cj-6 question- 304 or 'renegade'-ish version?

Did a 304 72-75 Cj-6 exist factory?

 

Yes indeed! Check my garage for evidence. :AMC:

No Renegade. No 4-speed. All had tailgates (though some dispute this). No factory roll bar. All the rest of the option list was available AFAIK.

 

thanks...someday the right 6 will find me! I just wondered if they stickered them up in special editions at all I figured 304 was likely option.

 

My 75 does not have the tailgate (yes, original body) and I wish I did have the gate at times. Most of the CJ-6s I see DO have it, so I guess that make mine a little ....more rare.

 

So, looking at the parts book, it seems what I was told in '75 was true but not the whole story.

At the time I bought my first one in 1975, I was told the solid back panel was not available for order in the CJ-6. The Jeep dealer I worked at fitted it with a new body from Jeep (after I rolled it), and there is no listing for a '75 model 84 with a tailgate. So that much seems to be true. There is, however, a listing for a replacement body for a '74 model 84 with a solid back panel. Interestingly, the listing for that part has a number but says to order the '75 body with a tailgate for a replacement.

Jeep was easy about special ordering unlisted options, so it's not surprising that a '75 with the solid back panel is out there. They would have built it if they had the parts and somebody asked for it.

 

I thought it odd to have the extra room and only be able to access it from over the tub rails. Here's a link to a Red 74 6 with a 304 and the tailgate. He's doing a full frame off resto on it. The pics of the green one are my 75.

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f8/74-cj-6-frame-off-restoration-814925/