'72 JEEP Commando

Anyone here have access to parts, especially sheetmetal. Friend just bought one to restore & is havng difficulty with parts. I just said " Welcome to the club, you should have bought a Buick.". :Brow: Tailgate for sure & lower quarters I know he needs.
Anyone know what the engine might be?
It's a 304, Joe & I are both thinking AMC made their own engines at the time.

Cheers,
Steve Craig

 

304 is an AMC

 

Thank You.

 

Steve,
Funny you brought that up about the commando, a friend of mine just found one in a "barn" type deal and purchased it (He got a good deal too) from the pictures it sure looks nice! Sorry I cannot help you with parts but I thought it was quite the coincidense you brought that one up when my friend had just aquired one as well. Been a long time since I had even seen one!

Tom

 

Hi Tom,
Didn't know what they looked like until I tried searching the net for a pic. Gotta be honest, they don't have very nice lines at all! I know it's a Ute but some un-attractive to me. I was thinking it was the larger style, maybe one generation before the big Cherokee. They made a pick-up & a twin suburban style. That's what I thought Joe had bought.

 

hey Elliet, is that thing for sale??

 

I asked him the same thing and he told me he didn't know yet, he is a big evilbay type guy so if it was to be listed I would assume it would be there. I will let you know if he does.

Tom

P.S. Looking at the photo's made me go look in my old box of tonkas and I actually have an old tonka like this as well.

 

Commandos are cool, My first car was a 72 304 4 speed, removed amc and installed 350 with a long tailshaft th400. tranfer case bolts right to it. had awesome power and would out pull my dads 86 j10 pu:beers2:

 

Steve,
Local yard here has a 70-72 Commando....don't know if it is still there....I will check it out today.

 

George,
Local party still interested. Let me know if it's still there & rough condition. I'll get him to contact you direct.

Thanks.

 

I forgot to check in on Sat.....I was at the yard and the Jeep is gone.
Don't think I will find another one.....very rare here in FL.

 

Thanks for checking George. I had him all excited this AM at Tim Horton's. I'll break it to him gently in the morning.

 

Here is a 72 Commando for sale here.... $5000

http://tampa.craigslist.org/car/658513295.html

Listed on 4-27-08

 

Thanks again George,
I'll print & get it to Joe. He was actually talking about a family vacation/road-trip to get the one you saw in the yard.

 

Here is another 72 Commando in Orlando $4000
was just listed on 5-28

http://orlando.craigslist.org/car/698431682.html

 

Here is a 73 Commando in Jacksonville listed on 5-24 for $2900

http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/car/693209019.html