1985 CJ-8s

Picture on file	Last 6 of VIN	Factory Options	Owner and State	Freestyle incl. links & Most notable Mods
Pic1 Pic2 Pic3 Donor1 Donor2	004632		Claus Langrock, Berlin, Germany	He owns six total! He has three '81s, an '83, and another '85. This one is: Darkbrown Laredo short Hardtop, 4 Zyl., 5-speed, first paint body perfect but needs paint, will be the next project : 360 V8, 904 automatik + Dana 300, wide style Dana 44 axels with 4.56 gears, 100% vacuum looker in rear, 33x15,5x15 TSL/SX on old style 10x15 aluminum western wheels, outside fenderwell headers + supertrapp. The second picture set is the CJ-7 that will be used as a donor.
	005570	laredo 5 sp L6 ac all options	Trey Cambern	lived in Texas and Georgia all its life
	006759	Laredo , black -on -black, air, tilt wheel, half-hard top	Dave Trock, CA	I found mine at a jeep dealer they made a mistake on her price they quoted me 8500.00 instead of 12000.00 ....I made them write it down on paper then took it to the sales manager and told him I wanted it ,, he was a little mad ,but nothing he could do since I had it down on paper (CALIF law) , have been a owner since 1986, told my wife she will go before I ever get rid of my baby
	014090		Bob Isherwood, SC	Also has an '82
	014563	Ice Blue Metallic Paint, 4.2 6cyl, T5 5sp tranny, NP300 Transfer Case, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Hardtop, Full And 1/2 Cab, 20 gal Gas Tank	Tom, No. Cal	I am the Original Owner, purchased Scrambler in Cloverdale Calif. (40 miles north of San Francisco) at Joe Torvick Jeep/Chevrolet on Feb. 4 1985 for $10,811.18 . Modifications: TrakLok Pumpkins w/ 4:10 gears ... Recaro Seats front ... fold n tumbler rear ... 2 1/2 inch Skyjacker lift ... Confer Shackles ...Rancho 9000 Schocks... Tomkin Bumpers front and rear ... custom stereo used to compete on Car Stereo Competitions back in late 80s early 90s ...Grant Steering Wheel ... Custom Carpet ... BFG All Terrains 31x15 ... Future Modifications planned : 4.0 H.O 6 cyl. w/ F.I. swap ... new paint ... new Recaro Seats ... reverse shackle system ... one piece axle for AMC 20 rear ... Rhino Liner for Bed and Floor Boards ... YJ 1/2 Doors
	014621		JAMES ROACH, TX	AM DOING A 360 AMC ENGINE SWAP AS I WRITE THIS
	016968	6cyl, T-176, ps	Shawn N., CA	HISTORY: My dad bought it in 1988, and sold it to me 3 years ago. FACTORY OPTIONS: Acme top $ doors installed by dealer MODS: warn winch, 33x12.5 SSR's on 10" steel rims, 4" suspension lift, 1" body lift, 22 gal. stainless gas tank, wrap around rear bumper w/ 2 cans and full size spare, mopar fuel injection, model 20 w/ ARB and mosier axles, 4:10 gears, recent frame off restoration, have taken apart and rebuilt everything myself.
	018067		TX	Bought new by relative inherited in 87 first vehicle daily driver until 99 engine rebuilt twice tranny once been in storage for 5 years planned frame up resto with engine swap.
	020438		Eric Brush, FL
	024987		Claus Langrock, Berlin, Germany	He has six total! Three 81's, an '83, and another '85! This one is: "Green RENEGADE short Hardtop, 6Zyl., T-176, Bodylift, 35x12,5x15 MT´s on 10x15 Chrome wheels, first paint + original decals, 100% Rustfree"
	024993		Jim R., IL
	029025		Johnny	I have 2 Scramblers. One is an all original 61K miles. Drk Blu w/Blue bucket seats w/ gry inserts. ORIGINAL AMC Tonneau cover and bed wood sides. The vehicle runs terrific. (now that I have replaced the carb with a new one). It looks great from about 50 feet. any closer and you see just how badly rusted it is. (the paint still shines real nice though). Which is also where the second one comes in. It is an 85 Arizona RUST, DENT FREE Tub and freshly powder coated frame with reversed shackles chrome dropped pitman arm and extra capacity gas tank. The best part? I got all listed here for the sum of $1850.00! Did I mention that I bought it a year ago and it has been running so well I just cant take it off the road to swap the body and frame yet.
