Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler

The Jeep CJ-8, officially the Jeep Scrambler, was a long-wheelbase version of the CJ-7, introduced in 1981 and manufactured through 1986. It had a 103.5 inch (2,629 mm) wheelbase and a removable half cab that formed a small pickup style box in place of a separate pickup bed. Scramblers used the traditional transfer case with manual front locking hubs for four-wheel drive, most had a four or five-speed manual gearbox, and a three-speed automatic was an option. The Alaska Postal Service ordered a right-hand-drive full-length steel hardtop version, of which only 230 were sold in the United States, and the model was also sold in Venezuela and Australia as the CJ8 Overlander. It was discontinued in 1986 and effectively replaced by the Cherokee-based Comanche. Former President Ronald Reagan owned a Scrambler and used it on his California ranch.