Tailgate Jeep stamps

Alright, I've noticed on my 1970 CJ5 that the tailgate is stamped with "Jeep" with the lowercase letters, whereas the front is stamped "JEEP" in upercase. I know it is extreamly easy to swap a tailgate out, so I was wondering if mine was original. Did they make a tailgate stamped with the uppercase "JEEP" for a time, or did they just go from the "WILLYS" stamps to the "Jeep" stamps. Another question, are the tailgates with no stamps repo's or do they have a year/model too?

 

Not sure they ever made one with JEEP stamped in it. Me thinks they went from WILLYS to blanks to Jeep. Repros are obvious by the 2 stamped reinforcing C channel pieces on the inside of the gate. Atleast the old ones were like this. haven't seen any newer repros. Don't hold me to the part about no JEEP stamped gates. I think the "Jeep" gates are like '72-'75 Gettin late and the gears are startin to slip.

 

Everything you've always wanted to know about tailgates.... http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Dating/DatingTailgates.html

 

It's a good site, he's got lots of nuggets stashed all over the place, but you gotta dig for 'em, at least I do. Seems like I stumbled across that site, and found a link to this site there. Been here buggin' you guys ever since.

 

Nope they put the jeep text on it as of:

 

:iagree: Mar '70 build. Jeep stamped in center w/ AMC logo in lower left. Ironically, the VIN tag and decal still say Kaiser.
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Ok, so my tailgate seems more stock than it did two days ago to me. Thanks guys. I have one of those between when they switched to stamping "Jeep" and before they started puting AMC tags on it. Too bad mine has alot of holes drilled in it.

maf: Feb 1970

 

did i read that site right? it stated that the cj5's ahd tail gates till they stoped making the 5! if thats right then how did my 81cj5 become a 5 without a tailgate. the body wraps all the way around the back. i got this unit from the original owner. i know there was never anything done to it..:?

 

Renegade?

 

i gotta ask what does IIRC stand for?

 

i thought that they always said willys before they went to jeep, i dont remember seeing a JEEP tailgate

 

Umm. Certainly from 72-75 the tailgate was standard, and the solid panel was an added cost extra. May have changed, but AFAIK the tailgate is the default.

 

From 76 on the tailgate was the option and the sealed panel was standard. The pre 76 the tailgate was standard.

 

I guess I am still confused - my 74 does not have a tailgate-so does that mean no tailgate was the option and a tailgate was standard?