Before Jeep’s Wagoneer, leather in an SUV came in the form of work gloves or a saddle thrown in the back. You might say Jeep predicted the future of the luxury SUV, offering leather, power seats and windows and other luxury items on its 1978 Wagoneer Limited. This 1984 Jeep Grand Wagoneer features all of those comforts and more in a clean and never-restored state. The 42 year-old needs some cosmetic work, but plows through snow “like a beast,” according to the description here on Craigslist. Considering a new Grand Wagoner can top $100,000, how can you go wrong on this one for $8000? Thanks to Mike F. for spotting this Broomfield, Colorado classic.
Someone’s nicely prepared this imperfect specimen for sale, and the carpet and interior looks clean and shiny. That driver’s seat will need some work, showing more wear than you’d expect for the claimed 102,000 miles. The seller-described “blur walnut” (burled?) looks classy and fresh.
Used Wagoneers enjoy a rabid following, spawning a lively market for fully-restored and upgraded units by Vigilante and Classic Gentleman. Jeep even rebooted the Grand Wagoneer in 2022, though perhaps too upmarket for many fans. This one shows signs of outdoor storage and wear from every angle, but the seller claims it holds “little to NO rust.” A few undercarriage pictures would assuage buyer concerns.
This fine carpeted tailgate will shame every pickup at the football game, especially when they find out what your Wagoneer cost. Stepping up a trim level or two on a modern pickup or SUV could buy this rig, and you’re more likely to see this Jeep on the road in 30 years than today’s disposable techno-monsters. You’ll be lucky to get a new key fob coded to match your vehicle after 10 years. Once the manufacturers decide their maintenance systems have aged out, you’re sunk.
Red, white, and blue center caps pay homage to the Jeep’s history with American Motors Corporation, acquired by Chrysler in 1987. Though shamefully not pictured, the 360 cid (5.9L) V8 “roars and rumbles,” according to the seller, after recent maintenance including a new carburetor, battery, and tune-up. Would you choose this Wagoneer or a new one costing ten-fold the price?
“Leather and fur interior” with “blur walnut”-don’t see those options anymore! Darn good condition for a 42 year old “luxury” US version of a Cullinan SUV as he puts it.
A talented buyer could do a cleanup and flip-or a cleanup and drive. Like you said Todd the parts to keep this going will probably be available long after the electronics in the 2024 Grand Wagoneer have fizzled out.
Thanks Todd, Mike. This truck seems to be in really good shape. Could use some shots from underneath coming from Colorado. Still seems to be a bargain at 8K.
I bought a 79 J10 w/360 that had a bad transmission for $1000 back in 91. The truck was in really good shape other than a stump bump behind the RR wheel. I kept it at the lake as my regular weekend driver and turned down offers for ten years until I finally put it in the shop for body work and paint…then came the offer that I couldn’t refuse.
I’m trying to figure out the Blured walnut. Camera out of focus maybe? All kidding aside, these were /are great SUVs. They’ve been around forever, I always liked the Kaiser front ends, but really, they all look good. I can imagine this one when it was new, very plush, very luxurious, yet can go through just about any snow storm. It would be nice to see this one restored, a little interior work, at least on the drivers seat would go far too. Might be hard to match though. It’ll be interesting to see what this sells for.
I’m so glad they blanked out the license plates!
I had an ’83 GW years ago. It would go anywhere, at 12 MPG of GOOD premium gasoline. It had lots of power and an extremely short turning radius.