Jeep CJ-6
The CJ-6 was a CJ-5 with 20 more inches of wheelbase, advertised as a half-ton that could carry seven people or 1,500 lb. It shared the CJ-5's engines and changes, from the Hurricane four and Perkins diesel to the Dauntless V6 and, from 1972, AMC sixes and the 304 V8 on a longer 103.5-inch wheelbase. Few were sold in the US; most went abroad, especially to Sweden and South America. The longer CJ-7 replaced it in the US for 1976, but export builds continued until 1981.
Engines
| Engine | Power | Torque | Fuel | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 L (134 cu in) Willys Hurricane F-head I4 Gross rating; 72 hp for the early low-compression version (JeepTech). |
75 hp (56 kW) | 114 lb-ft (155 N·m) | Gasoline | 1956 to 1971 |
| 3.1 L (192 cu in) Perkins 4.192 diesel I4 Gross rating; optional. |
62 hp (46 kW) | 143 lb-ft (194 N·m) | Diesel | 1961 to 1965 |
| 3.7 L (225 cu in) Buick Dauntless V6 JeepTech figures; other sources say about 155 hp. A V6 CJ-6 was built as early as November 1965 (cj3b.info). |
160 hp (119 kW) | 235 lb-ft (319 N·m) | Gasoline | 1966 to 1971 |
| 3.8 L (232 cu in) AMC I6 Net rating. |
100 hp (75 kW) | 185 lb-ft (251 N·m) | Gasoline | 1972 to 1975 |
| 4.2 L (258 cu in) AMC I6 Net rating. |
110 hp (82 kW) | 195 lb-ft (264 N·m) | Gasoline | 1972 to 1975 |
| 5.0 L (304 cu in) AMC V8 Net rating. |
150 hp (112 kW) | 245 lb-ft (332 N·m) | Gasoline | 1972 to 1975 |
Transmissions
- 3-speed and 4-speed manuals shared with the CJ-5 (1956 to 1975)
Sizes and weights
| Measure | Size |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 101–103.5 in2,565–2,629 mm |
A range covers the body styles and trims of this generation.
Trims and editions
- Base
- Tuxedo Park CJ-6A (1964 to 1968)
Worth knowing
- 50,172 built in all, including export production to 1981.
- The military M170, a long-wheelbase field ambulance, appeared in 1953, before the civilian CJ-6.
- Assembled under licence in South Africa and Israel, and Brazil built a four-door version from 1961 to 1966.
- The Jeepster Commando of 1967 was built on a CJ-6-based chassis with the same 101-inch wheelbase.
Year by year, newest first
- Last year of US sales; the CJ-7 replaced it for 1976.
- 2,935 built.
- 2,826 built.
- 1,720 built.
- Wheelbase grew to 103.5 in to fit AMC's sixes and 304 V8; Dana 20 transfer case.
- 1,175 built.
- Last year for the Hurricane four and Dauntless V6.
- 1,806 built.
- AMC bought Kaiser Jeep.
- 2,234 built.
- 2,433 built.
- Last year of the CJ-6A Tuxedo Park.
- 2,395 built.
- 2,295 built.
- Dauntless V6 became optional.
- 3,521 built, the highest yearly figure in the jeepfan list.
- Last year for the Perkins diesel.
- 2,062 built.
- CJ-6A Tuxedo Park became a separate model, with extra chrome, special colours, hubcaps, whitewalls, and column shift.
- 1,702 built.
- 1,534 built.
- 2,502 built.
- Perkins diesel option and higher-compression 75 hp Hurricane.
- 244 built per the jeepfan list, which may be incomplete for this year.
- 2,201 built.
- 1,947 built.
- 1,387 built.
- 1,236 built.
- Introduced as a 1956 model on a 101-inch wheelbase, 20 inches longer than the CJ-5.
- 2,523 built in 1956 after 581 in 1955.
Notes
Code and slug: one generation, so the slug is 'first' and the code is the model name. Years: Wikipedia and cj3b.info's history page give 1956 as the first model year (built from 1955); cj3b.info's poster titles it 1955 to 1975. last_year is the end of US sales; jeepfan's list shows export-only production of 2,431 (1976), 2,754 (1977), 742 (1978), 992 (1979), 1,633 (1980), and 360 (1981). Yearly figures come from an enthusiast spreadsheet linked from jeepfan.com that says its accuracy is unverified and may be calendar-year based; its total matches the 50,172 cited by cj3b.info and Wikipedia. Later wheelbase is 103.5 in per Wikipedia; a forum gives 104 in. CJ-6A Tuxedo Park output is given as 490 or 459 for 1964 to 1967 in search summaries; neither was confirmed on a page read. No source read lists the CJ-6's own transmissions, transfer cases, or axles; Wikipedia says only that it shared the CJ-5's engine families, so the drivetrain is described generally (for the CJ-5's units by year, see that model). Length and weight were not found.
Sources
- cj3b.info /Poster/CJ6.html
- cj3b.info /Siblings/1955.html
- en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jeep_CJ
- docs.google.com /spreadsheets/d/14nWifEb393mD3_TGOSVLgAFt3trz6jNcwSuGJcpWB-k
- jeepfan.com /tech/prod-numbers.htm
- terryhowe.github.io /JeepTech/engine/factory/hurricane134/
- terryhowe.github.io /JeepTech/engine/factory/perkins192/
- terryhowe.github.io /JeepTech/engine/factory/dauntless225/
- sportscarmarket.com /?p=768320