I like the way you greet every member of staff/team as though they're friends and not employees. Ty it's nice to see this instead of the usual.

I've spent years studying and working on jeeps....and even still every time I listen to Dennis I learn something new. I literally get taken to school every episode. So damn cool. Can't wait to get back to TX and pay a visit.

Dennis,no doubt that you are the master of Jeep. You make us learn and enjoy those we love Jeep with your knowledge about them. Manu thanks.

How much knowledge you have is unbelievable mr Collins

Hey Dennis! What about CJ6’s? Had 4 of them. Loved the extra space and they didn’t do bad off-road! Maybe a video on them?

@wvoutdoorsman5326

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!!! I’d love to here what Dennis knows about them as well. Super rare!!!

@mindeloman

3 жыл бұрын

CJ-6s are cool. Ronald Regan had one on his ranch. It's still there! I believe Dennis isn't interested in CJs before 75. They're hard to get parts. He's said this a lot.

What an awesome history lesson in Scramblers. I absolutely love the 84 Scrambler Laredo in the Ice Blue with the Nutmeg brown interior. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge of all these Scramblers Dennis. I really enjoyed and appreciate it.

I can only strive to be half as passionate about anything as Dennis is about Jeeps...or even cars in general! It's an honor listening to your knowledge good sir, such a great YT channel

Back in the late 80s, I was working for the USDA in Spokane Washington. Our office had a Scrambler. It was light blue with a white cab. I always wondered what happened to it.

Dennis, Every time I watch one of your videos I think back to 1986 when I was in charge of the plant quality audits for all AMC & Jeep plants. I had a lot of jobs in my 34 years with AMC/Jeep (Service, Sales, Marketing & Engineering) and lived in three locations (Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA and Detroit). In 1986 I had an office in each of the plants and in the old Toledo plant it was in the Mather Spring Building which was opposite from the final inspection line where the Jeeps came out of the main plant. In that building they also stored all the old build records which were on pink carbonless paper (the original was what was in the glovebox or sometimes taped under the LF seat). One day we were looking for the records of a specific vehicle from 5 years prior. Even though these records were stored in boxes by build date finding a specific vehicle was an impossible task. We never did find what we were looking for but it was an interesting experience and made me appreciate later computerization. I would imagine that those records were destroyed when they tore down the plant in the mid-2000s. I don't believe that those older records were ever computerized or converted into a suitable format. Perhaps you would know better as you seem to be able to quote production volumes.

The highlight of my week. Thanks Dennis for sharing your knowledge.

Another great video Dennis. You are the font of Jeep knowledge. Thank you for sharing.

Mr. Collins all I got to say is you’re remarkable man all the Jeeps that you buy I watched every video of you and your daughter and you guys have a merry Christmas and a happy new year

He has me going through my vin now. 😆

@deborahchesser7375

3 жыл бұрын

You better, CJ-8’s are rare as hens teeth

Another great video. Your knowledge is incredible 👍

Your yard is downright impressive sir. Love the old Jeeps!

I love watching your videos. This one really brings back memories. I was very fortunate to be able to own and drive a 1982 Scrambler for 10yrs +. My youngest son was born and brought home in that jeep. I've owned 5+ jeeps since and about to take delivery of a 2022 gladiator sport s this week. If it can live up to half the feelings that I had with the scrambler I'll be very happy.

Your knowledge of automobiles of all types is crazy impressive, had no clue you were into jeeps of all things. Subbed about a month ago, really really really enjoy your channel. 👍👍👍

Great video. I’ve seen a beige Scrambler sitting in a field in Newburgh, Indiana about once a month for the past 16 years. Pretty cool vehicles. I saw a twin to my Loden Green CJ5 in you yard. 😎

That was my Saturday morning Jeep education class Thank you for more Jeep gold 👍👍😍😍😍

Me Dennis has so much knowledge with so many vehicles

The Jeep man Dennis teaches us all about the good stuff! Thanks for your knowledge and love for Scramblers!

Always Fantastic Dennis!!!!

I HAVE NEVER KNOWN SO MUCH ABOUT JEEPS.. I always wanted one because of the doors come off and the top comes off .DENNIS knows his shit!! THANK YOU ...

Thank's Dennis

Great walkaround, glad to own one of 4K 1984's! Very informative indeed!

0:55 Dennis must’ve been saying good morning to his accountants 😂

i HAVE NEVER WANTED A JEEP, IN MY LIFE, BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT I REALY ENJOY THESE VIDEOS. THANKS I"M WATCHINGTHEM ALL.... With my coffee...

Dennis...your knowledge of jeeps is just mind blowing. HOW do you remember all of this....AND where everything is on property? NOW....maybe you can do a vid of all of the Jeep models with a side by side of them....please..I love jeeps but don't know what LK JL etc is or meaning...Thank you for these videos...we all love them

These Scrambler videos are hard to watch. My 83 CJ8 Laredo was bobbed by the previous owner back in the late 90s and turned into a rock-crawler. It is mean off-road, but would be so much more valuable if it was stock.

I know a gent who really, really wanted a Scrambler in his youth but could not afford one back then. Years later he's a very wealthy man with a collection of cars and trucks that he commissioned to suit his tastes and sometimes his sense of humor. None of his vehicles left the factory equipped as they are today. In the late 1990s he decided he was going to have a Scrambler even if he had to have one built....So he did! He had a four door Jeep converted into what he calls a "Scrambler II" (picture the Jeep Gladiator). IF you didn't know better you might think he had managed to purchase a prototype Gladiator OR one of a Scrambler that never saw the light of day as a production vehicle. His "Scrambler II" has a five speed manual, is of course 4X4, is powered by a "robust" rebuilt AMC era 304cid engine that has been converted to fuel injection, and has both soft and hard tops. Of his "I just wanted one." vehicles the oddest may be his 4X4 Geo Metro even though the 2015 Mini he had converted into a pickup with four wheel drive that he often uses to haul feed around his farm for his cattle that looks the strangest in my humble opinion. All of his vehicles are road legal, registered and insured and he takes turns driving them with his wife.

Great content... Can't believe @Tyler didn't fix @Dennis collar! 😂

Working as a Jeep mechanic, late 90’s, we had an elderly customer with a Scrambler. Was only used to plow his factory parking lot. Had less than 5k Miles. Dark green hardtop. Was mint. Stored in heated factory. Drove like new

You need to do a history of jeep. Love your knowledge. We also would like a history of how you started.

I'm a Scrambler fanatic. Well any CJ as far as that goes. I've had several of them. I had a black Laredo J10 as well. I mentioned on a previous video that it'd be nice to see you do a Coffee Walk on the J10 & Comanche trucks. PLEASE!!! This was a great video as always.

@1982MCI

3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a coffee walk on the J10 or 20 as well! I just sold my 77 CJ7 a bit ago and I’ve got 3 Grand Wagoneers but I’d love to get either a Scrambler or a J10 next. I love em!!

Outstanding

50 years old and never owned a jeep ... But dam if I dont respect Dennis passion for something he loves

You have to show the CJ collection. For someone who grew up with these it would be maybe a once in a lifetime chance.

Being retired military, his messed up collar is driving me nuts. LOL🤣

When I got my1981 scrambler in 1990 it still had the original wood box rails

@frpdude

3 жыл бұрын

Mine as well also the wood front bumper mine was my grandfathers he bought new so I have window stickers owners manual dealership paperwork for sale and all maintenance records only 80000 miles on it.

I had a black Scrambler Laredo with tan roof and interior. Came with wood side boards on the bed. Loved it. One day my wife and I were cruising through a local park with the top and doors off, and some guy yells, "Get a real Jeep". He must feel pretty foolish now if he's looked at the current values of Scramblers, LOL.

My '81 had the chrome below the doors, chrome bumper, gauge cluster, under the dash a/c, but it had painted grill.

Very knowledgeable

U stands for Undesirable! Dennis you are a funny guy!

