4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1953–68
BASE MODELUnited StatesUnited Kingdom

Jeep CJ-3B.

The high-bonnet CJ of 1953–68, raised to clear the F-head 2.2-litre Hurricane engine; 80-inch wheelbase, about 196,000 built in the United States and many more under licence (Mahindra in India, Mitsubishi in Japan, Hotchkiss in France, Viasa/Ebro in Spain).

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Sources & evidence
MODEL LINECJBUILT BYABRO (Army Base Repair Organisation)PRODUCED1953–68PRODUCTIONAbout 196,000 in the United StatesLAYOUT4 wheels · 80″

The record

Kaiser bought Willys-Overland in 1953, the year the CJ-3B appeared with the taller grille and bonnet its new engine required. It sold beside the CJ-5 for fifteen years and was the model most widely built by licensees, Mahindra keeping the design in production into the 2000s.

Specification

MANUFACTURERABRO (Army Base Repair Organisation) ↗
Willys Motors / Kaiser Jeep, Toledo, Ohio; licensees abroad
MANUFACTURED1953–68 (US)
ENGINE2.2 L (134 cu in) F-head Hurricane inline-four petrol
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 196,000 in the United States
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
STATUSUS production ended 1968; licence production continued
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINECJ
FAMILYCJ
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE80″
BODY STYLEOpen
VARIANTS1

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Sources

  1. 1Jeep CJ ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

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