I always liked the styling of the full size Jeep pickup trucks. Back in the 1970s Jeep advertised on TV that Jeeps were lower because their four-wheel-drive was built in rather than added on like Chevy-Ford-Dodge trucks.
The knob in the glove box is not for low range, it is to lock the transfer case, eliminating the slippage that allowed a full time four wheel drive to drive on pavement. Low range was optional, shifted by a lever on the floor. This truck has the optional low range.
My Grandfather had a 1976 J-10 longbed. He bought it used in 1978. I learned to drive in his hayfield in it. It had a 360 V-8, with a Turbo 400 and the Quadratrac and 3.54 gears. It had the bucket seats with a fold down armrest but rubber floor covering. The front roofline on the Jeep pickups were changed in 1981 to a more aerodynamic look. It was dark blue with a light blue vinyl interior. I got it in 2003 and fixed a bunch of stuff on it and made a nice driver out of it. I loved how easy it was to load and also get it and out of. It sat like a 2wd truck. I sold the truck in 2011 and miss it sometimes.
In the 60s thru the 1980s, I always drove a wagoneer as a daily driver,nothing like the 4 wheel drive in Central New york in the winter,I never got stuck once! I do miss my early jeeps!
In the late 1060’s or early 1970’s i was a young boy. My dad was at a Ford dealership (I think 🤔 because he was a Ford man) and I clearly recall seeing a white Jeep truck and I was mesmerized and stun by its beauty and Sssooo different (Manly) then any other truck. I so wanted my dad to buy it. Thank you for sharing this
Those were my favorite jeep pick up trucks! My dad had one with the tombstone grill in 1969 you just mentioned!Same color too! Boy what a beautiful example!👌🥰👍
Having grown up in Livermore Falls Maine we had an AMC/Jeep/Eagle dealer in town so all these funky, now forgotten vehicles were everywhere. And for good measure there was and International truck dealer about 15 miles northeast of us so we saw Scouts and IH trucks all the time along side GMs,Fords and Dodges. Different landscape back then. Great video Steve, you're looking great, glad your back sir
Always impressed by AMC’s ability to refresh and reuse. I think I see GM sourced power steering and power brakes. Regardless, a great truck! Thank you High Octane Classics, Super Shane, and Mr. Magnante ~ Chuck
My family was a Jeep dealer in Duxbury Mass from 1953 ( Willys Overland first) to 2010. My first truck/vehicle was a 1988 J20 truck which we used for work and snow plowing. If i knew what I know know I would've bubble wrapped it
Reminds me of the first 4X4 I drove that was a Wagoneer in 1978. My then boss let me take it home due to a big snow. I was amazed how easily it made it in the snow and up a steep hill to where I lived. Thanks Steve. Take care! 🙏🏼
Used to love seeing these trucks with ‘cookie cutter’ style tires and tractor/ag treads. One complaint people had was the 360CI was an absolute gas hog. Looking and sounding great Steve!
My '74 Cherokee with the 360 V-8 and automatic and full time 4x4 consistently got about 16 mpg. That's with maniac 21 year old me at the wheel. For a full size 4x4 that was pretty good at the time.
Steve looks good with a little facial hair! It’d be so great to have these simple old trucks with today’s rust resistance. Our old neighbor had lots of Jeep products in the 70s, but rust was a big problem.
@@dlew1871 we can only wish. They have almost completely killed all U.S. production. They are also closing the U.S. headquarters outside Detroit. No more U.S. product development.
@ I would love to see a management buy out of the U.S. operations. Make real Jeeps, tough working man’s trucks, market the mini vans the way they used to, and make full size RWD sedans. Make a lower trim level of the Wagoneer that is really off road and affordable for a family or fleet user. No one makes a 3/4 ton SUV any more. No more sissy Jeeps or Hornets.
I had two of these trucks in the early 80s. I was in construction and used them to haul loads of material to the job site. They were the only truck that would make it through the deep mud and snow. They just kept on crawling until they made it.
We had a '75 Cherokee two-door, 360 3-speed. Served my family well for 12 years and soldiered on through every kind of weather. I remember my dad locking the hubs to put her into four-wheel drive. 🚙
My brother had a J-20. Rather than Quadra-Trac it had Warn Lock-O-Matic hubs that could be manually locked for intense off roading but were normally in a freewheel mode that would mechanically lock themselves when needed for the occasional muddy patch without the need to get out. Seemed ingenious to me and got much better gas mileage than Quadra-Trac. One of the many vehicles we should never have sold.
