Pete M Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I'm more than a little bit sceptical, but: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-Jeep-Comanche-MJ-4WD-SWB-RARE_W0QQitemZ4643786638QQcategoryZ6286QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Most of my scepticism stems from the unlikelyness that Jeep would let that escape into public hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemi_comanche Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 don't most companies eventually destroy there project and concept cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 ....hmm seems too good to be true really :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comanchedude Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I think its false The vin number reads as a 1987 and the factory would not sell a truck That has a structural failure (he said the firewall and floor was repaired) They would not just repair it and sell it. they would have destroyed the unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 sounds like a load of phooey. "how much ** can i possibly make up to sell this truck i wrecked and swapped odometers into?" lol does a 231 even mate up to a torqueflight? EVER? and was the 4.0 even in pre-stages then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I see the auction has been cancelled because of "an error in the listing." What a load of bovine excrement. The 30th vehiucle prodiced in 1985 and it originally had a 4.0L engine? Unlikely -- if Jeep had had the 4.0L by then, they would have been selling them. And there weren't any SWB MJs until the 1987 model year. Plus, the early (V6) XJs and MJs didn't have 231 transfer cases, they had 207s. The Dana 44 axle WAS available in other than the metric ton package, you just had to order it. I have an '87 SWB with a Dana 44. However -- the Dana 44 wasn't offered until the 1987 model year. The optional axle in the '86 MJ was the AMC MOdel 20. I won't call this guy a liar, but I don't think he's telling the truth. I'd really like to get a look at this paperwork he claims to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Heck with the paperwork he has, I ant to see a build sheet on something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooter Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 does a 231 even mate up to a torqueflight? EVER? Look under any automatic 3speed TJ or auto 231 YJ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 i asked him a question about it on ebay and he told me lots of bull about how it was " a test vehicle" .....i still don't see how he got it anyways...but w/e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZXJ Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 does a 231 even mate up to a torqueflight? EVER? and was the 4.0 even in pre-stages then? Yes it does.. Any 23 spline NP231 will bolt the the TF904 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88swampedmj Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 i found what he told me when i asked about it on ebay.....here's what he told me... Let's be real clear on this point. This is not concept truck, or a pilot. It was a test truck, that actually went down the assembly line to test the fit of components prior to the actual year of production. Then it was used to test the durability of those existing components in the next year of its life. Then it was retired from service and then sold. This is what I was told by the Department Manager at Jeep Corp when I picked it up in Detroit at Chrysler Headquarters in 1988. I have a copy of the original bill of sale to the company who origanlly recieved it from Jeep Corp. I worked for those people 1988 to 1989 and subsequently bought the Comanche from them in about 1990. Believe what you want. This Jeep Comanche has a unique history. That is how I am advertising it. Thanks for your question. Denny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I'm still trying to figure out how he bought it from the people (or the company) who bought it from Jeep Corp (which didn't exist, because by 1990 it was Chrysler Corp), yet when he picked it up he picked it up from "Jeep Corp" rather than from the people who owned it. I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 5, 2006 Author Share Posted June 5, 2006 There's always the possibility that he's telling the "truth" as he knows it, and the guy that sold it to him was lying his @$$ off. :D So instead of being a lying bastard, the ebay guy was just a gulliblel idiot. :shake: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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