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By: Brooklands Books . Having been discontinued in 1948 the Jeepster name was revived in 1967. In the Mid-sixties the recreational vehicles market had blossomed and manufacturers were filling a vacuum. The Jeepster was introduced as a blend of a street...

By: Brooklands Books . Truck derivatives of the Wagoneer range appeared at the same time as the big station wagon itself, in November 1962. Since 1969 they have been known as J-series trucks. As originally introduced, the Jeep trucks were simply utility...

By: Brooklands Books . Developed from the venerable wartime Jeep the CJ (civilian Jeep) was distributed worldwide by Willys. The CJ5 and CJ6 were built concurrently (the CJ6 being a longer wheelbase). An optional V6 engine in 1966 upped the horsepower...

By: Brooklands Books . This book looks at the history of one of the most instantly recognisable four wheel drives ever made, the Jeep CJ-5. The book contains descriptions, reviews, tests and statistics to complete your knowledge of this vehicle.  ...

By: Brooklands Books . The 4x4 market changed in the 1960s from utility to an increased leisure market. In the 1970s the CJ range was turned over - mainly to the recreational sector - and the CJ-7 was designed with more room, simpler transmission and an...

By: Peter Crespin . The X300 was the first serious model development in collaboration with Ford and the cars benefited in quality terms as a result. Problems do exist, however, especially with the X308 models which followed in 1997. Though they are...

By: Peter Crespin . In 1968 the Jaguar XJ6 set new standards for luxury cars and spawned more than a dozen variants over the next 20 years, including the iconic 12 cylinder cars. This book guides you systematically though 3 different series of...

By: Anders Ditlev Clausager . Jaguar's series of XK sports cars used the remarkable twin overhead camshaft engine first exposed to the public in 1948 in the new XK120 two-seater, which took the motoring world by storm. For 1954 the XK120 was replaced by...

By: Brooklands Books . This book picks up the story of Jeep's popular Cherokee from our book 'Jeep Cherokee and Comanche Performance Portfolio 1984-1991'. Includes road and comparison tests, performance and technical data, buyer's checklist, new model...

By: Brooklands Books . The mid-eighties saw a downsizing of vehicles and smaller lighter models were introduced. One of Jeep's innovations was to use unitary construction. They also gave their models many car characteristics. Early engines were nothing...

By: Brooklands Books . This successor to the CJ Jeeps took into account that these vehicles were going to be used as every day transport rather than a utility vehicle. Nevertheless, the Wrangler was still in the mould of the earlier vehicles having a...

By: Brooklands Books . The Wagoneer was introduced in 1963 to replace the elderly station wagons. Partially side-lined in the Jeep range, it was seen in its latter years as an elderly owner's 4x4 and laden with extra convenience equipment. After the...