UPDATE: Price dropped to $7500.
(06/24/2010) It looks like a nice enough jeep.
“I was a leader in the off road industry for decades. I use to own the leading off road company. when i was young I built this Jeep from the ground up in 1967. It has only about 8,000 miles on it (95 percent offroad). It has been featured in magazines like Four Wheeler (i can email articles). It has a Stainless Steel body which is probably worth the asking price alone. I had one, my brother has one and we sold one in 1968 to someone, I do not know of any others that were produced like this. It has a Buick V-6 engine (it is special, steel crank not cast) that was producing 225 horsepower for 225 cubic inches Naturally (no turbo, no NOS, no blower). It has a Borg Warner T-10 Transmission with Hurst shifter, Dana 30 open Knuckel front end with positraction (6 gear steel) 3.73 ratio, disc brakes, Dana 44 rear with positraction. And of course Rancho Suspension. The Jeep has only been driven a few miles (under 400 miles in last 25 years and that is on road) since 1985 when my dad died and I lost interest in going off road. It has a miss at 4000 RPM probably due to not being run much. It is not as slow as some Jeeps, it does over 65 MPH in 1st gear! (it has a 4speed). The fastest i have had it is about 120 MPH in 4th and it had more but it was scary at that speed. This is for an Enthusiast or collector, it is street legal but this was built for off-road.
I HAVE ADVERTISED FOR $13500 AND IT IS WORTH OVER $25,000. I HAVE NOW OFFERED AT UNDER $10,000 SOMEONE WILL GET ONE HELL OF A JEEP. SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY. 310 2921182 GENE my price is firm so please do not even respond if you can not afford the asking price”
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/2655372381.html
Cool, I get to use my degree…
MPH:65
Ist gear 2.20
Axle:3.73
= 5781.25 RPM
If the trans has the 2.42 1st gear RPM’s are 6385.67
If the trans has the 2.64 1st gear RPM’s are 6937.51
Now if the engine has enough torque to over-come drag lets look at 3rd and fourth
If 3rd gear is 1.31 ratio engine pushing 5781.25 RPM = 109 MPH
If 4th gear is 1.00 ratio engine pushing 5781.25 RPM = 143 MPH
If it had a .75 overdrive 5781.25 RPM= 191 MPH
I think this jeep could go 120 MPH but why? death wish ? I think this jeep has good value but I would not advertize a miss at 4000 RPM when you would have to take this engine to 6000 RPM’s to get 65 MPH in first. (Caberated engine misses are ether spark or fuel anything els is $$$$!)
I think the over all value in this jeep is the package it is. I think this jeep would look good behind a $100,000.00 Bus and the guy would not care about a burnt valve and just get it fixed.
Thanks for the calculations .. ok, so with the right cam and parts it could theoretically go 65mph in 1st gear ..
I’d believe it…..I had mine to 110 once….and as the seller claims it was freakin scary…..
Hmm .. I don’t what it says about me, and I know I’ve done my share of dumb stuff in a jeep, but it never occurred to me to go faster than about 75 in any sort of jeep. And I swear I’m not saying this just because my mom occasionally reads ewillys 🙂
going down a steep hill with the windshield down.
How about 75 in a Liberty Dave? Oops you said a Jeep sorry.
I would not be caught ina Liberty so I am thinking Light speed
Actually going up Preston Hill with the top about to come off…. Had recently been to the speedo shop for a cable and calibration too…