4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1974–83
BASE MODELUnited States

Cherokee SJ.

The sporting two-door version of the Wagoneer sold 1974–83 (four-door from 1977) on the same 109-inch chassis, with the Chief wide-track package; AMC's answer to the Blazer and Bronco.

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Sources & evidence
MODEL LINEWagoneer / Cherokee SJBUILT BYAmerican Motors Corporation, Toledo, OhioPRODUCED1974–83PRODUCTIONNot published as one figureLAYOUT4 wheels · 109″

The record

AMC revived the Cherokee name from the Willys era for a two-door Wagoneer with a younger image; the XJ unibody Cherokee replaced it in 1984.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURERAmerican Motors Corporation, Toledo, Ohio
MANUFACTURED1974–83
ENGINEAMC 258 six; AMC 360 and 401 V8
PRODUCTION RUNNot published as one figure
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
STATUSreplaced by the Cherokee XJ in 1984
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEWagoneer / Cherokee SJ
FAMILYWagoneer / Cherokee SJ
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE109″
BODY STYLETwo-door wagon
VARIANTS2

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Body styles & colours

Body style

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Jeep Cherokee (SJ) ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft