January 28- Jeep History

[piginajeep]

This date in 1953 the first CJ3-B went into introduced

The Willys CJ-3B replaced the CJ-3A in 1953, the same year Willys was sold to Kaiser. Kaiser removed "Overland" from the subcompany name. CJ-3B introduced a higher grille and hood to clear the new Willys Hurricane engine. A four-speed manual transmission became optional in 1963, at the cost of $194.[4] The turning radius was 17 ft. 6 inches.[11] The CJ-3B was produced until 1968 with a total of about 196,000 [12] produced, although the design was licensed to a number of international manufacturers, including Mitsubishi of Japan and Mahindra of India. Mitsubishi's version was built from 1953 until 1998, while Mahindra continued to produce vehicles based on the Willys CJ-3B until October 1, 2010. The M606 was a militarized version of the Jeep CJ-3B.

Specs-
•Engine: "Hurricane" F-head, 134 cu.in. (2.2 liter), 4 cylinders
•Cooling system capacity 11 qt. (10.4 ltr.) (12 qt. with heater)
•Electricity: Battery 50 Amp. Hour 12 volt, Generator 35 Amp.
•Front axle: Dana/Spicer 25, 27 or 27A, Full-floating hypoid, Ratio: 4.27:1 (5.38:1 optional)
•Rear axle: Dana/Spicer 44, Semi-floating hypoid, Ratio: 4.27:1 (5.38:1 optional)
•Brakes: Hydraulic, 9 in. drum diameter x 1.75 in., 117.8 sq. in. braking area.
•Clutch: 8.5 in. Auborn or Rockford single dry plate with torsional damping, 72 sq. in. area. (Optional Auborn single dry plate, 9.25 in. dia. )
•Transfer case: Spicer 18, 2 speeds, 1.00:1 and 2.46:1 (26 tooth input gear and 1-1/8 in. intermediate shaft up to serial number 54-12506; 29 tooth input gear and 1-1/4 in. intermediate shaft after serial number 54-12506)
•Transmission: Warner T-90 3-speed syncromesh, Ratios: 1st-3.339:1 (or 2.798:1), 2nd-1.551:1, 3rd- 1.00:1, Reverse-3.798:1


1986-
The Last CJ7 rolled off the assembly line in Toledo

sources- CJ3B page and wikipedia

 

[wayoflife]

Nice post!! :thumb:

Happy Birthday to the CJ

 

[OverlanderJK]

Cool post! I would love an old CJ. :rock:

 

[NAUJK]

Thanks for the post!! That is some good insight. Indeed Happy Birthday to the CJ!

I would love to own an old Willys, my father had one way way back in the day wish he hadn't sold it.

 

[piginajeep]

Thanks for the post!! That is some good insight. Indeed Happy Birthday to the CJ!

I would love to own an old Willys, my father had one way way back in the day wish he hadn't sold it.

I had a CJ3B as well, i kick myself all the time.

I can't take all the credit, I have a Jeep Calendar that shows the important dates in Jeep history :yup:

 

[Bullwinckle]

Awesome thread nothing better than showing off jeeps history!

I can't take all the credit, I have a Jeep Calendar that shows the important dates in Jeep history :yup:

Cool where'd you get that?




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[Trail Bud]

That's some cool stuff.

 

[Jersey_Devil]

This is a awesome post! Another day to mark on my calendar!

 

[MTG]

This has to be a record for the longest ChrisB post in history. :cheesy:

Well done sir. :thumb:

 

[StrizzyChris]

Wow...cool post. Never knew about the Mahindra and still producing until 2010.

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