1 2 3	033641	SR-CJ8 Renegade; Sterling Silver, Metallic Clear Coat; 258, 4.2 liter, 6-cyl; T4; Black vinyl high back front bucket seats; Factory A/C; Courtesy light; Under hood light; Day/night rearview mirror; Glove box lock; Intermittent wipers; Soft-feel sport steering wheel; Hard top & hard doors; Swing-away spare tire carrier	Randy, GA	It took me over 2 years to find what I was looking for in Okalahoma where the CJ8 lived all it’s life. The day I got my first “Jeep Wave”, I knew it was the right decision. I am the forth owner with records going back to 1996 with 141,998 original miles. My goal is to bring it back to original as possible.
1 2	045860	6cyl, 5spd	Dave P.; GA	New: Jacksonville, Fl., 11-21-84; Has been repainted (black). Needs engine work; but use every day, but runs terrible. Also needs some body work.
	046834	factory hard top w/sliding rear window	Lisa Bunch, AZ	1 owner, Garnet denim int. Acme full hard top, just completed V-8 304 / 999 tranny swap w/ ProJection.
Pic1 Pic2 Pic3 Pic4 Pic5	047616		RoyeBoy, TX	This is my 1985 Jeep Scrambler Laredo CJ-8 that I bought in 1995. The engine and transmission are both original and as shown is used annually as a hunting vehicle. The hunting cage on the back is bolted on and can be removed. I will soon have new carpet put in the inside and a new magna liner sprayed in the rear cargo area. It also has the original paint and decal series. Factory original options include a/c, power steering, a manual 5-speed transmission, and currently has 151,000 original miles, drives like a dream and with no leaks and very little body rust. As far as I know this "8" has lived in dry arid West Texas.
	053504	L6, Auto, tilt	Keith & Crystal Hardt, NC	Fold-and-Tumble Rear Seat, much in the works
1 2 3 4 5	056342	4cyl, 4spd	Dan C, NC	Purchased recently (July 2001) Per Carfax it has been around piedmont North Carolina since new.
Yes	056708	6 cyl, 5spd,	Scott McCutcheon, FL	New paint (77 Corvette Yellow) painted about three two years ago. All stainless hardware on exterior, 31x11.50x15 tires. Have full hardtop (original I guess, Acme). I also did the herculiner inside and Love that stuff too!!! All the work I have done on my JEEP was done BY MY SELF and I am VERY proud of it!!! Still have lots of plans. http://www.geocities.com/pse3hi2000/index.html
	058498		Steve, RI	It is currently in Coventry, RI, 02816. I picked it up over the weekend on Cape Cod MA. It looks like it is all stock, even though it is pretty well rusted. It sat for 4 or 5 years... when I got it home... I threw in a new battery, sprayed some ether into the carb... and it fired right up. It has some pretty bad frame rot on the right side, and I am looking to get rid of it (if you know anyone who is looking for a project truck). I just ordered the floors (drivers and passengers front and rear) and the brake lines (I blew one when I moved it around my house yesterday).
	065737		Zeb, CO	Going to do some body work and repaint. In great shape otherwise.
	069774	diesel	Five Porter, UT	I just bought a few weeks ago for $175 from a mining company. It spent the last 15 years under ground in a mine. It had a diesel engine and they had bolted on an exoskeleton that covered the whole thing. It had no body parts except the tub and grill. Anyway, it's mine now and a lot will change. I have a complete Lardeo package I plan on putting in. 360, NV4500, D300, 44's, full cage, coil springs, etc.
	069776	L6,T5 ½top	Rick
	072019			I started out by putting in a GM crate engine (ZZ4), with a corvette Tune-Port Fuel Injection. After that, it is a story of nickel and dimeing myself to death. The color is a charcoal gray and everything else is black, interior included. Running 33/12.5/15's and Eagle Alloy wheels(15X10). Rancho 9000 series shocks and a new AGR Superbox2. Way too much to list for the registry. I only drive once in a great while. It is mainly a daily street driver but I love taking it camping in Colorado (it is perfect to throw all the camping gear in and go).
