1988 Jeep Wagoneer

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V-8

Automatic

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This is a NO RESERVE AUCTION with 75 pics for a completely original, 2 Southern California owner, 1988 Jeep Grand Wagoneer that I'm listing for a dear friend. My friend is an artist and sculptor from the beautiful high desert enclave of Joshua Tree, and she purchased this Jeep from the original owner 14 years ago. She bought it primarily to transport her artwork to and from galleries, exhibitions and art shows throughout the southwest. The car is laser straight and has never been in an accident. Please note the extremely high AutoCheck score, in addition to verifying the 2 owner and accident-free history. When my friend retired in 2008, so did the Jeep, and it's been un-driven and on "non-op" status with the DMV since then. She reports that it was in fine running condition when parked, so it should only need some simple sorting and perhaps a new set of tires to be road worthy again. As it’s been in a deep sleep now for several years, it will need to be towed away; for shipping quotes the zip code for Joshua Tree is 92252. As anyone who’s familiar with these full size Jeeps already knows, rust is usually a major problem … but not here. While there are a few small “surface-only” areas, this Jeep is largely rust-free. As the pictures show, the wheel wells and door jambs are completely intact. You gotta love that dry desert air! At some point long ago the roof rack was removed, resulting in several small spots around the screw holes where the rack bolts to the roof. I simply set the rack on the roof for the sake of pictures … it will be placed inside the car for shipping. The body is factory straight with very few bumps and bruises. The interior is in remarkably good condition for the mileage. The seat leather is shiny in the pics because I applied a heavy duty leather conditioner just before photographing. It has since seeped in, increasing the suppleness of the leather. The fabric seat inserts that are usually torn to shreds are in remarkably good condition, as is the carpet. The dash and all four door panels are also in excellent condition. The headliner is there, but droopy. I had a burgundy ’87 Grand Wagoneer a few years ago with a droopy headliner and I fixed it myself. Not a difficult project, and the only expense was a $5 can of 3M spray adhesive. You’ll notice two pictures of the rear tailgate; one with a hand tool in the key hole and one without. My friend got tired of fixing the always troublesome rear window mechanism, so she set it up to work manually with the hand tool, just like the roll up windows cars used to have. It’s really quite a clever solution to a nagging problem. She just keeps the tool in the glovebox and cranks the window up and down as needed. When I asked her why the wheels on this ’88 model were from a 1970’s Grand Wagoneer, she looked at me with a blank stare. She said that those were the wheels that it came with and she had no clue they were from an earlier model. I happen to have an extra set of 32” BFG’s on really cool 15” Centerlines that are left over from my last FSJ project, a 1982 Cherokee. I will list them in a different ebay “Buy-it-Now” auction and if the winner of this Jeep wants and buys them, I’ll simply load them in the cargo area prior to shipping. Finally, the very last picture needs an explanation. My friend and I wanted to spruce up the faded "wood" paneling somehow, but of course the OEM sticker kit from Jeep is close to a $1,000, so ... not an option. We did, however, find an amazingly similar wood patterned plastic self adhesive contact paper at Home Depot, of all places. It's quite similar to the original, only thinner and a few shades lighter. In the pic, we taped it up on the rear quarter panel just to see what it would look like. We were pleasantly surprised; applied very carefully, it might really look nice! Alas, it was far too windy that day and we couldn't tackle the project. But we tossed the two rolls we bought in the back seat in case the new owner wants to take a crack at it. Bottom line: this Jeep has great potential and should make the lucky ebayer lucky who wins this auction very happy. It would make a very cool hunting rig, surf wagon, dog mobile, or just a great all around family truckster. Thanks for looking and good luck!