| Civilian Jeep History is long and there have been a | | | | and so Jeep started manufacturing the Wrangler, |
| great variety of CJ designs over the years. Jeeps | | | | which is very similar to the Civilian Jeep except |
| started as military vehicles in the forties, and | | | | that it is lower and wider. The Wrangler was |
| Civilian Jeeps also started to be produced in the | | | | introduced in 1986 and it was produced for 10 |
| forties. The first Civilian Jeep, or CJ, was produced | | | | years before it was redesigned in 1997. Both |
| in 1944 because the company was thinking about | | | | Wrangler designs were very popular and it is still a |
| a post-war market for Jeeps. These Jeeps were | | | | very dependable and popular vehicle. |
| designed for agricultural use, and there were only | | | | Civilian Jeeps are good off road vehicles and |
| twelve models made in 1944. In 1945 CJs were | | | | many Jeep enthusiasts build their own CJs rather |
| mass-produced for the first time as CJ-2As. Over | | | | than buy used CJs. There is a great variety of |
| the years Civilian Jeeps changed in design, | | | | Civilian Jeep and Wrangler parts available from |
| features and performance. Eventually they | | | | several auto part stores and jeep part websites, |
| became roomier and more powerful. | | | | so if you have, or want to build, a CJ or a |
| In the eighties Civilian Jeep sales started to drop | | | | Wrangler there are a lot of options for you. |