	074765		McGinnis, AZ	Now in Arizona. I say now because this Scrambler was a work horse in Michigan as a snow plow for much of its life. Then the winter snow and salt took its toll, it was retired just to rest in a heep until I found it and restored my companion to have the joys I like most, trumping thru the woods, retirement can be fun and give second life......
	076744	6 cyl, auto, 1/2 hard top	Roger, VA
	076757	Trailer towing pkg; Ltd. Slip; Laredo Pkg.	Marvin Oliver, CA	Placed in Service 7/2/1985 Actual Miles 111,027 Marvin-California
Pic1 Pic2	076761		J. Massey, FL	ac foot lights 350 chevy ,manifold fuel injection 35 in tires 4 inch lift solid rear danna 20 power steer. Race seats a lock box my girlfriend Sheila loves it.
	076738	hard/soft tops, 6cyl 5spd	Shane, IN	runs prettygood but I'm looking to make it better .. possibly a frame off restoration
Yes	106028	6cyl, auto, cruise, air, ps, pb	Rick Outhet, ID	It was titled in Carrollton, Texas 09/17/1985 with 78 miles, sold twice in Texas and then titled in Idaho in 93. It does not show when I bought it but it was 4/3/97 It has the 4.2 AT Air CC factory and an owner put on a full length hard top (that has "Classic" in raised letter on the back) a rear seat (moved forward and a RJS 4 point harness installed for my daughter) fully carpeted, a Hilift jack on the front bumper, a huge rear bumper that stuck out past the rear tire( and it didn't last a week before it was torched off) and 31 inch tires. Since then it has been a almost daily driver and much put off project. I have Installed one piece axles, Weber carb, Mopar orange spark box, Tuffy center console, CD player and new front speakers. I have a steel [horse] long bikini (should cover the rear pass like a 92 and newer YJ) that I have yet to install. I am trying to get around to polishing a Westside preformace aluminum valve cover to install and cure the oil leaks, The list for further mods is way too long.
	108516	sliding rear window, rear mount spare, A/C, ps, tilt , pb, clock, tach, int. wipers, fog lights, grill overlay, double insulated carpet, side steps and rocker moldings. Other options include trac loc rear, T-176 4 speed, and towing package	Stephen, GA	I plan to undo the V-8 conversion to go back to the 258 with full emissions. The original color and decals are a must. I have enough pieces to make a full set of Laredo seats. Otherwise, the interior just needs cleaning. The clock still works and the speedo still has the yellow numbers above 55 mph and the tach still has the orange high range numbers.
Pic1 Pic2	111580		Brian Snelling, GA	Inline 6, T-5 tranny, Dana 300 xfer. I purchased in June 2002 (Happy Birthday to ME!) I think she was originally in Seattle and then sold and moved to Georgia. That is where I purchased her and she still lives today. I put new BFG 31X10.50, spray-in liner, carpet, new stereo, some stainless stuff. My next projects will be new carb and intake and 4.10 gears to help maintain highway speeds. She has a full Kay-Line soft top with soft doors, half hard top with hard doors and firewall. Hard top, hard doors and fire wall are in storage b/c I use the back seat.
	1114982		Karen K.	My late husband bought his baby brand new. Everyone wants to buy it. Trying to get it on the road again.
Pic1 Pic2	116749	almond vinyl bucket seats, 2.5 liter engine(changing to a 6 cyl), 3.54 axle ratio, black hardtop, classic black paint, manual 4-speed tranny, P205/75R15 black arriva radials, and a front license plate bracket. A bare bones scrambler.	Todd, TN	changing the 4cyl for a 6cyl, plus a lot of other work. the PO left the scrambler sit in his front yard for 10 years before i found it, needless to say, a lot of work.
	120108	AT, AC, PS	Dave, Iowa	2nd owner, I bought at auction from US Army Corp of Engineers in 1998
Pic1	127615	4.2l in-line six, automatic transmission, AM radio and Acme full hard top, A/C	Danny Walters, GA	I purchased a 1985 Jeep CJ-8 as excess from the US Dept of Agriculture station at Clemson University, South Carolina. My plans are to restore it as a stock driver. The body and frame are essentially rust free with 121K on the engine and drive train. I have included a picture of my Scrambler as it sat on the excess lot at Clemson. Little has changed on the exterior although I have touched up some areas with paint (hard to match that Forest Service Green!), removed the decals and gave it a good wax job! Plan to get a half cab soft top for the summer, new tires & new wheels.
