Kheltic Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Hey everyone, I'm curious if anyone knows how many Comanches were sold with each trim. I see the general numbers on Wikipedia but I'm mainly interested in how many had the Chief trim package to see how original I should leave my truck (88 chief). This is all I could find online... and idk how they have 1985 there. I thought MJs were 86-92. Production numbers: 1985: 29,245 1986: 33,386 1987: 43,070 1988: 43,718 1989: 25,311 1990: 9,576 1991: 5,188 1992: 952 Also saw this in a Hemmings article: "Buyers looking for a four-wheel-drive sport truck could order a Comanche Chief, but in that model the 4.0-liter engine was optional and the 10-hole alloy wheels weren't available... The Comanche Eliminator was offered for five years. It returned for 1989 and 1990 with only modest changes. Then, in 1991 Jeep boosted the 4.0-liter engine's power to 190hp, and adopted the advertising slogan: "Absolute power erupts absolutely." That year the company also added a four-wheel-drive Eliminator to the Jeep lineup, a welcome addition since the 1988 Comanche Chief had been dropped after only one year." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 because those numbers are for the calendar years, not the model years the hemmings stuff has... errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheltic Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, Pete M said: because those numbers are for the calendar years, not the model years the hemmings stuff has... errors. Lol Yea I kinda figured as much, and I just take wikipedia at face value half the time. I'm thoroughly impressed by the knowledge on this forum so I'm hoping someone knows more than what I've been able to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 pretty much everything that there is to know is here on CC somewhere. but a lot of info was lost back in the AMC days so we still have gaps in the knowledge. what sort of info are you looking for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheltic Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Basically just want to know how many Comanche Chiefs were produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 literally no way to know. the breakdown numbers simply don't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 There have been posts about trim specific numbers in the past and I don't think they have ever gone anywhere. I don't think AMC/Jeep kept record of production based on trim. I will say that the Chief seems to be a fairly uncommon/rare one but idk how much so. Just don't see them much at all. Honestly with trucks this old, it's less of a question of how uncommon/rare it is, and more a question of weather it is worth keeping it original. If it's really clean (no/little rust or body damage), well maintained, and not missing any Chief specific parts (I have no idea what that might be aside from the graphics), then it would be worth keeping original. If it's pretty beat up, you'd be better off building it the way you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVPete Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Yeah...not so sure if there are "Comanche Chief" specific parts since this was molded into the door panel of my Pioneer. Nothing like memorializing the inability to spell....i before e and all that. Maybe it's a trim that we don't know about? Perhaps my truck is even more special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 the trims were mostly a sticker package and getting more standard stuff inside. this isn't 100%, for example there were interior fabrics that were Laredo specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87MJTIM Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 This website has some nice history for the MJs. http://comanchemj.1hwy.com/index.html The production numbers referenced above match the total on the website (could be the same source). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheltic Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 16 hours ago, SVPete said: Yeah...not so sure if there are "Comanche Chief" specific parts since this was molded into the door panel of my Pioneer. Nothing like memorializing the inability to spell....i before e and all that. Maybe it's a trim that we don't know about? Perhaps my truck is even more special. That's pretty cool lol. I know when I run my vin it says chief so I wonder if there are little easter eggs like that on mine too. When I start my restoration I'll post any I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheltic Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 16 hours ago, 87MJTIM said: This website has some nice history for the MJs. http://comanchemj.1hwy.com/index.html The production numbers referenced above match the total on the website (could be the same source). Great website, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Kheltic said: Great website, thanks! that's Rob's (automan2164) site from way back when. glad to see it's still hanging around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSch88L Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I don't know about you, but most Comanches I see are base, Sportruck and Pioneer, the Pioneer being more prevalent in my neck of the woods. The only Chiefs and Laredos I've ever seen were here; before that, I never knew they existed. I've seen some Cherokee Chiefs, but never Comanche Chiefs before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torq_Shep Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 10 hours ago, OldSch88L said: I don't know about you, but most Comanches I see are base, Sportruck and Pioneer, the Pioneer being more prevalent in my neck of the woods. The only Chiefs and Laredos I've ever seen were here; before that, I never knew they existed. I've seen some Cherokee Chiefs, but never Comanche Chiefs before. Ironically I have owned 3 eliminators and one sport truck. I haven't seen a Pioneer or Laredo in person. Seems like Sportruck was very popular though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 sportrucks were the cheapest model so I'm sure they sold a lot of them. plus you could add on some of the other niceties like the 4.0 or 4wd without having to step up to the price tag of a pioneer (the middle of the road model). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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