1979 Jeep Cherokee “Wag”

The 1974-1983 Jeep Cherokee (SJ) was AMC-era Jeep's two-door sporty version of the full-size Wagoneer, sharing the same body shell and solid-axle chassis but pitched at a younger buyer than the wood-grained wagon. A four-door body joined the line for 1977, and the wide-track Cherokee Chief package, introduced in mid-1975 as an early 1976 model, remains the version most people picture. Engines ran from the AMC 258 inline six through the 360 and 401 V8s, with Quadra-Trac full-time four-wheel drive available. The SJ Cherokee ended after 1983, when the name moved to the all-new downsized XJ for 1984.