Yes	127670	meyer snow plow, 6 cyl, 1/2 hard cab	Mike, Iowa	Keeping as a snow plow, just painted red and adding "Baha" stripes in blue, yellow and white and new white eight spokes.
Pic1 Pic2	134726	6cyl, 4spd	Gary Morgan, FL	This Jeep belonged to the Alabama State Park Service in the State of Alabama. It was in service on Cheahaw Mountain at Oxford, Alabama. I am the fourth owner of this vehicle. It has had total frame off restoration. TJ flares, new Chevy 350 crate motor four bolt; 700R4 auto(jet) transmission, changed gears to 4:10 ratio with Dana Posi in front and Auburn tru-trac in rear. Changed rear axels to Superior 1 piece axle. All bearings ,seals ,u-joints, all bolts ,nuts, and washers replaced on entire Jeep. Front and rear drive shaft replaced with Tom Woods custom drive shaft. Reverse shackle kit on front. All steering replaced with AGR steering gear and Borgeson shaft. All new original interior including all gauges. Wheels are American Racing Chrome Atlas 10"x16". Tires are 35" mud terrains. I did all of the work including body and all paint except final clear coat. This Jeep had no rust and was never wrecked. Front fenders were dented from woods use. I changed this to a Wrangler front clip. All parts added were new. This Jeep had 106,000 miles when I bought it. It now has 0 miles on the odometer and could be considered a new Scrambler. The restoration took over one year to complete. All CJ-8 parts were kept in case I ever wanted to change it back to an original CJ-8.
Yes	137036	L6, T-5	Eric Nordstrom, WA	Jacobs OMNI MAGNUM TEAM, Full Hard top, and Cab Hard top.
	137845	A/C, 4spd	Bob Bowen, KY	"I hope to give it a new look very soon."
	151448	258/T-5,PS,and PB	Toby Kelly, IN	Warn 8000 lb winch, 3" lift, 33x12.50 BFG MTs
Yes	151731	Factory Doors with full hard top and Metal speaker boxes for 6x9 speakers	Hugo, CA	I traveled over 100 miles to pick it up. The jeep is all stock except the 3 inch lift and 33 1/2 tires. I blew third gear the first week I got it. the motor and carb are rebuilt as well as the transmission now. I plan to fully restore it and would like find another say a 1986.
Pic1 Plate	177924	6cyl, 5spd, 22gal tank	Mike Maher, VA	Renegade Scrambler with GREATCJ8 License plates. I bought it new, it has a 6 cylinder, 5 speed with swing away spare tire carrier, 22 gallon fuel tank & hard 1/2 top with metal doors. Mostly stock for now, I'm in the middle of putting a 4 banger on. It has a 2.5" lift, 2nd battery & 8 KC's. New windshield (lexan) many more mods planned now that it has a garage!! See it @ www.geocities.com/greatcj8
	177941	258 ci, five speed, 300 transfer case	Alvin, TX	owned for ½ year , 411 gears, Mosler axles, spring over conversion, 31 x 10.50 tires, new radiator, ss brake lines, bench seat in front, fold and tumble in back, Tiger four point harness seat belts. Also owns two 81's
Pic1 Pic2	182626		Adam	took me 5 years but i got one
	184888		Johnny	My Scrambler has a 4 inch lift with a Currie built Ford 9 inch with 4.57 and a Loc-Rite in front. I have a Dana 44 in the rear with 4.56's and a Detroit locker out of an '86 CJ-7. It's original 258 6cyl has been rebuilt with lots of torque in mind. I've got a shackle reversal on it , and 33' Super swamper tires. I've installed Beard Super seats with 4 point safety harness's. I've upgraded the brakes with rear discs. I've had my JEEP since 1988 , I've spent a ton of money on it and don't regret it a bit . I absolutely love this thing!!!!!!!!!! I like to call my Scrambler The GRIM JEEPER. Apparently this one was parted out and sold to Johnny by the guy who registered this Scrambler originally.
	186692	L6	Richard Morales, UT	"I know the Forest Dept here had alot of Scramblers"
			Dave Kolts	Chevy LT1 'vette engine, TH400,winch, 5" lift
		L6, ps, AC, ½ Cab soft top	Geoff Simons, AZ	Originally sold in Arizona, never left Arizona, totally a rust free baby.
