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1975 CJ-5 Tug Lake Forest, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: Listed as a tug, this is more likely a modified CJ-5.

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“Possibly one of the rarest Jeep CJ5 of the 70s
Although I have slightly modified the seat and put a different set of wheels I have not seen another one like it.
A total blast to drive! This Jeep was born as an airport tug or as a special vehicle that was used to pull and park airplanes in the 70s
This belonged to a small airport for commercial flights around the Inland Empire county
This is the only one known to make it out of there alive
I believe the airport commissioned Jeep to make 4 Jeep TUGS to be built
3 of them were dismantlement once the airport was closed down.

I have never seen another one like it. 3663 original miles on the original engine.
I probably put about 50 miles myself just driving it around the community where I live
This Jeep was used only inside the airport so the engine has very low miles.
Engine runs absolutely great, starts right up and pulls great.
I have changed the engine oil put a new filter
I have also replaced the fluids in the transmission and the transfer case.
The 4 speed transmission shifts great and transfer case works perfectly and very smooth.
This is obviously a 4×4 Jeep that has also has a granny gear that was engineered to pull old airplanes so you can imagine what kind of traction it has.
Although it is a 4 speed car, when I drive it I used the 2nd gear to go since the 1st gear is extremely short.
The jeep can be driven as a regular vehicle when on 2×4 and as an extreme off road vehicle if you engage the 4×4 and the granny
The 4×4 front mechanism is very smooth works perfectly and very easy to turn.
What I did to the car:
The seat was originally a long beach that extended all the way on top of the rear fenders. I might have a picture of the car when I originally purchased about 5 years ago.
I shortened the bench in order to reveal the rear fenders to have a contiguous like going from the front to the rear.
I also changed the skinny original wheels for a set of vector 15×8.5 all around …I liked the look so I kept it that way.
I do not have have the original wheels any longer.
This Jeep had an hardtop that was basically a rectangular piece of metal same color of the car.
The hardtop was bolted with 2 bolts on top of the windshield frame and in the back on top of the roll bar
The hardtop was the only piece that was rusted so I junked it.
There is no rust throughout the whole car. I meticulously inspected it up and down and found none.
The original fuel tank was heavily leaking so I had to put 2 boat fuel thanks in the back in order to test drive the car and make adjustments
I purchased a brand new fuel cell tank that can be installed where the original tank was, the fuel cell tank is included.
I will post just a few pictures and will get more in the next days to come.
I also have several videos of this Jeep in running mode.
and I will add them to the auction.
The Jeep is located in my house and chances re it will be staying here for some time.
I doubt I will bring it to my warehouse in Gardena
For anyone truly interested please contact me via Ebay to set up an appointment for inspection and test drive.
This THING is a total blast to drive and I am still reluctant to let it go
I will updated the auction with more info if any or if needed

TITLE: I am still working on the title docs. I do have all the paperwork the that I need to bring in at the time of CHP inspection.
The jeep needs a set of seat belts and the seat which are important components in order to register the car for on road use.

 

11 Comments on “1975 CJ-5 Tug Lake Forest, CA **SOLD**

  1. Bill

    Wouldn’t be a J10. He says 4 of them were built so it’s likely a fabricator used basic CJ5s to use as his base to construct them. He should photo the data plates

  2. Joe in Mesa

    Ridiculous price, but I think it’s kind of cool… reminds me of the Topeka Hiway Mower.
    And “The Thing” on the front better come with it 🙂

  3. Joe in Mesa

    Big question: did you keep the Thing up front?
    Where are you, J. Barra? Anywhere near Mesa AZ? It would be cool to see this driving around 🙂

  4. David Eilers

    Thanks for the update J. Barra. Did you want me to relist it for sale? Or do you plan to hold onto it?

    – Dave

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