It is still beautiful, the salt really got these trucks fast, I do remember several dealerships used them a plow trucks, must have been really great 4 wheel drive system, then again it was a Heep!
Thanks Steve. The first manual tranny vehicle I ever drove was one of these beasts. Had to save my college roommates truck from towing at Georgia Tech. Game day, was parked too close to the Grant Field...he was in the shower...the clutch survived...
I did some miles in a couple of mid-seventies quadra tracs and they had their quirks,, they made noises and did some weird stuff but they were generally reliable...
I had a '63 with the Tornado ohc six , It had a Borg Warner air cold 3 speed auto which was basically a two speed and first was the low range . Same color as thd one shown !
Awesome truck. Used one in Chicago with a snow plow. However, a GM Turbo 400 trans was used in the Jeeps that year with QuadraTrac. I got ran over by one in a parking lot in 2007.
I had a J10 with the 360 . Wow it burned gas fast. I sold it mostly because of the gas mileage . Still I would buy one now because I can afford the massive gas bill now.
Quadra-Trac utilized a viscous coupling between front and rear diffs. That knob in the dash bypasses the coupling to lock the front and rear and makes the truck like a tank! only good on bumpy roads.
Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍 : Professor Steve Merry Christmas to you and your family 🌲🎅🏼🧑🎄 ! These vehicles as I have gotten older look more appealing ! Thank you for all you do ! Video is very interesting & informative 👀😎👍
Thats a beautiful green on that Jeep. I wonder if the missing trim is only because it was just painted. Dang what a cool one Steve. Merry Christmas 🎅🏽 🎄 Mags!
Had both the Gladiator P/U and a 64 Willeys Panel. Correct about the hood, replaced the frt clip on the Willeys with a newer Wagoneer. Removed that bar and used the Tombstone grill.
I had an '84, 360 V8 and loved that truck ...but being from Massachusetts it rusted away in just a few years. The pick-up box had horizontal seam that was a fatal flaw and after two repaints sold it and bought a Ford
Those Quardra Tracs were not selectable. It was an AWD vehicle all the time. You could lock the center differential via a selector switch hidden in the glovebox. But there was no 4X2. Great in inclement weather but it gave the vehicle a severe drinking problem. You could expect about 12 mpg from a truck like this. Or, you could install selectable hubs, lock the before mentioned transfer case, and watch it climb to 15. My father though would simply remove the rear driveshaft, lock the case, and run in front wheel drives during the warm months. He didn’t have the money for a hub conversion and 12 to 15 mpg is a significant savings. Edit: typed all that before watching the video 😊
Great to see you up and around Steve. Prayer works. God Bless & Merry Christmas.
Those things were UNSTOPPABLE off road! Love the J series pickups!!
I always liked the styling of the full size Jeep pickup trucks. Back in the 1970s Jeep advertised on TV that Jeeps were lower because their four-wheel-drive was built in rather than added on like Chevy-Ford-Dodge trucks.
NEED A BASIC TRUCK LIKE THIS NOW ❤😢😢😢
Glad to see Steve doing better
Nice tour of a classic vehicle...thank you
The knob in the glove box is not for low range, it is to lock the transfer case, eliminating the slippage that allowed a full time four wheel drive to drive on pavement. Low range was optional, shifted by a lever on the floor. This truck has the optional low range.
Where's the lever on the floor in this truck? I didn't see one.
@@blowupbob1 You can just see the edge of the lever below the seat belt @5:05
@@timlewis6802 Ok, thanks. I was looking for a shift lever around the tunnel.
Hats off for your explanation. I'll delete my comment as to why there's an emergency 4wd when it's already in 4wd.
@@rcnelson I think the engineers at Jeep could have come up with a better name than Emergency drive.
These trucks are so underrated. They survive hell storms and will will plow threw snow and climb roads with black ice with ease.
What’s a hell storm? Sounds awful
@Av-vd3wk it's when it is windy outside and ice shaped like marbles or baseballs ⚾️ fall from the sky . Lasts from 10sec to 30 min even.
