Rare Rides Icons: The Jeep Wagoneer, The First Luxury SUV Ever (Part XIII) (opens in new tab)

In our last Jeep Wagoneer installment, we reached the end of the line for the antique SJ Grand Wagoneer. Designed with user-friendly roots and launched in 1963 with relatively few frills, it soldiered on through 1991 and concluded its run as a wood-clad beast of burden with a luxurious interior, a carbureted engine from 1970, and the aura of desirability among its wealthy customer base. Jeep’s new owner Chrysler was eager to recreate the Grand Wagoneer magic, and did so as soon as the Grand C...