rtferguson_39 Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 1987 Jeep Comanche 2.5L 4cyl / AX4 4spd / 2wd / 3.55 / 113in Build Date: 5/28/1987 Current Location: North Carolina, Charlotte Region Status: 176k miles and counting. Registered and driven regularly. Notes: Base level trim and options, no passenger door mirror, manual steering, no AC. Paint code BE (Colorado Red), no side graphics. Tan interior, cloth bench seat, rubber floor mat, aftermarket sliding rear window. Dealer installed Jeep AM/FM radio with tape deck and door speakers. Aftermarket steel rear bumper with an Oregon AMC/Jeep dealer's name and location stamped into it.
89 MJ Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, rtferguson_39 said: Aftermarket steel rear bumper with an Oregon AMC/Jeep dealer's name and location stamped into it. I'm going to need to see a picture of that.
Ωhm Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 Welcome to the Forum. Lots of good people LOG IN here. Update your SIGNATURE. LOG-IN. Upper right hand of screen. Click on Username. Click on Account Settings. Find and click on Signature. Add vehicle information here (YR, ENG, TRANS, etc, etc) and save. This helps everyone. This information will be available every time you post.
rtferguson_39 Posted May 13, 2020 Author Posted May 13, 2020 I will take a couple as soon as I remove the sticker that is stuck and painted over the dealer name. Dealer location reads: GLADSTONE OR.
rtferguson_39 Posted May 13, 2020 Author Posted May 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ωhm said: Welcome to the Forum. Lots of good people LOG IN here. Update your SIGNATURE. LOG-IN. Upper right hand of screen. Click on Username. Click on Account Settings. Find and click on Signature. Add vehicle information here (YR, ENG, TRANS, etc, etc) and save. This helps everyone. This information will be available every time you post. - I have logged in and updated my signature. Hope its showing up properly. Thanks!
Ωhm Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, rtferguson_39 said: - I have logged in and updated my signature. Hope its showing up properly. Thanks! Reading it Loud and Clear.
Pete M Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 what a gorgeous survivor! be sure to start a build thread and share all the details!
jdog Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 build date: 06/24/87 body MJTL61 *X1-DESCRIPTION NOT AVAILABLE -YY-DESCRIPTION NOT AVAILABLE APA-Monotone Paint CBA-Straight Back Bench Seat CGX-RR Head Restraints Outboard Seating DCB-Open EPD-DESCRIPTION NOT AVAILABLE GAC-Tinted Glass Windows HCC-Do Not Use - See HCA JJA-Cigar Lighter LAP-Shift Indicator Warning Lamp LMA-Halogen Headlamps MDA-Front License Plate Bracket NAA-Federal Emissions PE4-Colorado Red QE4-Colorado Red TBG-Compact Spare Tire WMC-Open 3LR-DESCRIPTION NOT AVAILABLE
rtferguson_39 Posted May 13, 2020 Author Posted May 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Pete M said: what a gorgeous survivor! be sure to start a build thread and share all the details! Thank you. I've searched for a couple years to find a clean example like this (for a set price). Since I acquired this truck I've: -Fixed a charging system issue (damn instrument cluster fuse...) -Restored the badly broken headliner board and recovered said headliner -Restored/repainted the Comanche badges, driver side mirror housing, cowl panel (small details) Future plans: -Repaint the roof (all paint is basically non-existent up there) -Durabak bed liner in red -4wd, AX5, 231 swap - I'm on the fence about this one...I've got XJ's for the trails already (this MJ is just so nice). But a wrecked '90 XJ with the proper ratio front axle in my backyard...so the thought is in my head. -Dummy light inst. cluster removal, swap to a proper cluster with actual gauges, sending units of course with that.
rtferguson_39 Posted May 13, 2020 Author Posted May 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, jdog said: build date: 06/24/87 body MJTL61 *X1-DESCRIPTION NOT AVAILABLE -YY-DESCRIPTION NOT AVAILABLE APA-Monotone Paint CBA-Straight Back Bench Seat CGX-RR Head Restraints Outboard Seating DCB-Open EPD-DESCRIPTION NOT AVAILABLE GAC-Tinted Glass Windows HCC-Do Not Use - See HCA JJA-Cigar Lighter LAP-Shift Indicator Warning Lamp LMA-Halogen Headlamps MDA-Front License Plate Bracket NAA-Federal Emissions PE4-Colorado Red QE4-Colorado Red TBG-Compact Spare Tire WMC-Open 3LR-DESCRIPTION NOT AVAILABLE Seriously appreciate the info. Things I don't know: how are you able to obtain the build options just from the VIN?
89 MJ Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, rtferguson_39 said: Seriously appreciate the info. Things I don't know: how are you able to obtain the build options just from the VIN? They work in dealerships.
rtferguson_39 Posted May 13, 2020 Author Posted May 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, 89 MJ said: They work in dealerships. 10-4 Thanks.
jdog Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 24 minutes ago, rtferguson_39 said: Seriously appreciate the info. Things I don't know: how are you able to obtain the build options just from the VIN? no problem
rtferguson_39 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/13/2020 at 11:01 AM, 89 MJ said: I'm going to need to see a picture of that. In regards to my aftermarket steel bumper that is stamped with the dealer name and location, I finally scraped all the bumper stickers off...and... Don Carlton Jeep, Gladstone Oregon. Research time...
eaglescout526 Posted May 21, 2020 Posted May 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, rtferguson_39 said: That probably wasn't cheap for them to do, but that is rather neat piece of history right there.
jdog Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 Selling Dealer: Don Carlton Jeep-Eagle Gladstone, OR
rtferguson_39 Posted February 1, 2021 Author Posted February 1, 2021 On 1/29/2021 at 9:57 PM, jdog said: Selling Dealer: Don Carlton Jeep-Eagle Gladstone, OR Yup. From a recent satellite search, the building is still in Gladstone, but it is now a marine powersports dealer/service shop. I found an old invoice for DCJE dating to 1992 for promotional signs being ordered, but the paper trail seems to stop after that. I'm thinking they closed down sometime shortly after 1992.
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