Ohhh HAIL…Hale storm
@Av-vd3wk 😆 🤣 it can survive a hail storm and a hell storm
Great video. I believe the earlier Quadra-Trac 4X4 system used a GM Turbo 400 transmission.
Correct but I believe its bolt pattern is unique and it will only bolt directly to AMC engines.
Yes. I had this truck as a '74, and it was Turbo 400. And it was bolted directly, no adapter.
@@failranch9542Nope it had an adapter plate and the Buick ,Olds Pontiac bolt pattern.
So impressed to see you back in the saddle, Mr Steve, that’s true grit! Thank you.
"Tomb stone grill"
I finally have a verbal description of those, 60 years later.
Thanks, Steve
Steve is the best of the best in the automotive industry. No one is more knowledgeable..
I've got a 79 J20, really love the truck.
@@gregbrophy5781 Nah. Grandfather left it for me. I'm slowly restoring it and upgrading the lift to a modern one.
I had a 77 J20…best plow and snow vehicle I ever had! Quadratrack was unbelievable and never spun a wheel while plowing.
My Grandfather had a 1976 J-10 longbed. He bought it used in 1978. I learned to drive in his hayfield in it. It had a 360 V-8, with a Turbo 400 and the Quadratrac and 3.54 gears. It had the bucket seats with a fold down armrest but rubber floor covering. The front roofline on the Jeep pickups were changed in 1981 to a more aerodynamic look. It was dark blue with a light blue vinyl interior. I got it in 2003 and fixed a bunch of stuff on it and made a nice driver out of it. I loved how easy it was to load and also get it and out of. It sat like a 2wd truck. I sold the truck in 2011 and miss it sometimes.
Glad to see you back at it Steve.
In the 60s thru the 1980s, I always drove a wagoneer as a daily driver,nothing like the 4 wheel drive in Central New york in the winter,I never got stuck once! I do miss my early jeeps!
Love these old J series pickups!
In the late 1060’s or early 1970’s i was a young boy. My dad was at a Ford dealership (I think 🤔 because he was a Ford man) and I clearly recall seeing a white Jeep truck and I was mesmerized and stun by its beauty and Sssooo different (Manly) then any other truck. I so wanted my dad to buy it. Thank you for sharing this
Good to see Steve! Merry Christmas!!!!
I remember a neighbor who had a black "Honcho". That was a cool truck
STEEEEEEEVE...WOW....LOOKIN GREAT!!! All my strength to you!!!!!!!
Those were my favorite jeep pick up trucks! My dad had one with the tombstone grill in 1969 you just mentioned!Same color too! Boy what a beautiful example!👌🥰👍
Years ago had a J10 of roughly the same vintage with a 258 I6, auto.... loved it and wish I still owned it.
Wow that would be absolutely gutless.
In 1975 the transmission was a GM TH400. The Mopar transmissions and New Process transfer cases came in 1979.
Was thinking same thing
Thank you Steve
Awesome color on this truck.
Sure is a sharp lookin FSJ! Nice to see you getting better all the time! Happy Winter Solstice & Merry Christmas!
That is one, good-looking truck (and spokesman) !!!!~ Looks to be a solid original and classic (including the spokesman) !!~
Thank you Steve!👍
Having grown up in Livermore Falls Maine we had an AMC/Jeep/Eagle dealer in town so all these funky, now forgotten vehicles were everywhere. And for good measure there was and International truck dealer about 15 miles northeast of us so we saw Scouts and IH trucks all the time along side GMs,Fords and Dodges. Different landscape back then. Great video Steve, you're looking great, glad your back sir
My Fire Department bought a 1972 Binder that we had delivered as our Primary attack vehicle from them.
The roof stamping and "visor" (called brow in Jeep circles) both changed in 1981. I thought you knew everything Steve! :D
Always impressed by AMC’s ability to refresh and reuse. I think I see GM sourced power steering and power brakes. Regardless, a great truck! Thank you High Octane Classics, Super Shane, and Mr. Magnante ~ Chuck
Merry Christmas
Steve. Merry Christmas. Glad your back
My family was a Jeep dealer in Duxbury Mass from 1953 ( Willys Overland first) to 2010. My first truck/vehicle was a 1988 J20 truck which we used for work and snow plowing. If i knew what I know know I would've bubble wrapped it
Reminds me of the first 4X4 I drove that was a Wagoneer in 1978. My then boss let me take it home due to a big snow. I was amazed how easily it made it in the snow and up a steep hill to where I lived. Thanks Steve. Take care! 🙏🏼
Used to love seeing these trucks with ‘cookie cutter’ style tires and tractor/ag treads. One complaint people had was the 360CI was an absolute gas hog. Looking and sounding great Steve!
