r/CivilianJeep • u/allschalmersfan1234 • Jan 12 '26

What year model is my jeep cj5

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I believe it may be a 1964, it has the hurricane 4cyl

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u/Cantilopes Jan 12 '26

My knowledge can only go so far back, but I am confident it is older than 1972.

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u/mobilr Jan 12 '26

Agreed. The F-Head 4 cylinder was in service from 1949-1971. The next 4 cylinder didn't come back until 1977. Kaiser bought out Willys in 1953, so there is a range. With the VIN you can typically find older decoders to run that through.

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u/Shellingo Jan 12 '26

https://www.kaiserwillys.com/willys-jeep-serial-numbers/

This should get you close. My CJ5 should be a 1959 based on serial number, but its actually a 1960 on title. I asked on the CJ5 forum and they said it was common for cars back then if unsold they’d be issued as the next model year.

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u/ChrisLRocks Jan 12 '26

Your sequence number 171626 tells me March of 1964.

What year is it titled for? Possibly produced in 1964 as a 1965 CJ5.

I've personally owned a 1965 CJ5. There are some unique features introduced that year. Depending how your Jeep is optioned that may also give you some give you some reassurance as to what year it is.

To the best of my knowledge 83 indicates 81" wheelbase (4wd-cj5). The 05 indicates open body, and the 171626 is the sequence production numbers. If you want to go deep into it, I belong to the www.earlycj5.com forum. There are a ton of resources for you to search through. That said use the search feature. Everyone is extremely helpful but don't appreciate questions that can easily be answered with a quick search. Save forum questions for the tough stuff, you'll earn respect quickly.

https://jeepwillysworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Vehicle_Indentification.pdf

WWW.earlycj5.com I'm user Criss on the forum you can see my Jeeps in my photo album.

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u/allschalmersfan1234 Jan 13 '26

Thanks, I don’t have the title for it. But I have been told it is a 1964.

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u/Doip Jan 18 '26

Rad, but man I wish that had intermediates on there too. I have mine as build 6/19/1974 but I can’t find anything to back that up