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71 Jeep Commando SC1 #3165612
08/04/23 04:31 PM
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Neil Offline OP
The Doctor is in.
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I know nothing about these other than you don't see them around.

https://boise.craigslist.org/cto/d/college-place-rare-1971-jeep-commando/7651014491.html

Re: 71 Jeep Commando SC1 [Re: Neil] #3165613
08/04/23 04:34 PM
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I can't say I've ever seen one.

I like it.

Mike.

Re: 71 Jeep Commando SC1 [Re: Neil] #3165700
08/05/23 05:36 AM
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Interesting. scope

Re: 71 Jeep Commando SC1 [Re: Neil] #3165898
08/06/23 08:25 AM
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I had a 73 in the early 90’s.

73 was well enough after the AMC buy out, that mine had red white and blue emblems, and used AMC straight 6 and a GM trans.

Good little unit. Got me through some lean times.


I used to care but....... things have changed
Re: 71 Jeep Commando SC1 [Re: NTOLERANCE] #3165923
08/06/23 11:02 AM
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WOW! Goes 65 on freeway no problem! grin

Looks like a V6 shruggy wonder what that would be.


Facts are stubborn things.
Re: 71 Jeep Commando SC1 [Re: larrymopar360] #3165931
08/06/23 11:09 AM
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A collage of whims
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I think some got Buick V6s ? For a while, before AMC, Jeep used Buick V8s.
I knew a Jeep guy a few years back who'd bought one, and he thought it was a holy grail deal.

Re: 71 Jeep Commando SC1 [Re: topside] #3166067
08/06/23 07:26 PM
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My grandfather had a regular Commando wagon to plow his drive when he got too old to walk behind his snow blower (late 70's). It had a Buick v6 for sure...

Re: 71 Jeep Commando SC1 [Re: nuthinbutmopar] #3166169
08/07/23 07:42 AM
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GM sold the tooling of the 225 Dauntless V6 to Kaiser-Jeep in 1967, but after the oil crisis decided to buy it all back. They increased the bore to make it a 231 (3.8L).


1970 Dodge d100/eventually going on a 77 D100 frame
Re: 71 Jeep Commando SC1 [Re: Soopernaut] #3166311
08/07/23 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Soopernaut
GM sold the tooling of the 225 Dauntless V6 to Kaiser-Jeep in 1967, but after the oil crisis decided to buy it all back. They increased the bore to make it a 231 (3.8L).
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They sold off the Buick aluminum 215 V8 to Rover ~1965, and the Brits put in just about anything with wheels: Land Rovers, Triumph TR8, MGB GT, Rover 3500/SD1, TVRs, Morgans, and THOUSANDS of British race cars. Nice, lightweight efficient V8 that would have helped them a lot 10 years later...







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