After I found the very rare Audi-engined ’79 AM General DJ-5G “Mail Jeep” in a Denver junkyard, I thought I’d go back to ignoring most junked DJ Jeeps. They’re very common in Colorado, and this series has always been more about historically significant vehicles than just plain old ones. However, DJs built before AMC bought Kaiser-Jeep, and featuring the nearly-forgotten Chevrolet Nova four-cylinder engine, deserve some attention. (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1960s, 1968, 1968 Jeep DJ-5, amc, Denver, Down On The Junkyard, Jeep, Jeep DJ, Jeep DJ-5, Jeep DJ-5A, junkyard, Junkyard Find, Kaiser, Kaiser-Jeep
Tagged as 1960s, 1968, 1968 Jeep DJ-5, amc, Denver, Down On The Junkyard, Jeep, Jeep DJ, Jeep DJ-5, Jeep DJ-5A, junkyard, Junkyard Find, Kaiser, Kaiser-Jeep
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