Jeep DJ
Overview
 
The Dispatcher Jeep
Jeep
Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler . The first Willys Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle brand. It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second...

, or DJ, was a two-wheel-drive variant of the CJ
Jeep CJ
The Willys CJ is a public version of the famous Willys Military Jeep from World War II.The first CJ prototype was introduced in 1944 by Willys, and the same basic vehicle stayed in production through seven variants and three corporate parents until 1986.A variant of the CJ is still in production...

 series. Production started in 1955 by Kaiser
Kaiser Motors
Kaiser Motors Corporation made automobiles at Willow Run, Michigan, United States, from 1945 to 1953. In 1953, Kaiser merged with Willys-Overland to form Willys Motors Incorporated, moving its production operations to the Willys plant at Toledo, Ohio...

 that became Kaiser-Jeep in 1963. In 1970 American Motors
American Motors
American Motors Corporation was an American automobile company formed by the 1954 merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S. history.George W...

 (AMC) purchased Kaiser’s money-losing Jeep operations establishing AM General
AM General
AM General is an American heavy vehicle manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana. It is best known for the civilian Hummer and the military Humvee, that is assembled in Mishawaka, Indiana...

, a wholly owned subsidiary, that built this model through 1983.
The DJ-3A was introduced in 1955. It used the body style of the older CJ-3A, along with the L-134
Willys Go Devil engine
The Willys L134 was a straight-4 automobile engine made famous in the Jeep produced in World War II. The engine displaced with a bore and stroke, a very undersquare design. It was an L-head design, with valves parallel to the cylinders...

 engine.
 
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