My '74 Cherokee with the 360 V-8 and automatic and full time 4x4 consistently got about 16 mpg. That's with maniac 21 year old me at the wheel. For a full size 4x4 that was pretty good at the time.
Steve looks good with a little facial hair! It’d be so great to have these simple old trucks with today’s rust resistance. Our old neighbor had lots of Jeep products in the 70s, but rust was a big problem.
Good to see you getting better Steve.
Can't wait to see you back in your old haunts doin' the crawl.
Be safe and good luck in the future.
Steve, good to see you up and around doing what you do best.
Drove a white one as a parts driver at an AMC dealership, awesome in the snow
I wish Jeep would make that truck again today.
Except they would ruin w/ Chrysler parts. Oh wait, already did
@chrisvandeventer5789 I think Jeep should be an autonomous brand , all by itself...screw stellantis.
@@dlew1871 we can only wish. They have almost completely killed all U.S. production. They are also closing the U.S. headquarters outside Detroit. No more U.S. product development.
@dlew1871 maybe Elon will loan me $ 🤣
@ I would love to see a management buy out of the U.S. operations. Make real Jeeps, tough working man’s trucks, market the mini vans the way they used to, and make full size RWD sedans. Make a lower trim level of the Wagoneer that is really off road and affordable for a family or fleet user. No one makes a 3/4 ton SUV any more. No more sissy Jeeps or Hornets.
Low range was a option on the quadra trac . There would be the shift lever for it under drivers seaf by the transmission tunnel .
The Kaiser Jeep version in the '60s was by far my favorite. I'd buy one now if I found one I could afford
I had two of these trucks in the early 80s. I was in construction and used them to haul loads of material to the job site. They were the only truck that would make it through the deep mud and snow. They just kept on crawling until they made it.
I appreciate your work, Steve.
We had a '75 Cherokee two-door, 360 3-speed. Served my family well for 12 years and soldiered on through every kind of weather. I remember my dad locking the hubs to put her into four-wheel drive. 🚙
I have one of these, it's a 4 speed manual with lockers in both diffferials. It's a mean machine !
Beautiful truck. AMC purchased Kaiser in 1969 and the deal finally closed in early 1970.
Hi Steve - I had one in that color. All Dana manual transmission. 360 2bbl, galvanized under the paint. Great simple truck.
Thank you for posting this Little Gem.
Nice truck Steve.
I so loved the Jeep Pickup I've owned many.
My brother had a J-20. Rather than Quadra-Trac it had Warn Lock-O-Matic hubs that could be manually locked for intense off roading but were normally in a freewheel mode that would mechanically lock themselves when needed for the occasional muddy patch without the need to get out. Seemed ingenious to me and got much better gas mileage than Quadra-Trac. One of the many vehicles we should never have sold.
It is still beautiful, the salt really got these trucks fast, I do remember several dealerships used them a plow trucks, must have been really great 4 wheel drive system, then again it was a Heep!
Mine was a ‘77 J20 4x4 401 CID with quadratrac. It was a BEAST!!
I had a ‘74 Jeep Cherokee chief. Wish I still had it. That thing would go anywhere.
I've always loved those Jeeps. That one's a beauty for sure. Good to see ya Steve. Your knowledge is really something.
Glad you're doing well.
Cool truck
Great, as always, Steve!
That is a COOL TRUCK!
Thanks Steve. The first manual tranny vehicle I ever drove was one of these beasts. Had to save my college roommates truck from towing at Georgia Tech.
Game day, was parked too close to the Grant Field...he was in the shower...the clutch survived...
Mags on the loose! Cheers to High Octane for keeping the Mags busy!
Steve, I had the J10 ,258 6 cyl. 3 speed on the floor and Warren auto locking hubs. Great truck. Only problem was Pennsylvania salt roads
Really nice example.
