I sold this CJ-7 back in 2001. I ran into the last owner at a gas station in Flagstaff, AZ around 2008, got to talking about the old Jeep.
It had changed hands a few times since I had sold it. I gave him my card and told him "If you ever want to sell it, let me know."
October 2016, I got a call from a number I didn't recognize but I answered anyhow. It was the guy that owned my old Jeep. He had hurt his back pretty bad and was now close to 70, so he said, "It's time."
I now live in Houston, and he now lives in Waco, but the title was in Flag and the Jeep was parked under a tree behind his Flagstaff house. He really tried to just give it back to me, but I made him take some money for it. He knew I had a lot of history with it and he felt I should have it. It also had been sitting a while, so the true condition was unknown. Anyhow, he had the title mailed to Texas, we met up and did the exchange, and I waited until my scheduled trip in December to roll around.
In the meanwhile, I had my buddy Jamie go over to have a look and get me some pictures. Most of my modifications were still in place. Rust had advanced due to sitting out under that tree in the winter. The freeze/thaw/freeze cycles are really rough if a little water gets in the seams, which it had. Jamie told me the radiator was full and green, the engine was up to full on the oil and looked pretty clean, tires were in good shape and holding air, brake master was full, power steering was full, overall OK “as parked” condition.
These are some of the photos Jamie sent me:
1979 CJ-7
304 V8
T-150 3 speed
Tilt Wheel
Clock
Padded dash
Power steering
Sway bar
Power brakes
The V8 emblems were still on there. I was really stoked about that as these were off of my dad's 1972 CJ5. He pulled them off before he sold it when I went into the Navy. He passed away between the time I sold it and bought it back.
It had changed hands a few times since I had sold it. I gave him my card and told him "If you ever want to sell it, let me know."
October 2016, I got a call from a number I didn't recognize but I answered anyhow. It was the guy that owned my old Jeep. He had hurt his back pretty bad and was now close to 70, so he said, "It's time."
I now live in Houston, and he now lives in Waco, but the title was in Flag and the Jeep was parked under a tree behind his Flagstaff house. He really tried to just give it back to me, but I made him take some money for it. He knew I had a lot of history with it and he felt I should have it. It also had been sitting a while, so the true condition was unknown. Anyhow, he had the title mailed to Texas, we met up and did the exchange, and I waited until my scheduled trip in December to roll around.
In the meanwhile, I had my buddy Jamie go over to have a look and get me some pictures. Most of my modifications were still in place. Rust had advanced due to sitting out under that tree in the winter. The freeze/thaw/freeze cycles are really rough if a little water gets in the seams, which it had. Jamie told me the radiator was full and green, the engine was up to full on the oil and looked pretty clean, tires were in good shape and holding air, brake master was full, power steering was full, overall OK “as parked” condition.
These are some of the photos Jamie sent me:
1979 CJ-7
304 V8
T-150 3 speed
Tilt Wheel
Clock
Padded dash
Power steering
Sway bar
Power brakes
The V8 emblems were still on there. I was really stoked about that as these were off of my dad's 1972 CJ5. He pulled them off before he sold it when I went into the Navy. He passed away between the time I sold it and bought it back.
