USMC_LB Member

    MORE MORE MORE!R)

    Yeah, was just wishing they had originally given more info on the VINs.

    Codes for the following would have been nice:

    1) Transmission
    2) Axle(s)
    3) Plant where produced (just cause I'm curious)

    My consecutive# on my CJ6 is 32192. How can I figure out what
    year it is. All the databases I have seen do not go up to '67.

    LB
     
    USMC_LB, Jul 22, 2009
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  16. Zoomer

    Zoomer eJeeper (walking)

    You have it correct, your's is a 1967 model year.
     
    Zoomer, Jul 22, 2009
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  17. sfrench

    sfrench New Member

    thank you all so I have a 1971 not bad for $300
     
    sfrench, Jul 22, 2009
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  18. USMC_LB

    USMC_LB Member

    Can you show me where you can find that information? I have
    looked all over the 'net and have not found a definitive list.

    LB
     
    USMC_LB, Jul 22, 2009
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  19. mb82

    mb82 I feel great!

    We are working on a definative, at least as close as you can be with Jeeps, list here
    http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28444
     
    mb82, Jul 22, 2009
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  20. USMC_LB

    USMC_LB Member

    Thanks you for putting the .PDF together. I used it when I first got my VIN
    info on my Jeep last week.

    I will post up my info like others are doing in that thread.

    LB
     
    USMC_LB, Jul 22, 2009
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