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 CONTENT DENNIS

As always Love all the information that you give 👍 I have a 78 cj5 , cj7 a 87 long bed mj and a 90 xj. Just bought my girlfriend a 04 tj sport

Your button up shirt is awesome...

Are you going to do follow up videos of the blue/nut meg restoration?

i like the scramblers for sure especially the more loaded ones. soft tops are nice. one of these days like get one as long it's runs.

Awesome as usual. I grew up in a 77 Levi’s CJ5 304 4sp which is still my favorite Jeep. Just curious, what’s your favorite CJ?

I own a 81 scrambler inherited from my grandfather. Has 80000 miles still have original window stickers and all maintenance records, owners manual ect... grandfather bought it new. Little to no rust. Wood front bumper original. Southern ca origin.

I have two of them; an '83 & an '85. The '85 came out of Venezuela & has a factory Dana 44 rear (I also have an '86 CJ-7 Laredo with the Dana 44).

Im amazed at how many Jeeps you have!

We bought our '86 Scrambler from Collins Brothers when we lived in Garland. Hauled it to Utah, drove it several years, then sold it. Loved that Jeep and now we wonder why, why why did we sell it? Would love to have another.

Great video. What makes a CA Scrambler so special? I have a CA delivered 83 SR but it was ordered with seemingly every option but Auto.

Love the CJ's!

I had an 81 AMC Spirit with the 258 and the plastic blue valve cover.

There is a scrambler with a plow on it growing up in Philly the funeral home uses it as a plow vehicle every year

Thank you for the History Lesson on Scramblers. I feel guilty for putting a Cammed 6.0 in our ‘82 CJ8… …HELL NO I DON’T! 🤣

Hello Dennis I love your Channel I was just wondering I have a 65th anniversary TJ with a 6-speed is that worth holding onto?

Jason from Maryland here Uhh, where is this CJ collection you mentioned? Let's see that! I bleed olive drab!

Didnt see the '84 postal edition's that Alaska had done with world cabs. I have one and see few on the net here and there.

Some day soon, I'll bring my 89 Grand Wagoneer to your shop to start an update plan

Very nice

This is who I want to be when I grow up

Good video

I have an 82 cj5. I don't know what trim it was, but it has a chrome front bumper, fender flairs, tilt steering wheel, tach, clock.. is there any way I can find out exactly what it came with from the dealer?

I own a 82 base in chestnut brown metallic 😁 nutmeg interior with the t4/258 and still rockin the factory swing out tire carrier 😎 owned it for the last 17 years and counting 🤘 (for anyone curious, definitely NOT for sale lol)

Hey Dennis, do you know were there any examples of 81 cj8 with the 304? If so what kind of production numbers?

Dennis, You are the Jeep Scrambler Yoda!.... Restore them.. We will!

At 9:43, Dennis introduces us to a California-emissions specific 1984 Scrambler Laredo color code 4C (Ice Blue) with nutmeg-colored interior. Pay very, very close attention to this particular Scrambler because it now represents what may be the finest example of any CJ-8 that exists the world over - no hyperbole/exaggeration. Approximately two weeks ago on an episode of Coffee Walk Dennis and his team unveiled this true masterpiece of restorative automotive craftsmanship to the masses. Simply jaw-dropping in the build quality and the numerous impossibly rare NOS parts that make up most of the build.

@robertmaxwell3548

6 ай бұрын

Major issue! I have a 1986 CJ Laredo,6 Cyl, AC, Automatic with Air ,and Full Roll Cage, Chrome Wheels, Chrome Grill, under hood Light, Swing away Spare Tire rack, with Hartop, Lester Steering Wheel and Grab Bar,Tachometer,Clock, Ash Tray and cig lighter option. The Bad, dropped a Rod. Should I rebuild this Engine or replace with a 1999 6 Cyl,5 Speed 4x4 Sport Model? Keep Original or Modify with new Motor?

Hey Dennis, just wondering if they ever made a factory 304 v8 cj-8 ?

Thanks.,.

Love the Scramblers! How much would it approximately cost to have you restore the blue Scrambler that you are going to start restoring next week? My dad loved Jeeps and I fixed one up for him back in 2000. A 1985 Renegade. He learned to drive in a 50’s Willys. I have a soft spot for CJs! When I am ready to buy another CJ I am buying it from you.

