DOTS: A Rough and Ready J Series

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05/04/2020 at 18:04 • Filed to: Dots, david Tracy bait

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Updated with edited pictures. I couldn’t help myself. The truc k is just so beautiful!

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Wait, was that. . .

Yes, it was. On my way back, I stopped to take some pictures. A lot of pictures. Possibly an obscene amount of pictures, but Oppo deserves it.

Prepare yourself for many many pictures of this Jeep J10.

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At least I think it is a J10. Certainly a J series and even more certainly a Jeep.

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An AMC era Jeep no less. According to Wikipedia, that would most likely make this a J10.

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My goodness is that a beautiful truck. The rusty brush guard really adds to the personality it is positively dripping with.

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The truck really pulls off this brown on brown on brown paint. Many different shades of brown exist here.

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Moving on, we see a surprisingly immaculate interior. Probably recently reupholstered judging by the contrast with the exterior.

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It’s a manual too. I don’t see a 4wd selector so it is probably just 2wd unfortunately.

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As you can see from this angle, it is crusty but trusty, the best kind of rusty. A little oxidation appears around the rear, but considering how badly AMC Jeeps rusted this is nothing. Just ask David Tracy.

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Yes, this is absolutely a Jeep. Perhaps an exterior refurbishment is in its future, considering its location outside a body shop. Gotta love that old .gov “give wildlife a chance” license plate. Those go way back, so clearly this old Jeep is a longtime local.

In short, I would rock this every day of the week and twice on Sunday.


DISCUSSION (19)


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/04/2020 at 18:09

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And a manual. The J10/Honcho were the handsomest pickup trucks ever put on the road and anyone who disagrees is incorrect.


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/04/2020 at 18:09

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I’m pretty sure that’s 4wd. It’s hard for me to be certain, but that looks like a pumpkin underneath in the top shot, and it looks like there’s a small shifter to the right and slightly behind the main stick.

Nice find, great truck!


Kinja'd!!! Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/04/2020 at 18:18

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Very much agreed. Just so breathtakingly beautiful yet also somehow casual about its overpowering macho-ness.


Kinja'd!!! Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Just Jeepin'
05/04/2020 at 18:18

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You do seems to be right about the tiniest bit of a diff showing but I see no way to engage it.


Kinja'd!!! 4kc > Just Jeepin'
05/04/2020 at 18:20

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Yeah also has lockout hubs on the front, so unless someone was mall crawling hard back in the 80s this is definitely a 4wd


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/04/2020 at 18:20

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Kinja'd!!! Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > 4kc
05/04/2020 at 18:21

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But I see no way to engage it from the cab.


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > 4kc
05/04/2020 at 18:21

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Good catch. I’ve never driven a vehicle with locking hubs, so I never thought to look for them.


Kinja'd!!! Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Just Jeepin'
05/04/2020 at 18:22

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Just realized a 2wd would still have a rear diff.

Also, I updated the photos after a quick brightness, color, and contrast bump. Really brings out the brown in the paint. Goes from turd colored to polished turd.


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/04/2020 at 18:22

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Simply handsome. Accidentally handsome. Same for the Wagoneers and Cherokees with the same hood.


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/04/2020 at 18:25

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I still can’t believe this was for sale, reasonably priced, with power steering (mandatory for my bad back) and I couldn’t buy it.

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Kinja'd!!! Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Just Jeepin'
05/04/2020 at 18:26

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Ah, there it is

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Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/04/2020 at 18:30

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Yep. I didn’t post that side because it’s crazy hard to see.


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Just Jeepin'
05/04/2020 at 18:30

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I’d want one less modded, but I bet you could add power steering without needing the Manhattan Project to do so.


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/04/2020 at 18:35

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Probably, but if I’m going to pick one up across the country, it’d be helpful to be able to drive it home.


Kinja'd!!! 4kc > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
05/04/2020 at 20:11

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I think on these it’s a lever underneath the drivers seat for the 4wd? I know the later 80's ones did

Locking hubs simply disconnect the wheels from the driveline, they don’t engage 4wd but 4wd won’t work with them off either. It’s more for wear and mpg’s.


Kinja'd!!! Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > 4kc
05/04/2020 at 21:06

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Then what is that shift boot odd ly positioned on the trans tunnel? I still am not sure that's 4wd.


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Just Jeepin'
05/04/2020 at 22:06

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 I misread. I thought it said without power steering. So did it sell before you could go scoop it up?


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/04/2020 at 22:13

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Bad timing. Between the virus and my finances, it wasn’t practical.

Someday.