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What does CJ, YJ, etc stand for?

Discussion in 'General Jeep Discussion' started by Adam39601, Dec 5, 2017.

  1. Dec 5, 2017 at 11:54 AM
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    Adam39601

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    Always wondered what does the cj, yj an so on mean
     
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  2. Dec 5, 2017 at 12:01 PM
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    Prerunner1982

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    CJ= Civilian Jeep
    XJ = eXperimental Jeep
    DJ (Mail Jeep) = Dispatch Jeep
    FC = Forward Control
    FJ = Fleet Jeep
    C101/C104 = Commando

    There may be a few others I forgot that actually mean something but the 2 letter designations stopped having meanings long ago.
     
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    Prerunner1982, Dec 5, 2017
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  3. Dec 5, 2017 at 12:13 PM
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    YJ=Yuppie Jeep, Your Jeep
    TJ=True Jeep, Toy Jeep
    JK=Jeep King
     
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  4. Dec 5, 2017 at 1:20 PM
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    JK = Just kidding.
     
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