4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1976–83
NAMED MODELUnited States

J-10 Honcho.

The sport J-10 pick-up of 1976–83: the Honcho package with Levi’s trim, wide wheels, stripes and the 360 V8, on the 119-inch short-bed truck; a Sportside stepside version from 1980.

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Sources & evidence
J-10 Honcho — 1979 Jeep J-10 with the Honcho packageCZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz — a photo credit is required if this image is · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEGladiator / J-series truckBUILT BYAmerican Motors Corporation (Jeep Corporation)IN SERVICE1976–83PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 120″

The record

AMC gave the J-10 the same treatment as the Cherokee Chief: a Honcho package of gold wheels, stripes, Levi’s bench seat and a roll bar, offered on the short-wheelbase Townside and from 1980 the Sportside with a fibreglass stepside bed. It was the best-known J-truck trim.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1976–83
ENGINEAMC 258 six; 360 V8
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEJ-series (Gladiator truck)
FAMILYJ-series (Gladiator truck)
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE120″
BODY STYLEpickup

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.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

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

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