The Jeep started a revolution in making the Icelandic highlands available for vehicle access. First introduced by the US army during WWII it quickly got the attention of the locals.
Wine-red old-willys on 44 inch Dick Cepec Fun County and obviously lots of modifications.
The Jeep Cherokee is a light and capable 4x4 Jeep. Taken to the most extreme by Icelandic Jeepers.
Original Jeep from 1954. A project to be started soon. Only thing that is not Jeep are the springs that come from a Russian GAZ 69.
This Grand Cherokee on 38 inch tires is able to flex almost as much.
CJ7 on 38 inch tires.
Willys CJ7 1977 has an AMC 360 engine. Transmission is T176 and a Dana 300 transfer case. Axles are Dana 44 with no-spin lockers. The Jeep is suspended by Range Rover coil springs front and Rancho springs rear. It has all the communications, navigations and other needed equipment.
Nice!
Willys CJ7 1985 with a tuned up Buick 455 V8 giving more than 500hp and around 500 foot/pound torque. A manual Mercedes 5 gear transmission and Dana 300 transfer case. Dana 60 axles with 4.56 ratios front and rear air-lock front and no-spin rear. Suspension is a four link all AIR front and back. 44 inch tires with 18 inch wide rims and bedlocks along with a central tire inflation system. Running boards are extra gas tanks for a total of 230 liters to take on a trip! Some of the equipment includes a GPS 182c system, VHF and CB radios and an NMT mobile phone.
A really great looking and capable Jeep !
Close to the hut at Leppistungur, Einar's Cherokee gets stuck in the ice while trying to find a way over the river.
Mustard-yellow 1974 Jeep CJ5
A Jeep is popular for the raw material for a Formula Off Road truck.
