The Jeep (CJ-
Scrambler was a pickup truck version of the CJ-7, introduced in 1981. It featured a 103-inch (2,616 mm) wheelbase and a pickup bed. Only 27,792 were built in the five years of production before being replaced by the similarly-sized Comanche.
The Jeep Scrambler (CJ-
did not offer the Quadra-Trac system. The majority of Jeep Scramblers (CJ-
used the traditional transfer case and manual front-locking hubs to engage the four-wheel drive. Most Scramblers (CJ-
used a four- or five-speed manual transmission but a three-speed automatic transmission was an available option.
A full length steel hardtop CJ-8 based on the Scrambler was made for the Alaskan Postal Service, using right hand drive and automatic transmissions. Instead of the rear tailgate the steel hardtop utilized a hinged barn door opening to the back. There were only 230 of these produced and sold in the US. This version was also widely sold in Venezuela and Australia as the "CJ8 Overlander", with small differences including full length rear windows on the Overlander. Jeep Australia (Circa 1984). "Jeep Overlander CJ-8 Specifications and Dimensions". Press release. The steel hardtops used on these postal scramblers and Overlanders were known as "World Cab" tops.
Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan also owned a blue Scrambler (CJ-
and used it on his California "Rancho del Cielo" property (image)[20] with the license plate "Gipper."