Is there a way to tell if you have a Renegade by the vin or the data plate? My CJ7 has all the specs he mentioned in the video minus the decals. Maybe the PO took them off?

I love CJ8 Jeep’s

I thought I knew everything there was to know about jeep's, but I was mistaken cuz I never noticed the narrow track of the 81 compared to newer model years...does that apply to all jeeps, as in cj5 and cj7, as well? Also, I'd love to switch my cj7 high back seats to those low backs seen in the baseline cj8 in this vid, cuz the stock high backs just suck...

Are you gonna do an episode on the CJ6?

Dennis, you didn't mention the wood rails, something unique to Scramblers. My '81 Scrambler has wood rails that seem a little different than later Scramblers. Wondering if they are original and if Jeep made changes throughout the years of production.

He knows his jeep

Now I know why I can't find one or see them anymore 😭 and I know we're all the Jeeps have went

I've owned Jeep's before. But Never was crazy bout the Scramblers. I prefer the Old Models Army Jeep's and the CJ-5's are my favorite one's.

You know, if your put your creamer in first and then the coffee, the coffee will mix it for you. Just saying. Love watching your vids!

@1982MCI

3 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t always mix it good enough tho. The dispenser he’s pouring the coffee out of really doesn’t give enough pressure behind it like you get pouring it out of a pot in order to mix thick syrups and sugars well enough where the last couple drinks you get nothing but sugar and syrup. Been there, done that before many times and it ain’t pleasant!! If the man wants to stir, then let the man stir, lol

I am working on a cj5 with 304, need bolt size for water pump that hold the fan/pully on?

Me gustaría capítulo en español gracias

Just wondering if the Jeepster Hurst Edition are worth collecting?

I have a 83 cj7 it’s running and in pretty decent condition

I noticed on the cali. Jeeps there was an idler pully in place of smog pump. Do you or anybody else know where I can get one?

I've watch a number of your jeep videos and agree with everyone that you're incredibly knowledgeable on the subject, but I don't recall you ever mentioning the 'Levi' edition of Scramblers. Back in '84 I bought a 1981 4 cyl/4 speed, blue Levi edition, complete with denim seats and soft top, hard doors, chrome grille and 'Levi" decals. Can you tell me more about this model? How rare were they? Any around these days? Thanks to anyone who has any answers.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE

This is always so cool to learn Dennis, thanks to you and the whole crew for that 👍 Whatever happened to President Ronald Reagan's Scrambler? And does Steve McQueen's family have his old tan CJ?

Hey I don’t know if you look at comments but I’ve got a 1985 scrambler Laredo automatic with under 100k original miles. Currently sandblasted ready for full frame off restore. Would sell for the right price.

Dennis yr the eddie van halen of jeep...geez i can't even remember the color of mine half the time...lol

My kid ditched me again, so bored as fuuck!, Thx for the video Dennis!

I live in Texas and have a 81 white with blue decals SR

Not so much a comment but a question. I want to increase horsepower in my truck. 2012 chevy silverado LT, 5.3L V8 K1500. I know that changing plugs a day wires can help but is there other options?

I like that beige 83. I’d do a full resto if I owned it. Just make it look spiffy.

Your a Jeep dealer. You restore all kinds of jeeps. Where's the Willy's jeeps? Early iron. You don't do those? Show me some oldies Dennis. Enjoy

@mrbobsshow

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yea brother would LOVE that

@W4RH4WK_W468

3 жыл бұрын

@Dennis Collins

@AndrewAMartin

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure they only do CJ-5 and newer, no flat fender jeeps. But I could be wrong...

I daily drove an 84 cj7 with a 1 barrel 2.5 hurricane. Great gas mileage but hated 31"s. Also had 3:55 gears. Couldn't kill it but not very much power

Cool

I just picked up a 1981 Jeep Scrambler that has been stored inside, but has not been started in 3 years. Do you have check list on how to get it running without fucking it up?