This Grand Wagoneer started life in Plainview TX being sold at Johnston Motors Inc with 1305 miles and spent its whole life up until a year ago in TX.  The Jeep was sent to Wagoneer World with a goal of refreshing the Wagoneer to Original cosmetic condition with full mechanical servicing.  Original paint was polished, and PDR performed to take out any dings.  $25,000+ was spent to refresh all mechanicals and freshen cosmetics.

Seller states this vehicle sold new in Georgia where it stayed within the family until 2021.  At that time, a collector out of Colorado Springs purchased it and kept it for approximately 2 years before the current seller’s acquisition approximately 5 months ago.

Seller states this vehicle sold new in California and subsequently resided in AZ and TX before being returned to AZ in 2022 after the Seller’s acquisition.

Seller states this Wagoneer was purchased from a collector in SC. This Jeep also spent time in a private collection in GA.

Collins Bros. Jeep in Wylie, TX acquired this Jeep in 2013 when it had just 9,000 miles on it.  At that time, Collins Bros. Jeep performed a cosmetic restoration and major servicing of the vehicle to make it in like-new condition.  The Jeep was sold to John Luguizamo (actor, comedian and film director) after the cosmetic refurbishment.  Luguizamo owned the Jeep until acquired by the Seller in 2022.  This Jeep is now being offered by the Seller out of Dothan, AL.

This 79 Renegade spent its whole life garaged in TX until 2008 when it went into a Jeep collection.  This Jeep has lived a pampered life that very few Jeeps do.  Most everything has been well taken care of from the interior, dash, paint, top and doors you name it.

Jeep reportedly spent most of its life in the dry climate of Santa Paula, CA, which is just northwest of Los Angeles.  Seller purchased the Jeep from an avocado farmer who owned it for several years as part of his small Jeep collection.

Seller acquired the vehicle from the grandson of the original owner in Arizona. The Jeep spent the majority of its time on a farm near Mesa, AZ.

Vehicle spent its whole life in South Dakota in a dry climate with only two owners. Seller has owned this vehicle for approximately 1 year. During that time the vehicle received cosmetic refreshing consisting of detailing paint and corrections, replacing any non working or worn parts and detailing. Over 40 hours of work was performed to preserve this 81 Jeep CJ7 as close to original as possible.

The current owner purchased this vehicle in 2023 from Connecticut, where it only resided for approximately 2 years. Previous owner in Connecticut rarely drove the Jeep and it was stored in a heated garage. Previous ownership per the CarFax (attached) states this is a southern Jeep from Georgia, where we believe it was sold new in 1985.

The vehicle reportedly sold new in Spring, TX and spent a short amount of time in South Dakota and Utah before landing in California in 1999. The current owner purchased the vehicle in 2018 after it received a cosmetic exterior restoration from Austin Jeeps in Austin, TX. During the Seller’s ownership, the Jeep was taken to Collins Brothers Jeep (Wylie, TX) for a professional engine reseal/paint and installation of a Howell Throttle Body Injection (TBI) Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) kit. In 2021, the Seller transferred the vehicle from Nebraska to Thompsons Station, TN where it is currently being stored. The Seller claims there is no evidence of rust (or previous rust repair) anywhere on the vehicle. Per the clean CarFax historical report, the Jeep has no history of any damage.

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