Jeep Jeepster Commando
Kaiser's rival to the Ford Bronco and International Scout, sold as the Jeepster Commando from 1967 and simply the Commando in AMC's 1972 and 1973 form. It came as a convertible, roadster, wagon, or pickup, and was replaced by the SJ Cherokee.
Generations, newest first
C104
Jeep Commando (C104)
For 1972 AMC dropped the Jeepster name and stretched the nose to fit its own sixes and 304 V8, giving the Commando a 104-inch wheelbase and a plain full-width grille that looked more like a Chevrolet Blazer than a Jeep. The update also brought a wider track, a stronger frame and axles, bigger drum brakes, and a larger fuel tank, and the bigger engines made air conditioning and power assists practical. The new face has been called the least Jeep-like styling of its time, sales stayed weak, and AMC dropped the Commando after 1973 in favour of the larger two-door Cherokee.
3.8 L (232 cu in) AMC I6 · 4.2 L (258 cu in) AMC I6 · 5.0 L (304 cu in) AMC V8
Station wagon · Pickup · Roadster with soft top
C101
Jeep Jeepster Commando (C101)
Kaiser revived the Jeepster name, unused since 1950, on a new compact 4x4 introduced in January 1967 on a CJ-6-based chassis with a 101-inch wheelbase, the source of its C101 code. Sold as a car and a 4x4 in one, it came as a convertible, roadster, steel-roofed wagon, or pickup, with four-wheel drive standard. The F-head four was standard and Buick's Dauntless V6 a popular option, with an automatic available. It competed with the Ford Bronco and International Scout, and the 1971 Hurst Jeepster is one of the rarest production Jeeps.
2.2 L (134 cu in) Willys Hurricane F-head I4 · 3.7 L (225 cu in) Buick Dauntless V6
Convertible with power top (Jeepster) · Convertible (Commando) · Roadster · Station wagon with steel hardtop · Pickup