What is the Golden Eagle package on a Jeep Wrangler?
Jeep Wrangler JK Golden Eagle Standard on the outside of the JK Golden Eagle includes steel front and rear bumpers, bronze tow hooks, heavy duty rock rails, black tail lamp guards, a premium tan soft top, and body-color grille and fender flares with bronze accents, headlamp rings and Jeep badging.
When did they stop making CJ Jeeps?
1986
After remaining in production through a range of model numbers, and several corporate parents, the Jeep CJ line was officially ended in 1986. More than 1.5 million CJ Jeeps were built, having continued the same basic body style for 45 years since the Jeep first appeared.
When did the Jeep golden eagle come out?
Jeep released the CJ-7 “Golden Eagle” in 1977, offering a big V-8 and a big golden eagle decal on its hood. Among the V-8, there were many other goodies that came with this package, including off-road driving lights, an upgraded front bumper in either chrome or black, a swing away tire carrier, a rear step bumper, and 8-inch wheels.
Where did the name Jeep Eagle come from?
Jeep-Eagle was the name of the automobile sales division created by the Chrysler Corporation after the US$2 billion takeover of American Motors Corporation (AMC) in 1987. The division marketed a variety of vehicles until 1997.
When did Jeep Eagle become a separate company?
Jeep became a stand-alone division when the Eagle brand was retired shortly after Chrysler’s merger with Daimler-Benz in 1998, and efforts were made to merge the Chrysler and Jeep brands as one sales unit. Dealers with only the Chrysler franchise did not have a sport utility vehicle (SUV) to sell.
What was the name of the 1977 Jeep CJ-7?
The Pontiac Firebird had its screaming chicken and the CJ-7 had the Golden Eagle. In 1977, Jeep offered the Golden Eagle package with the 304-cubic-inch V-8 and a big, gaudy golden eagle decal on the hood with “golden eagle” callouts below it.
