Jeep Gladiator

The Jeep Gladiator (or Jeep Pickup) is a full-size pickup truck based on the large SJ (Jeep Wagoneer) platform that was built under varying marques from 1962 to 1988. The Jeep pickup design was noteworthy for being in production for more than 26 years with only minor mechanical changes. There were also military versions contracted by a number of nations in addition to the United States. First introduced in 1962, the Gladiator designations were J200 (short wheelbase trucks, up to mid-1965); J2000; J300 (long wheelbase trucks, up to mid-1965); J3000; and J4000, the first model with a longer 131-inch (3,300 mm) wheelbase. Gladiators were available in RWD and 4WD, and came either with a solid front axle, or independent front suspension with...