Update 4/18/20 – Eric has lowered his asking price to $5,900! He also added more photos of it, so take a look here on BF Classifieds if you’re interested.

From 10/24/19 – Jeep has always had a fairly well-defined design language that goes all the way back to the very first Willys Jeeps. Right? Well, there have been a few Jeep outliers that don’t quite look like the Wrangler. One of the more distinct and unusual of those Jeeps has to be the Jeep Commando C104 that you see here. Being a 1973 means that this one is likely one of the last ones built before the Cherokee took the Commando’s place in the Jeep lineup. Reader Eric H has decided it’s time to part ways with this interesting and rare 4×4. If you’d love to have it, you can find it in Cary, North Carolina for $7,900 $5,900. You can message Eric with questions or offers via the form below!

AMC bought Kaiser, then Jeep’s parent company, in 1970 and initially they left the Jeepster Commando alone. For whatever reason, in 1972 they changed the name to just Commando, lengthened the wheelbase and redesigned the front end to make more room for their inline-six and V8 engines. While those might all sound like good things, it hurt sales significantly and by ’73, they decided to drop the Commando from their lineup. Who would have thought buyers would want their Jeep to look like a Jeep and to be powered by either the well known Hurricane I4 or Dauntless V6?

With about 20k C104s being built between ’72 and ’73, this is actually a pretty rare SUV. Ford built over 21k Broncos in ’73 alone and International cranked out over 34k Scout IIs that same year. While rarity doesn’t necessarily equate to desirability, but these are starting to gain interest. They offer all the off-roading capabilities you expect from a Jeep, but in a truly unique looking design, and are still reasonably priced compared to the Broncos and Scouts it competed with when new!

From Eric – This is a barn find from Georgia estate that I bought as a project car. I believe it to have just 63K original miles. It ran nicely from the start once I replaced the gas and the filter/lines and plugs. It needed brakes so I put a new conversion disc brake set on the front (from Just Jeepsters), new brake lines, and new brake drums and shoes in back, a new starter and alternator. I also added new tires and a new Bestop soft top (has hardtop in good shape) that I would also sell with it, and I have all the hardware for that. Be sure to check out his Classified Ad for more details!

It isn’t perfect, but Eric’s Commando looks like a really great buy! AMC’s 4.2-liter inline-six is an amazingly durable engine with plenty of performance potential if that’s what you are into. Given the mileage, I’d be inclined to leave this one alone and just drive it. With proper maintenance, it will run for years without any issues. Fix any issues, detail it inside and out, and you’ll have a nice rig to drive that will stand out from all the other Jeeps on the road!