		L4	Cory Nielsen,WI	Just purchased a week ago - already big plans in the works :)
			Phil Burnworths' son, NM	His dad has an '82
			Dudder Baker, IN	360, Locked D44s, Auto and "Family" cage to protect all four "little four wheelers" in the back 2 seats.
		T4, 6 cyl	Tim Swanson, CO	4 owners, made its way from Austin, TX to Alma, CO and finally to Claremont, CA. Spring over conversion, 33" MTs, Warn XD9000i, RS9000
			Paul and Kathy	Three total, '81, '82 and an '85
Yes			Chad Scroggie SOUTH MARION OFFROAD OF FLORIDA 4X4 CLUB(NEW)FOR 2000!	SOA, Reverse shackle,33X12.5's T-18/D300, 4:10 gears, lock rites f/r, 9K# Ramsey winch, custom body armor/rock sliders/steering brace/roll cage, Weber carb w/ K&N, check it out
			Barclay McFadden, SC	Partially restored.
Pic1			Rob Johnson, FL	Sounds like it has an Overlander top
		4cyl, 5spd	Travis Seifert	Also has two '81s
				Was proud owner of 84 CJ8 but it was stoled 7 years ago never turned up. Much happier with 6 banger though much more horsepower up the hills. Have had many offers but no sale happy to have found another. Like they say very hard to come buy.
			Bobby, GA	Also has two '82s
		6cyl, auto	Mike, VA	She is decent shape for her age. Right now I have most of the interior apart and I am trying to clean her up so she will last til I can afford a fiberglass tub. She has about 128,000 miles on her. I am located in Heathsville, Virginia about an hour from Fredricksburg or Richmond. I occasionally go up to Centreville where I used to live to visit my brother. Feel free to post my info including my email address in case anybody wants to go Jeeping or work on their Jeep. thanks Mike
		6cyl, 5spd, ps, pb, am/fm/cass, tilt, delay wipers, clock, tach, Laredo interior	Tim and Sean Moore	My son and I are working on our 85 Jeep Scrambler, it has 6 cyl, 5-speed, PS,PB AM/FM Cass, tilt wheel delay wipers, clock tach Ladero interior with the stainless grille and bumper.
Pic1 Pic2			NV	black with full top spring over, Detroit locker front and rear, 4.10 gears, new motor and trans, Dana 44 rear end, CB, custom steering arm and drop links. new interior, full roll cage, no rust at all and original paint and in very good condition
			E. Moradian, NV	6 cyl 4.2 MPI fuel injection, 5 speed, spring over, reverse shackle, 4.10 with lockers both end, 33 tires, CB, winch, full roll cage, dual optima battery, tube bumpers all the way around
			Crystal Lake, FL	Oct 02: For sale at crystal Chevrolet, yes a dealer. I stopped to see if they knew what they have and ask the price, $12,900. They probably got it for $1,000 on a trade and the owner didn't knew what he had.
			Rob, CA	Complete rebuild in process. Unusual hardtop. I think it was an export option for the Overlander in Australia.
		6cyl, auto	Roger
			Drew, GA	2nd owner of 1985 CJ8, mostly all stock for now except 1" body lift.
			Bob Hite, CO	Purchased in Texas
			Johnny
			Greg, NC	Always been east of I-95. All stock with the exception of chrome rims and 32" tires
Pic1 Pic2 Pic3 Pic4 Pic5 Pic6			Dave, OH	The Jeep has been completely rebuilt including: Dana 44 axles, 4.56 gears, ARB air lockers front and rear, On-board air compressor, disc brake conversion, 1-ton steering, cross over steering, tom woods drive shafts, YJ 1.5" RE springs, Spring over axle lift, Shackle reversal, Dana 300 transfer case, 38" Mickey Thompson Baja Claws, MT II classic 16x10 wheels, full cage inside top and out, racing seats with 5-point harnesses, CB with a PA system under hood, Locomotive air horn, 10K lb winch, stinger bumper
			Mike Brooks, AL

Production data by way of Jurgen on the Belgian Jeep Page
1981 : 8355
1982 : 7759
1983 : 5405
1984 : 4130
1985 : 2015
1986 : 128
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total = 27.792 ex.

I'm told that CJ-8s were built on exported licenses until 1990. I have at least one 1990 registered, built in Israel.