1970 or 1971?

My jeep was made in Sept 70 by AMC. It is registered as a 71. It is a Renegade I {made in 70}. The color is a Renegade II color {Riverside Orange or Big Bad Orange}? It has a charcoal painted hood blister on the center of hood {Ren II}. Kelsey Hayes 15x8 inch steel wheels {Ren I}.

 

what is the serial number?
last 6 didgits of the vin.

 

Engine Ser# dsh 097
VIN 8305017 367612

 

'71. Model Year switch occurs in August. Strange it has Ren I. decals. Could they be replacements? Maybe the Ren II decals weren't ready for the early part of '71 production?

 

thanks, yup 71 model year

 

I agree, interesting. I too would lean in the direction of the '71 considering the difficulty in changing the registration or title description. The RI decals could've been changed or Jeep may not have had the new decals early in the production run as mentioned. Or they may have just used leftover stock. Same may be applied to the wheels. I believe it was Foster or Allen who stated that limitied availability of the aluminum wheels was the reason for using the steel ones.

 

strange, mine is a march jeep with tons of over runs but it was finished in march 2 1971. it was a special order truck that was started june 19 1970 and is registered as a 71 jeep cj-5 open body SE SO I THINK something is wierd with how this thing came together at the plant!

 

I would agree with beeser on AMC using left over stock. Or JEEP's on the production line when AMC took over?
Check out mnemonic76 he has the same JEEP 169 VIN#'s later.

 

August31/sept1 was the break between model years, so you are well past the beginning of the 71 model year

 

Mine is a Sept 69 production --Titled as 1970 (which is correct)

Model year traditionally starts in Sept.