The first luxury four-wheel drive: the 1966–69 Super Wagoneer with the 270 hp Vigilante 327 V8, automatic gearbox, power steering and brakes, air conditioning, a padded vinyl roof and gold trim, priced with Cadillacs.
BASE VEHICLEWagoneer / Grand Wagoneer SJBUILT BYKaiser Jeep Corporation, American Motors Corporation (Jeep Corporation)IN SERVICE1966–69PRODUCTIONAbout 1,500LAYOUT4 wheels · 110″
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Kaiser Jeep loaded the Wagoneer for 1966 with the four-barrel AMC-built 327 V8, a Turbo Hydra-Matic, tilt wheel, power everything, a seven-way seat, a Nomad three-tone paint scheme with a vinyl-covered roof and chrome roof rack. About 1,500 were built before the Buick 350 replaced the 327 in 1968; it is regarded as the ancestor of the luxury SUV.
ENGINE5.4-litre (327 cu in) Vigilante V8, 270 hp; Buick 350 in 1968–69
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 1,500
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEWagoneer / Cherokee SJ
FAMILYWagoneer / Cherokee SJ
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE110″
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