Sunday, March 8, 2015

Jeep CJ-7 (another Treasure Hunt)

The next Hot Wheels is an orange Jeep CJ-7.  It's a part of HW Off-Road, and also the 2015 Treasure Hunt set.  I'm lucky to got this, because it has a low production symbol on it.
But, i think i am double lucky, because i got it twice. So, i have two of them.  :D
The vehicle made its debut at Hot Wheels in 1982 and has been released as the Jeep CJ-7 and the Roll Patrol Jeep CJ. It was re-tooled in 1991, but the casting is almost identical to the original. The new version has been released as the Trailbuster and the Roll Patrol.

When we talk about the real car,  The Willys Jeep (later Kaiser Jeep or AMC Jeep) (or "Civilian Jeep") is a public version of the famous Willys Military Jeep from World War II.  The first CJ prototype (the Willys CJ-2) was introduced in 1944 by Willys, and the same basic vehicle stayed in production through seven variants and three corporate parents until 1986 when production of the Jeep model was officially ended.
Wherefore, the terms 'M(J)' = 'Military Jeep', 'CJ' = 'Civilian Jeep' and 'DJ' = 'Delivery Jeep' (generally those Jeeps made by AMC's AM General Division for USPS which feature steel hard top and right hand drive).

The Jeep CJ-7 featured a wheelbase 10 inches longer than that of the CJ-5 and lacked its trademark rear curve of the door cutouts.  It was introduced in 1976, and 379,299 were built during 11 years of production.  The CJ-7 featured an optional new automatic all-wheel drive system called Quadra-Trac, as well as a part-time two-speed transfer case; an automatic transmission was also an option. Other features included an optional molded hardtop, and steel doors.



The CJ-7 continues to be used in the sport of mud racing, with either the stock body or a fiberglass replica. CJ-7 has been successfully and widely used as a favorite for rock crawling, through simple and complex modification. These last Jeeps produced were also highlighted with a dash plaque that read, "Last of a Great Breed - This collectors edition CJ ends an era that began with the legendary Jeep of World War II".

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