We found this 1984 XJ Jeep Wagoneer, the first model year for the XJ Cherokee, in a Colorado wrecking yard between Denver and Cheyenne.
Even as the United States government bailed out flailing Chrysler in the late 1970s, Uncle Sam gave the similarly troubled American Motors Corporation the cold shoulder. This drove AMC into the arms of Renault , which resulted in a bunch of cars we've all forgotten—and one truck that changed the American automotive landscape forever. That truck was the Jeep XJ Cherokee, which debuted as a 1984 model.
Lee Iacocca understood this very well and had Chrysler buy AMC in 1987, glomming not just the XJ Cherokee but Castaing and the future Grand Cherokee in the process.The XJ Cherokee's success resulted in Ford creating the huge-selling Explorer for the 1991 model year, with Chrysler putting the hammer down on the truckification of America's roads with the Grand Cherokee in 1993.
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