[acenho]

I know what they are but where do the letters come from? do they stand for something? What do they mean?

 

[special k]

i know cj is civilian jeep. that's all i know

 

[FlatFender]

they are the designations given to the model of jeep at the factory.

 

[fatcowwhaleman]

good question

 

[sledder]

Very informative link on this

http://www.jedi.com/obiwan/jeep/misc/models.html

 

[fatcowwhaleman]

Very helpful

 

[acenho]

yep that bout answers it, except that once it got to the YJ the letters no longer seem to have any real meaning, in comparison to cj's and earlier models

 

[jimhri]

IMHO this is one of the best all around sites with excellent history

http://www.offroaders.com/tech/jeep/Jeep.htm

excellent interactive product timeline at bottom of this linked page.