I did some miles in a couple of mid-seventies quadra tracs and they had their quirks,, they made noises and did some weird stuff but they were generally reliable...
Love the video. The great Jeep.
Awesome trucks. I love these things.
My favorite Tonka truck
I like those jeep trucks.. looking and sounding good Steve ! 🌲🎅👍
I had a 66 Kaiser/Jeep J2000 Gladiator. Had a AMC 327 in it. It was a cool truck. Wish I still had it.
The forward leaning winshield brow was dropped in the early 1980's, and the GM Turbo 400 transmission was used thru the 1979 model year
I had a '63 with the Tornado ohc six , It had a Borg Warner air cold 3 speed auto which was basically a two speed and first was the low range . Same color as thd one shown !
THANKS STEVE
Thank you,Steve. Be well.😎❤️
This truck was well worth restoring, a real heavy-duty beast! This will last for generations no doubt. A heavy-duty manual trans would be even better?
Awesome truck. Used one in Chicago with a snow plow. However, a GM Turbo 400 trans was used in the Jeeps that year with QuadraTrac. I got ran over by one in a parking lot in 2007.
Hope you're doing well Steve, enjoy the videos, want that Truck real bad .
I had a J10 with the 360 . Wow it burned gas fast. I sold it mostly because of the gas mileage . Still I would buy one now because I can afford the massive gas bill now.
Thanks for the video.
Quadra-Trac utilized a viscous coupling between front and rear diffs. That knob in the dash bypasses the coupling to lock the front and rear and makes the truck like a tank! only good on bumpy roads.
Ohh that is sweet! I wonder if its 4wd looking forward to Steve's review. Edit* ok that 4wd selecter warning is awesome
Today’s Jeep “gladiator“ should actually be called a “scrambler“!
Those were pretty hardy trucks as I remember no frills ! Fellow central mass 👨🏻🚒 guy.
Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍 : Professor Steve Merry Christmas to you and your family 🌲🎅🏼🧑🎄 ! These vehicles as I have gotten older look more appealing ! Thank you for all you do ! Video is very interesting & informative 👀😎👍
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Nice truck Steve, I had a J-10 1978 4×4 4 speed. 6 inch lift 36 inch tires. Would pull chevys backwards . Dana 60 was my problem.
Thats a beautiful green on that Jeep. I wonder if the missing trim is only because it was just painted. Dang what a cool one Steve.
Merry Christmas 🎅🏽 🎄 Mags!
NICE appreciate the history.
Are you sure it had the Torque-Flight 727? My '74 Cherokee with the 360 V-8 had a GM TH400.
Only four wheel drive pickups in my area growing up. Never saw a four wheel drive Ford until after graduating from highschool.
Sad AMC gone..
Had both the Gladiator P/U and a 64 Willeys Panel. Correct about the hood, replaced the frt clip on the Willeys with a newer Wagoneer. Removed that bar and used the Tombstone grill.
Make sure only TCL#1 Fluid is used in transfer case!! Shake bottles before filling. With low range, there is a two step process to fill correctly.
I had an '84, 360 V8 and loved that truck ...but being from Massachusetts it rusted away in just a few years. The pick-up box had horizontal seam that was a fatal flaw and after two repaints sold it and bought a Ford
Jeep J20 with 401:1972 to 1979
rip AMC Jeep 1960s - 1980s
note:Quadratrac was a full time 4 wheel drive system,could not switch from 4WD to 2WD!!
Those Quardra Tracs were not selectable. It was an AWD vehicle all the time. You could lock the center differential via a selector switch hidden in the glovebox. But there was no 4X2. Great in inclement weather but it gave the vehicle a severe drinking problem. You could expect about 12 mpg from a truck like this. Or, you could install selectable hubs, lock the before mentioned transfer case, and watch it climb to 15. My father though would simply remove the rear driveshaft, lock the case, and run in front wheel drives during the warm months. He didn’t have the money for a hub conversion and 12 to 15 mpg is a significant savings.
Edit: typed all that before watching the video 😊
My first truck was the same year same color. Quadratrac with factory gear reduction. Got a whopping 6 mpg
How did you get such crap milage?
Glove box in the center, good idea.