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Thats a bad spot for a beer [emoji33]

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Momojeeper picked up this 81 Laredo last weekend. Said he's going to save it. Gotta love it when a Jeep's been sitting so long a tree grows up through a bumperette

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jerseyjeeps said:
Jambo did a real good job explaining all of these differences on a Facebook post I read on "love of the scrambler" group or something like that. I'll let him chime in or if he doesn't I'll or someone will just copy and paste text from there it's that good. One thing tho is that it's often misunderstood that the overlander was a widespread package while in fact it was born in jeep Oz design shop and only marketed in Oz. It was "theirs". And approximately 200 total were made before jeep pulled out of AU altogether. Prior to then you could also get the same jeep in Oz it just wasn't marketed or graphic'd as an overlander.
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"The term "Overlander" was only used by Jeep Australia as a marketing term. There are only right-hand-drive (RHD) Overlanders and they were only produced in 1984 and sold in 1984 and 1985. Additionally, there are pre-1984 CJ-8's in Australia that are not Overlanders, but are true Scramblers with the standard Scrambler package and RHD drivetrain. There are also 1984 and 85 worldcab CJ-8's in Australia that are not "Overlanders" as they came with the Laredo package and were decaled and badged as such. There ARE worldcab-equipped export Jeeps in several other countries, but they are not "Overlanders" and may or may not be RHD. Venezuela is an example of where the LHD version of a worldcab is quite prevalent and you often see them on the road in both CJ7 and CJ8 (CJ7 Chasiss Largo or LlaneroII) version. In Venezuela, they sold a worldcab version of the CJ-8 until 1987 and later, and YJ-8 version until appx 1990. I have met owners of Worldcab CJ-8's from Israel, Austria, Germany and have had contact with owners from Brazil, South Africa and France. Most of those versions were LHD export Jeeps outfitted with the Worldcab. I do not know total numbers of these units produced, Jeep of Australia shut down in 1986 and did not relanch until the era of the TJ Wrangler, so most of those records, as with AMC records in the US, are spotty or completely gone. There are at least 5 Overlanders that have been imported from Australia to the US, and one LHD export Worldcab version that never left and was found in a warehouse on the east coast several years ago. Currently, the nicest and most original example belongs to an avid Jeep collector in New Jersey. I have one that has just finished being painted. As to value, it depends where in the world you are and how competitive the market is. I can say as a collector, I have substantial money invested in mine, both in the import process and in the restoration process. But it is nowhere NEAR 100,000. :eyeroll: or even half of that. If you are in Venezuela, you can pick a decent example up for $5,000 US. If you're in Australia and can find one (they are increasingly rare) it seems $15,000 US is more the norm now. Prices in Europe are in between. Additionally, the "Scramblers" in Israel are often produced exclusively for the military. Their tubs and frames and even engine trains have been changed for Israeli military specs and do not match the standard AMC Jeep package (although they are very close). So you'd have to take into account if it was a Military Jeep, a true AMC export Jeep, and the availability of parts. Exporting military vehicles can also have challenges that standard vehicles do not present. For those who are interested, there is an Israeli owner and several US and Australian owners of these models who are active contributors on www.cj-8.com."
 
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wm69 said:
Momojeeper picked up this 81 Laredo last weekend. Said he's going to save it. Gotta love it when a Jeep's been sitting so long a tree grows up through a bumperette
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Wow, looks like an awesome rescue project!

Looks rather solid and complete from the pics you posted.

Please tell us there will be a build thread for it?

Would really enjoy following along, as I'm sure this one will clean up nice.

Any backstory on why it was neglected?

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SKT said:
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Wow, looks like an awesome rescue project!

Looks rather solid and complete from the pics you posted.

Please tell us there will be a build thread for it?

Would really enjoy following along, as I'm sure this one will clean up nice.

Any backstory on why it was neglected?

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My thoughts exactly. And SKT this thread has missed you. :headbang:
 
Thanks Polar for getting this thread back on track. We are not like other forums around here.

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SKT said:
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Wow, looks like an awesome rescue project!

Looks rather solid and complete from the pics you posted.

Please tell us there will be a build thread for it?

Would really enjoy following along, as I'm sure this one will clean up nice.

Any backstory on why it was neglected?

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The owner had a heart attack and stopped driving the Jeep. It was last tagged in 2003. Momo has a nose for finding these deals, and apparently had the deal made when the guy's wife got wind of it. She threw quite the fit that the husband had sold the Jeep.
 
wm69 said:
The owner had a heart attack and stopped driving the Jeep. It was last tagged in 2003. Momo has a nose for finding these deals, and apparently had the deal made when the guy's wife got wind of it. She threw quite the fit that the husband had sold the Jeep.
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I want a wife that throws fits when I sell Jeeps. Although mine is more than patient when I buy them, so I guess I'm still ahead of the game.

And to keep the thread on track for Jersey...

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Jambo said:
I want a wife that throws fits when I sell Jeeps. Although mine is more than patient when I buy them, so I guess I'm still ahead of the game.

And to keep the thread on track for Jersey...
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Truck, wagon , or Jeepster? That's me in the back, early 80's.


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