July 1973 Four Wheeler Road Test: CJ5 !

Fun Facts from back in the day.
Check their MPG figures... (My '74 just hand calculated out to 14.22 MPG)

 

That's a great picture of the original dash at the end. Good for restoration reference.

In a different road test of a 232-equipped CJ5 they got upwards of 20mpg.

 

especially the lock-out hubs decal location..

 

I believe that the location of that sticker was up to the discretion of the guy that did the new car prep or the tech that dealer installed the optional hubs.
My original was in the upper left hand corner.

 

Mine's on the inside of the glove box door.

 

on my dads 73 jeep that i am working on the hub sticker was directly above the speedo so they were definitly not installed in a standard location

 

And mine is on the tranny hump. Wish could find their Renegade review.

 

Wish i could still buy a new jeep for that price

 

Yep. At "my" dealership, they left the sticker in the box that the hubs came in, along with the flanges. It was up to the owner to install it, if they wanted it.

It's interesting to look at the prices for the options. At $53 for the 258, it's no wonder that there are so few 232-equipped CJs out there. The 232 seems to be the choice of fleet buyers, but for $50, it makes a big difference in driveability.

Just FYI - I bought my '73 for $4400, with every option other than the Renegade package, 304/T15/4.27s, and dealer-installed Kayline soft top, roll bar, and manual Warn hubs. For this same price I could have bought a new '73 BMW 2002tii - just to give you a comparison. Inflation ... we had terrible inflation in the '70s. We are lucky to have low inflation now, but even 1-2% a year changes prices a lot over that long a period.