1978 Jeep Cherokee
I bought this truck in Wichita Falls from an individual in 1990 while I was in high school, and before I started taking a lot of pictures of my cars....and before I had a lot of cars for that matter. I had owned a 1980 model that was very similar a couple years prior and missed having it around. This thing was big and mean. It had a 360 and was full-time 4x4 with the Quadra-Trac system. It was a two door with a removable back seat, and was automatic with AC.
The truck had a huge grill guard on the front that housed a remote controlled 10,000 lb winch. For fun, my friends and I used to take it out to the country and try to get it stuck. We knew we could just hook the winch cable onto something and pull right out, but we never had to. People would call me on occasion in the middle of the night because they were out mudding, had gotten stuck, and needed a pull. I once pulled a Jeep up a 10-foot ravine it had slipped into the night before.
This thing was a lot of fun and pretty reliable. I never had a problem with it that I couldn't fix myself. It was in pretty good shape too. It had been painted just before I got it and the interior was clean. It was loud and rough on the road but I never had to go too far in it. I kept this vehicle for a couple of years, but got rid of it before heading to law school in Houston.
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