Top-end 4x4s offer a luxurious option if you start hearing the call of the wild. They are a great way of accessing isolated areas in comfort and style. However, they do come with a few drawbacks. Plush cloth upholstery and carpet attract dirt and other “icky” substances, and reversing the damage they cause can be difficult and time-consuming. This 1967 Jeep CJ-5 offers a tidy and practical alternative. It presents impressively, and returning the interior to a clean state following such an adventure would involve little more than a bucket of water and some cleaning cloths. If that sounds too tempting to resist, you will find the Jeep located in Polk City, Florida, and listed for sale here on Barn Finds Classifieds. Your passport to adventure will cost a mere $13,500.
The owner describes the Green paint that graces this Jeep’s panels as 8/10. I feel that he may be marking the vehicle harshly because it presents beautifully. The paint holds an impressive depth of shine and color, and any defects fail to show in the supplied photos. The shade is interesting because it does not feature on any Jeep color charts. The panels are as straight as an arrow, but the best news is below the skin. The seller indicates that this Jeep is garage-kept, and the lack of significant corrosion on its underside indicates that it has been treated with care and respect. The canvas top offers a degree of protection if things become damp, while the sturdy rollbar should help keep occupants safe should they have the misfortune to find the CJ-5 shiny side down. The glass is in good order, and the larger steel wheels wrapped in 33″ tires look both menacing and hugely practical.
When an owner seeks an off-roader that can climb every mountain and ford every stream, limitless engine power and neck-snapping performance are rarely their first priority. Jeep was aware of this, although the right engine choice allowed the CJ-5 to perform admirably on the black stuff. The original owner of this classic selected the 225ci “Dauntless” V6 that produces 160hp. The power feeds to the road via a three-speed manual transmission and a dual-range transfer case. It will hardly threaten a muscle car over a ¼ mile, but its ability to complete the journey in 16.8 seconds still rates well. However, this Jeep’s 235 ft/lbs of engine torque is its party piece. With 95% of this available below 2,000rpm, it can easily climb over some pretty sizeable obstacles and harsh surfaces. Our feature CJ-5 is in sound mechanical condition. The owner indicates that it has a slight exhaust leak, but he includes a gasket to address this flaw. It runs and drives well, with the transmission shifting smoothly. He includes this YouTube video that features the V6 running. It sounds sweet, with no issues or unwanted noises.
The CJ-5’s interior continues the theme of spotless presentation set by the exterior. It isn’t easy to sum up in a single word, but it is unerringly practical. With vinyl seat upholstery, rubber mats on the floors, and a complete lack of any carpet or cloth, it should be impervious to all the substances that Mother Nature can throw at it. The rear bench seat wears Black vinyl, while the front buckets sport a combination of Black vinyl with Green inserts to match the painted surfaces. The dash is spotless, and a cluster of nicely installed aftermarket gauges should help monitor the vehicle’s mechanical health and wellbeing. There is a radio/cassette player in the dash and a Bluetooth speaker mounted under the seat. It may not be the most luxurious interior on the planet, but it should receive plenty of positive comments wherever it goes, and the new owner won’t be spending days cleaning and scrubbing cloth trim and carpet when they return home from their adventures.
The Jeep CJ-5 has developed a well-earned reputation for strength and practicality, and the sales history supports this. Over twenty-nine years of production, an impressive 600,000 buyers saw fit to park one of these legendary classics in their driveway. Their bulletproof reputation has ensured that many survive today, but they can look tired and worn. There are no such issues with our feature Jeep, and it offers the winning combination of practicality with head-turning good looks. With warmer weather creeping up, I can’t think of many better ways of getting out and communing with nature. Can you?
Ya, whatever. Lets talk about trains some more. Loved the Big Boy discussion.
Looks like a good Jeep, only thing I don’t like look like led headlights
Looks like a good Jeep, only thing I don’t like look like led headlights oh yeah and then cheap ass bumpers.
They mention the green color as unidentified
Isn’t that “Spruce Tip Green”?
I agree with the headlight comment. They look goofy on vintage vehicles, IMO
Okay, headlights aside,,,sheesh, I like all Jeeps, something not right, where’s the other shift lever( H/L, 2/4 drive)? I think in ’67, they went with 1 stick,and did away with the 2 or 3 aux. in the past. ( 3rd aux. stick was an O/D) and I read, 75% of these had the V6 Certainly can’t argue the restoration, the shame part, is in 15 minutes, it will be brown with mud dripping, a shock broken, and with that “bikini top”, you AND the inside will be covered, part of the fun. Off road is incredibly unforgiving, I don’t even like going “rock climbing”, which most of the trails are, for fear of breaking something,, IDK, looks so nice, be tough to begin trashing it, what Jeeps were meant for. The only thing missing here is that silly “Ralph Nader” bumper jack,( I think Nader opposed those) that is usually proudly mounted like some rite of passage, not unlike a gun rack,,,,it is a nice CJ.
Missed the fact that the taillights aren’t positioned the same on the rear fenders Howard. Having owned an early Jeep the only thing that I can describe them with is the word “fun”.
Ahhh, should have never sold my ’73 SUPER JEEP’
I’m quite sure the fender marker lights don’t belong there . You can see in the front fenders where flush mount are suppose to be. I had a 76 and enjoyed the hell out of it. They had quit offering the V6 so I got the 304 V8 . Other options were 2 different in- line 6.
I do like the color, definitely would be changing some lights back to original and adding spare driving lights.
There’s nothing about this jeep that I don’t like. While not usually a fan of that style bumper, I think they look great here. The LED headlights are certainly more functional than the originals. I’ll go with function over fashion on that as well. The paint color works. I’d like to see how it’s complimented by mud-brown or dust beige. I’d probably never use it to its full potential, but driving along logging roads in the back woods of Arkansas would be a hoot in this thing. The price seems right.
I have a 64 Willys with the same three speed transmission and stock 5.38 gears I cannot get above 45 without rattling the thing to pieces however it will climb anything!
Wouldn’t go off road without a spare tire .
I’m thinking this is a steal. You couldn’t build one to this level at that price. Personally I would prefer more of a “stock” look. Maybe the stock tall and skinny tires, less lift and lose the bumper, but that’s just me. Otherwise, very nice!
How does the front-seat passenger avoid falling out? I’d ride in the back.