Park Chrysler Jeep history

The word “Jeep” became a registered trademark of Willys-Overland in 1950.

A long-wheelbase four-wheel drive prototype ambulance was released to the United States Army in 1951 for testing (project 6396). The ambulance was a slightly elongated 1951 Jeep® CJ-4M, another prototype in the history of the Jeep Brand.

Willys dramatically updated its CJ line on January 28, 1953 with the CJ-3B—the first CJ with a dramatically different style from its military ancestor, the Willys MB. The CJ-3B featured a higher hood to accommodate a taller “Hurricane” “F-head” engine.

While these vehicles did not capture the undivided attention of the masses, they were a valid attempt at becoming something “more” than what Jeep® appeared to be in 1960, and opened the door for other models that were to come…

In 1964, Kaiser promoted the Tuxedo Park as it’s own separate model (Tuxedo Park Mark IV) for the CJ-5A and CJ-6A. The Tuxedo Park Mark IV included several options that set it apart from the standard Jeep®. These options included:

In 1965, a new FJ-6 version was built on the CJ-6 platform.

Just wondering what a 1966 tuxedo park is worth? Good condition.

In 1971, the Jeep® Gladiators were the only United States pickups to have four-wheel drive as standard and were completely at home in the toughest roughest country.

Beginning in 1973, all Jeep® CJs came equipped with AMC-built 304- or 360-cubic-inch V-8 engines.

In 2005, a new Gladiator concept vehicle was introduced as a prototype for the possible direction the Jeep® Brand might take in the near future.